“Where do you come up with your ideas?”
While occasionally you may have a stunning idea in mind of what you want to create, more often than not, if you’re like most people, you look at a stamp set and wonder just what to do with it.
This is the first in a series of tutorials on how to look at a card “sketch” and use it to design a fabulous, one-of-a-kind card.
Look at the sketch. It mostly involves using a lot of layers on the card and just one simple stamped focal point. Texturing a layer with an embossing folder, changing the shapes of the layers, and using only two contrasting colors with white all contribute to the elegance of this card. Add a pretty bow and rhinestones, and you definitely have a “Wow!” card to send to someone special!
Cut Cardstock:
- Card Base: Whisper White – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/2″
- Second Layer: Highland Heather – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ (cut two)
- Third Layer: Whisper White – 5 1/4″ x 4″ (cut two)
- Fourth Layer:
- Highland Heather – 4″ x 3″ plus scrap
- Dotted Highland Heather Designer Series Paper – 3 7/8″ x 2 7/8″
- Fifth Layer:
- Granny Apple Green Strip – 4″ x 1 1/2″
- Striped Granny Apple Green Designer Series Paper Strip – 4″ x 7/8″
- Focal Point: Whisper White – 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″
Assembly:
Snail one piece of 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ Highland Heather cardstock to the card base.
Emboss one piece of 5 1/4″ x 4″ Whisper White cardstock with the Layered Leaves embossing folder, and then snail it to the card front.
Snail the Dotted Highland Heather Designer Paper to the 4″x 3″ piece of Highland Heather cardstock and then use dimensionals to attach to card front.
Using Highland Heather scrap, punch out one side of the Everyday Label punch. Snail to the top of the card front tucking the end under the raised rectangle from previous step. Attach a large Rhinestone to the top of this piece.
Using the scalloped edge die from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits, trim the 1 1/2″ strip of Granny Apple Green cardstock.
Attach the striped Granny Apple Green Designer Paper strip to the scalloped, trimmed Granny Apple Green strip, leaving a small border at the top. Snail this piece to the card front.
Trim the 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock with the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes framelits. Using Granny Apple Green ink, stamp two of the simple stems from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto the oval. Using Highland Heather ink, stamp the medium-sized flower from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set near the top of the stems.
Use Dimensionals to attach to the card front. Add a little glimmer to the flowers with Wink of Stella. Place a rhinestone in the center of each flower.
Color approximately 14 ” of Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon with Highland Heather Stampin’Blends marker. Tie into a bow and attach to cardfront with glue dots.
Inside:
Snail the remaining piece of Highland Heather cardstock to the inside of the card.
Using Memento Ink, stamp a greeting of your choice onto the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. I used two of the sentiments from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set for my card. Use Granny Apple Green ink to stamp two simple stems to the lower left side of this piece. Use Highland Heather ink to stamp the flowers onto the stems. Snail the stamped piece to the inside of the card.
Envelope:
Use Granny Apple Green ink to stamp a simple stem from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto the lower left corner of the envelope. Use Highland Heather ink to stamp a flower from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set onto the top of the stem.
This is a great sketch to use with any small floral stamp or other pretty design. Use your favorite colors and coordinating Designer Series Paper. Almost any embossing folder will work well for the background layer. I hope you enjoy making this card and using the sketch to create your own design!
PLEASE NOTE–Beginning June 3rd, 2019 Stampin’Up will not be selling the Paper Trimmer or Big Shot. They will be introducing new products to replace those sometime during 2019.
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Good directions and the card is pretty
Thank Judy!