‘Very Vintage.’ One of the new hostess sets in the 2018-2019 Stampin’Up! Annual Catalog just screams ‘Delftware’ to me. It’s the perfect set for using the ceramic tile technique!

You will need to cut the following cardstock:

Card Base —Whisper White— 5 ½” x 8 ½”

1^st Layer (cut two) — Blueberry Bushel— 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”

2^nd Layer (cut two) — Whisper White—5 1/8” x 3 7/8”

Focal point Layer — Blueberry Bushel—3 5/8” x 2 5/8”

Whisper White— 3 ½” x 2 ½”

Accent Strip — Blueberry Bushel —3 7/8” x ½”

White Crocheted Trim (or try this Very Vanilla Trim if you can’t find a crocheted trim you like!) -3 7/8”

Start with the base:

Score the 8 ½”x 5 ½” piece of Whisper White cardstock on the long side at 4 ¼” and fold on the scoreline.

Using Snail, adhere one piece of 5 1/8” Blueberry Bushel cardstock onto the card front, and one to the inside of the card.

Create the background:

Using the doily stamp from the Very Vintage stamp set (available in wood mount or clear mount) and Blueberry Bushel ink, stamp off on a piece of scrap paper before randomly stamping the doily several times on the 5 1/8” x 3 7/8” Whisper White cardstock. Re-ink the stamp and stamp off each time before stamping onto the cardstock. Since the ink is so dark, you may want to stamp off twice before stamping on your cardstock, this will give it a softer more subtle look, appropriate for a ‘doily’.

Next, use the ‘bee’ stamp and the ‘floral border’ stamp with full ink and randomly stamp over the previously stamped doilies.

I added a few more doily stamps to this to fill in the background a bit more. When you are satisfied with the way this looks, snail the 3 7/8”x ½” piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock about ¾” up from the bottom of the stamped piece, then glue on the crocheted trim on the bottom half of the Blueberry Bushel strip.

Focal Point:

For the focal point of this card, use the flower stamp and Blueberry Bushel ink to stamp the 3 ½” x 2 ½” piece of Whisper White cardstock.

To make this piece look like a ceramic tile, begin by covering the entire stamped piece with clear Versamark ink, then sprinkle with clear embossing powder.

Use the heat tool to melt the embossing powder. Make sure the entire piece is heated and embossed—it’s easy to see the color change over the blue, but not over the white; the entire piece should be shiny. Repeat this process two more times to build up three layers of clear embossing on the piece—this gives it the appearance of a ceramic tile. Notice how much deeper the blue stamped image is after it’s been embossed, as well as it is now shiny.

Attach this piece to the 3 5/8”x 2 5/8” piece of Blueberry Bushel cardstock.

Use Dimensionals to attach this piece to the card front.

For the inside of your card, use your creativity and whichever stamps you like from the Very Vintage stamp set (wood / clear) to decorate the remaining piece of 5 2/8 x 3 7/8” Whisper White cardstock, then snail it onto the Blueberry Bushel layer. Here are three examples for the inside of the card.

You may also add any sentiment stamp you have for the inside or leave it blank to write your own message.

Don’t forget the envelope! I used the bee stamp on the front lower corner of the envelope to give the recipient a little hint of what will be inside.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and give this technique a try. It’s very easy to do and produces stunning results!

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The Painted Harvest stamp set is perfect for making a gorgeous summer floral card for someone special. The ‘sunflower’ stamps take on a whole new life when stamped in shades of purple!

These are the stamps from the Painted Harvest set that I used to create the floral layer. The flower petals are made using a two-step process. Two-step stamping involves using two different but complimentary stamps to achieve an image. The ‘flower’ stamps are very similar, but when using this set it is important to use the stamp on the left, the more solid stamp, with the lighter color, and the stamp on the right with the darker color as it has more detail.

Cut cardstock as follows:

–Whisper White – 8 ½” x 5 1/2″, scored on the long side at 4 ¼” for the card base

–Highland Heather – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8” (cut two)

–Whisper White – 5 1/8 x 3 7/8” (cut two)

-Scrap of Whisper White

-Scrap of Granny Apple Green

To begin, randomly stamp a 5 1/8 x 3 7/8” piece of Whisper White cardstock with the flower stamp that has the more detail, using Gorgeous Grape ink. I find it easier to stamp with the darker color first as it is a bit easier to see your stamp placement.

The second step is to add the lighter color, Highland Heather, using the more solid flower stamp. There is no right or wrong way to do this with this particular stamp set – just stamp over the previous image. Notice how the two shades of purple compliment each other and complete the look of the flower petals.

Next, use Granny Apple Green ink and the solid leaf stamp to fill in the spaces between the flowers.

Stamp the centers of the flowers with Crushed Curry ink, using the flower center stamp. Again, there is no right or wrong way to do this. This is a very forgiving stamp set!

Use Soft Suede ink and the small dots stamp to add a little interest to the flower centers.

I tied a piece of retired Crushed Curry ribbon around this piece to add more interest and texture. Currently, there is ½” Textured Ribbon in Granny Apple Green that would also look lovely here.

Use Gorgeous Grape ink to stamp the ‘Thoughts for you’ stamp from the Best Birds stamp set on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock, then cut it out using the second smallest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Snail this onto a Granny Apple Green oval cut with the second largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits.

Use Dimensionals to attach it to the card front. Snail the stamped card front to a 5 3/8 x 4 1/8” piece of Highland Heather cardstock.

Snail the finished card front to the card base.

Snail the second piece of Highland Heather cardstock to the inside of the card. In the same manner as before, stamp a flower in the lower left corner of a 5 1/8 x 3 7/8” piece of Whisper White cardstock. Stamp a sentiment of your choice or leave blank to write your own message, then snail to the inside of the card.

Don’t forget the envelope! Stamp a flower on the lower left corner of the envelope to give the recipient a hint of what’s inside.

Use this card sketch and other color combinations to make cards all year long. It looks great for spring in shades of pink. Use the traditional sunflower colors of deep yellows and oranges for an autumn card. It even looks fabulous in red with yellow centers for a Christmas card!

‘Painted Harvest’ is a great set to play with if you’re looking for fantastic results for almost any occasion. Have you found a new color combination or a twist on this card that’s your favorite? Share it here!

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One of my favorite new stamps sets in the 2018-2019 Stampin’Up Annual Catalog is ‘In Every Season’ (in wood mount and clear mount!). I just love the small flower designs and all the possibilities to use them!

Using just one of the stamps you can create a beautiful card. Following the same sketch pattern, you can make twelve different cards using a different flower for each card—perfect for ‘flower of the month’ cards! In my examples here, I’ve made them into birthday cards, but leave them blank and you have a great set of notecards for yourself or as a hostess gift for someone special.

Here are some of the cards I’ve made using the same sketch:

Choose a flower, choose a color, and you’re ready to begin! For the purpose of these directions, I have chosen the daffodil stamp and Pineapple Punch for my main color.

The card base is Whisper White cardstock measuring 8 ½” x 5 ½” and scored on the long side at 4 ¼”.

2^nd layer: Pineapple Punch cardstock cut at 5 3/8” x 4 1/8” and snailed to the card front.

3^rd layer: Whisper White cardstock measuring 5 ¼” x 4” and snailed on top of the Pineapple Punch layer.

4th layer, which is the background layer: Whisper White cardstock cut at 5 1/8” x 3 7/8”. I used the daffodil stamp and Black Stazon ink to randomly stamp the flower on the cardstock. I then used a sponge dauber and Pineapple Punch ink to daub over the flower as well as the edges of the cardstock. This gives it subtle color to coordinate with your focal point, yet it doesn’t detract from the focal point of the card. I used Old Olive ink and a blender pen to color the leaves and stems.

For the next step, cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock 2 ½” square. I used the ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment from the ‘You’re Inspiring‘ stamp set (also available in wood mount or clear mount) to stamp around all four sides of the square, then used the sponge dauber to add a little Pineapple Punch ink to the edges. I snailed this piece onto a 2 5/8” square piece of Pineapple Punch cardstock, then used Dimensionals to adhere this piece to the card front with the corners to the sides, top and bottom.

For the focal point, I stamped the Daffodil with Black Stazon ink onto a 1 5/8” square piece of Whisper White cardstock. I colored the flower with the Pineapple Punch Marker and the leaves and stem with an Old Olive marker. I again added Pineapple Punch color to the edges of this piece with a sponge dauber. I snailed this piece onto a 1 ¾” square of Pineapple Punch cardstock, then used Dimensionals to adhere it in place on the front of the card.

For the inside of the card, I snailed a piece of Pineapple Punch cardstock measuring 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”. I stamped a daffodil on the lower corner and colored it as noted above.

I also stamped and colored a daffodil onto the lower left corner of the envelope.

There are many sentiments you could use around the edges for the 2 ½” square layer. The ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ stamp from the ‘Itty Bitty Greetings’ stamp set (also wood mount or clear mount) would make a lovely card for Mom. There are several stamps from the ‘Sheltering Tree’ set that could also be used, such as ‘Thinking of You’ or ‘Thankful for You.’  There is another ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment from the ‘Birthday Banners’ stamp set as well.

I can’t wait to try making a Christmas card with this set using the Poinsettia flower stamp and Real Red or Cherry Cobbler cardstock and ink. I will use the ‘Merry Christmas’ stamp from the ‘Star of Light’ stamp set around the edge of the 2 ½” square layer.

I would love for you to try making a card with this sketch and post your finished product. Happy Stamping!

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