Welcome May! Here in Alberta, we didn't get much of April showers but I am starting to see the new growth in my flower beds. It's officially Spring in my books! I started some seedlings a few weeks back that are ready for our little greenhouse. I'll be glad to get it off my kitchen table. There's a few more seeds to be planted, like flowers and herbs, and that will be this weekend's project along with planting potatoes, beets and carrots into the garden.
Onto my card for this week's Krafty Chicks Challenge. Stamp Act is almost as easy as Anything Goes, I just had to be sure to stamp something onto my project.
In case you didn't realize this, Stampin' Up!'s new Annual Catalogue 2021-2022 went live this week as well and I wanted to introduce the newest In Colors with this card. To create the stripe background, I first had to make some Stampin' Spots, just add a few drops from the Ink Refills onto uninked spots and voila, you're all set. Then I dragged the each spot down an over-sized panel side by side. I tried not to overlap too much but there's still a few white spots. Adds to the handmade feel! Then I cut it to size and mounted it crooked onto a black panel.
Here's a secret: my In Color panels was cut just a little bit off, and didn't center nicely on the Basic Black matte. I could have straightened it but that would cut off a lot of the end colours. Solution: off set your panel and matte and no one is the wiser unless you rat yourself out.Tada!! Easy fix!
Using the Etched In Nature stamp set, I stamped a butterfly in each colour, put a dimensional on the back and popped it on the card. Add a sentiment and some gems to complete the project. I was going to make this as Thank you cards for my customers but decided that's just too much fussy cutting. I'm a lefty that has a hard time finding great comfortable scissors, so I limit how much I fussy cut.
I used the cut off strips from my panel to the inside of the card and the envelope. Why throw that loveliness away?? Ties it all together. Add a few more stamped butterflies and it's that simple to finish off your card and envelope.
Supplies I used:
- Etched In Nature stamp set: 155463
- Thick Basic White card stock: 159229
- Basic Black card stock: 121045
- Uninked Stampin' Spots: 141822
- Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Ink Refills: 155713
- Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Ink Refills: 155671
- Fresh Fresia Classic Stampin' Ink Refills: 155612
- Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Ink Refills: 155779
- Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Ink Refills: 155577
- Heat Tool: 129053
- White Embossing Powder: 155554 (now part of a Basic set with black and clear)
- Lovely Labels Pick A Punch: 152883
- 2021-2023 In Color Jewels: 155571
- Stampin' Dimensionals: 104430
- Paper Snips Scissors: 103579
Need more inspiration for the Stamp Act challenge, hop on over to the Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog, get more details and upload your creation. You can also visit the personal blogs of our wonderful Design Team.
Lori's Blog (off this week)
Wonderful layout on this card, and the colors are great. I sure do like the butterflies and the fact you do the envelopes. Truly beautiful. Hugs friend have a great day! L:)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Diane. I really like that palette of color with the coordinating butterflies. Pretty envelopes too. Have a great week! Hugs!
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