Mothers Day Sale-a-bration and Some Embossing Techniques

This month we went for a more subtle note and used the current in-colors Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding (what lovely names!!) for a Mothers Day card, which could also be used for a birthday card or get well wishes.  The main card uses Crumb Cake card stock and was 'distressed' around the edge using the Stampin' Distress Tool.  The DSP is from the Sale-a-bration pack, Sweet Sorbet and the ribbon is Crisp Cantaloupe Ruffle Stretch Trim.  The flowers were stamped using the Flower Shop stamp set and punched using the Pansy punch with the centres being stamped using Crushed Curry and punched out using the 1/2" Circle Punch.  The leaves were created from Pistachio Pudding card stock and cut using the Little Leaves Sizzlits.  The Pistachio Pudding cartdstock on the main card was edge with the Needlepoint Border Embossing folder.  Finally the greeting was taken from Delightful Dozen stamp set and cut out using the Large Oval Punch.
We also made a matching bookmark using some Sweet Sorbet SAB DSP mounted onto a piece of Pistacthio Pudding and the end punched with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch.  Some Crisp Cantaloupe twine taken from the Sweet Sorbet Accessory set was threaded through the hole.  For a personal touch, we added the inital of the recipiant by using the Bigz Alphabet die and Pistachio Pudding and then coated with some Crystal Effects.

Our second card used a variety of embossing techniques! First we stamped the image from So Very Grateful using Versamark onto Vellum cardstock and then heat embossed it using White Embossing Powder.  Then by using a Simply Scored Stylus we dry embossed the flower image on the reverse side of the stamped vellum to give a raised effect. Then we coloured in the leaves using the Pear Pizzazz marker pen, this is called a stained glass effect.  The Pear Pizzazz frame was cut out using the Labels Collections farmelits and then attached to the Marina Mist base card with dimensionals.  The main card was also stamped with the So Very Grateful stamp in Versamark and the greeting was taken from Itty Bitty Banners and stamped in Marina Mist.

Sale-a-bration is here!!

Yes, its that time of year again where you can get free products from the limited edition Sale-a-bration catalogue with every £45 you spend from the main catalogues! At this weeks class we made two cards using the free products.

The first one used the really versatile stamp set Banner Blast and its coordinating Banner punch from Sale-a-bration.  This set can be used to celebrate any occasion and as well as the 'banner' stamps, there is a heart, star and flower perfect for adding as an embellishment to the banner or as a background! The Banner punch can be used to cut out any DSP as well as card stock!  The colours used in this project were Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and Melon Mambo.  The background was embossed using the Chevron Embossing folder and the greeting taken from the Perfectly Penned stamp set.  Linen thread tied into a bow and placed at the end of the banners finishes off the card.

The second card we made was based on an idea I found from an American demonstrator, Mary Fish who has lots of lovely, crisp design ideas.  This one uses another Sale-a-bration stamp set See Ya Later and the Sale-a-bration DSP, Sweet Sorbet.  The design of this card is called an easel and the main colours used were Whisper White, Basic Black and Pool Party which compliment the colours of this sheet of DSP perfectly.  The black flowers were punched out using the Petit Petals punch from the new Spring/Summer catalogue and the Pool Party flowers from the Itty Bitty punch pack and finished off with a Basic Pearl Jewel in the centre.  Another flower was used on the strip of DSP backed with a piece of Basic Black card punched using the Scallop Trim border to act as a 'stay' to keep the card up giving it the appearance of being an easel.  I love the crisp clear design and use of colours of this card (even though I do say so myself!!)