Saturday, September 29, 2018

This Wishing You All the Best Card features the Blended Seasons Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!.  The flower on the card was heat embossed, colored with Pool Party, Old Olive & Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends, fussy cut and glued to a custom colored Framelit die cut.  This is an A2 size card.  

Below is a link to a video for making this card and another example. 
Material List:
Stamp Set:  Blended Seasons
Sentiment Stamp Set:  Blended Seasons
Dies: Stitched Seasons Framelits
Inks:  Coastal Cabana Ink, Versamark Ink, Coastal Cabana Ink Refill
Stampin' Blends Sets:  Pool Party, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight
Stampin' Write Marker: Pool Party
Cardstock:  
--Whisper White Card Base:  A2 Card
--Pear Pizzazz Bottom Base Mat:  (5-1/4"H x 4"W)
--Watercolor Paper Top Mat for Framelit - spritzed with color:  (6-1/2" x 4-1/2")
--Whisper White to stamp flower on: (5" x 3-3/4")
Other Tools:  Stampin' Spritzer, Detailed Trio Punch, Embossing Buddy, Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Misti Stamp Positioning Tool
Basics: Paper Trimmer, Adhesive Tape Runner, Tombow Glue,   Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Scissors,  Glass Blocks, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Directions:
--Cut all Cardstock Mats & Pieces per list.
--Use Detailed Trio Punch to cut design in corners of Pear Pizzazz mat.
--Add Water & 5 drops Coastal Cabana ink refill to Stampin' Spritzer & spray on Watercolor Paper (see video for another alternative method).  Let paper completely Dry.
--When watercolor paper is dry, die cut with largest framelit from Stitched Seasons Framelits.
--Dust powder from Embossing Buddy across WW CS.
--Stamp WW CS using Versamark ink with flower from Blended Seasons.
--Sprinkle Embossing Powder (I used a light Teal powder by Recollections), tape off excess, then use Heat Tool to melt the embossing powder.  Let cool.
--Fussy cut the flower.
--Use Pool Party Stampin Write marker to color the white edges of the paper (see video).
--Use Misti Stamp Positioning Tool to stamp sentiment using Coastal Cabana ink (see video).
--Glue Flower to the Framelit die cut as shown.
--Glue Framelit onto the PP Bottom Mat & then both to the Card Base using tape runner.