Thursday, October 14, 2021

These cards feature the Hydrangea Haven Bundle which includes the Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set and Hydrangea Dies from the May 2021-April 2022 Annual Catalog.

-The bottom mat for this first card was cut from Elegant Eggplant CS.
-The top mat was cut from Hydrangea Hill DSP.
-Then I cut another piece of Elegant Eggplant CS that I embossed with the Tasteful Texture Embossing Folder and cut with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies.
-I stamped the Flower/Stem Outline Stamp onto WhisperWhite CS using Mossy Meadow Ink - then used Old Olive Ink & the Leaf/Stem Fill on the stem.
-Using the flower die from the featured die set, I cut out a flower from the same Hydrangea Hill DSP that I used for the Top Mat.  I used Dimensionals to pop up up four additional tiny flowers that I cut with the tiny flower die from the set to add some dimension to the flower, and added some tiny pearls to the centers.
-The sentiment is from the Lovely You Stamp set and was stamped using Elegant Eggplant Ink, cut with the Stitched Label Dies, and popped up with Dimensionals
-Lastly I added some White Organza Sheer Ribbon and a bow, and a few larger pearls.

-The bottom mat for this next card was cut from Rococo Rose CS.
-The top mat was cut from a piece of Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate.
-The flower was stamped with Memento Ink.  The flower head was colored with Rococo Rose and Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends, the stem/leaf section was colored with Old Olive Stampin' Blends. The piece was popped up with Dimensionals.
-The sentiment is from the featured set and was stamped using Old Olive Ink.
-This bow was made from a piece of ribbon was leftover from an old Paper Pumpkin Set.
-Lastly I added several Rhinestones to the sentiment piece and the flower head.



-The bottom mat for this card was cut from Gorgeous Grape CS.
-The top mat was cut from a piece of the Hydrangea Hill DSP.
-The white piece was cut using one of the Ornate Layers Dies.  I added another piece cut from the Hydrangea Hill DSP to the center for better contrast.
-The flower with stem was stamped wtih Memento Ink and colored with the light Flirty Flamingo and both Highland Heather Stampin' Blends, then cut out and popped up with Dimensionals.
-I added a bow made with white Twine around the flower and hung the little tag cut from Purple Posy CS, stamped with a sentiment from the featured set using Gorgeous Grape Ink, and die cut with a die from the featured die set.



-The standard size bottom mat for this last card was cut from Seaside Spray CS and embossed with the Subtle Embossing Folder.
-The top mat was cut from Whisper White CS (4-3/4 x 3-1/2"). 
-I stamped the full hydrangea outline stamp on the card positioned as shown and then used Highland Heather and Old Olive inks with the "fill" stamps.
-I stamped some "dots" scattered around the mat using a stamps from Beautiful Blizzard Stamp Set
-I shaded the edges of the top mat using a Blending Brush and Misty Moonlight Ink.
-I decided to stamp the flower cluster outline stamp onto a scrap piece of Hydrangea Hill DSP, cut it out with the flower head die and then popped it up over the stamped image.  The I added some individual tiny flowers cut from Seaside Spray CS and Vellum to the top using the long die from the featured Die Set.  It's a quick way to cut 9 embossed flowers at once.
- The sentiment is from the featured set and was stamped with Misty Moonlight Ink,cut out with one of the Stitched Rectangle Dies and popped up with Dimensionals.
-I used a Mistly Moonlight Stampin' Blend to color some sheer Organza White ribbon for the bow.
-Lastly I added some of the Pastel Pearls.

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

 These cards feature the Hydrangea Haven Bundle which includes the Hydrangea Haven Stamp Set and Hydrangea Dies from the May 2021-April 2022 Annual Catalog.


These 4 cards were CASED from a video by Mary Anne Cowan that I saw on You Tube showing a quick and easy way to make 4 cards from one piece of Whisper White CS.


I used several different sentiments for these cards.  "You make me smile"  and "You are capable of Amazing Things" are both  from the featured set.  "Just Because" is from the Lovely You stamp Set.



I took a full sheet of CS and randomly stamped the full hydrangea outline stamp (with the stem), and the double leaf outline stamp across the CS using Basic Gray Ink.  Then I went back and stamped Gorgeous Grape Ink with the flower fill stamp to add color to the flower head, Old Olive Ink with the stem/leaf fill stamp to add color to the stem/leaf section of the full hydrangea stamp, and to the double leaf fill stamp for the leaf outline.









I also stamped "dots"in between the stamped items using a stamp from the Beautiful Blizzard Stamp Set and Highland Heather and Marina Mist Inks.

Be sure not to stamp to close together - leave a good amount of "white" space.

Next you cut the sheet down the middle in both directions and then trim each piece to your desired size for the top mat of the card - I tried my best to have a full hydrangea on each piece.



I used Blending Brushes to add shading on the white sections of the cards.  Misty Moonlight Ink for the top card.  And Old Olive, Misty Moonlight and Highland Heather Inks to this last card

I used Marina Mist, Gorgeous Grape, Mossy Meadow and Dapper Denim for the Bottom Mats.
I embossed the Gorgeous Grape and Marina Mist pieces using the Subtle Embossing Folder.

Lastly, I used a coordinating ribbon on each card and some type of gem or dot to finish the cards.