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Create Sunflowers Card Tone-on-Tone

August 8, 2020 FranklyStamping Comments 0 Comment

celebrate sunflowers, tone on tone

I fell in love with the beautiful Stampin’ Up Celebrate Sunflower stamp set and Sunflower dies. (or the Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle), however I am not a yellow fan! I decided in the world of crafting a flower – any flower – can be any magical color you desire!! Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle

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Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English)

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The Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle is also part of the Flowers for Every Season Suite

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Flowers For Every Season Suite Collection (English)

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These cards feature tone-on-tone technique (inspired by Kelly Atchison) by stamping the same colored ink on the same colored card stock. The result is magically amazing. I stamped the large sunflower all over the card base in the matching ink color. I then flipped to the inside of the card panel and stamped the large sunflower in the corner in the same coordinating color. I also dressed up the envelope with the same sunflower on the front lower corner.

I then die cut the sunflower in thin whisper white and edged it randomly with Wink of Stella for a little bling. Who doesn’t love bling? I also love the Elegant Faceted Gems and have been using them on everything.

The greeting was heat embossed with white embossing powder. The flirty flamingo card (below) features the greeting complete with flagged ends using the tailored tag punch or the banner triple punch. The coastal cabana card (above) features a new technique where I cut around the words following the curves of the letters! Genius.

celebrate sunflowers, sunflowers dies, tone on tone ink

If you don’t currently have a Stampin’ Up demonstrator, I’d be happy to serve as yours. Be sure to shop with me at Franklystamping.com / Debbie Frank

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Celebrate Sunflowers – Direct to Rubber Coloring Technique

July 16, 2020 FranklyStamping Comments 0 Comment

celebrate sunflowers, direct to rubber technique

I have fallen in love with the gorgeous Stampin’ Up Create Sunflowers Stamp and Sunflowers Dies bundle; how about you? Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English)

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It is also part of a suite entitled Flowers for Every Season, which includes a ton of products including designer series paper (DSP), embossing folder, multiple stamp sets, dies, punch, and bling shown here: Flowers for Every Season Suite

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Flowers For Every Season Suite Collection (English)

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The card shown above was made using the Create Sunflowers Stamp Set, the Sunflowers Dies, and a technique called direct-to-rubber coloring. I’ve used some of the new 20-22 In-colors – Cinnamon Cider, Bumblebee, and Just Jade. What is your favorite new color? I love the Misty Moonlight and Magenta Madness.

Direct to Rubber Technique

When using the direct-to-rubber coloring technique, I could use Stampin’ Write markers or Classic Stampin’ Ink Pads (or ink refills) and a sponge or sponge dauber to color/daub/blend ink onto the red rubber stamp before I stamp on the card stock. I’ve used this technique many times when I wanted to stamp a multi colored image. It is especially helpful when I am highlighting or coloring certain words on a greeting stamp.

I started out by inking the sunflower entirely with bumblebee ink and then I daubed the early espresso and calypso coral inks directly on the red rubber stamp around the center of the sunflower. I re-moistened the ink by huffing (applied my moist breath) on the inked stamp. The ink can start to dry with the time it takes to apply all of the colors and breathing on the stamp moistens the ink. To blend the colors, I used a blender pen and blended the bumblebee petals and then blended the calypso coral and early espresso inks. I saw Patty Bennet demo the sunflower and fell in love with that look.

Finally, I folded the card using the “hinge fun fold”. The cards can open bottom to top or from the side.

celebrate sunflowers, hinge fold, direct to rubber technique

TIP: Always check to see if your DSP is directional or has a pattern that needs to be cut a certain way. Sometimes the DSP has no discernible direction and it won’t matter which way it is cut.

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– Debbie

Franklystamping.com

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Winter Woods/Color Challenge

September 10, 2019 FranklyStamping Comments 0 Comment

Today I participated in another color challenge card event and I love the way this card came out. I used the ink direct to block technique. The colors blended nicely. I chose Highland Heather, Pretty Peacock, and Mint Macaron. These 5 colors were included in the challenge.

Recipe:

Cardstock:

Pretty Peacock 5.5″ x 4.25″ and a scrap
Highland Heather 5.25″ x 4″ and a scrap
Very Vanilla 5″ x 3.75″ and a scrap

Designer Series Paper: Woven Threads DSP (3.75″ x 1.5″)

Technique: Apply highland heather ink to the middle of the acrylic block, then apply mint macaron to the top and pretty peacock to the bottom. Mist lightly with water to let the colors blend and then pick up the block and tilt slightly to allow the colors to run. Apply the block to the very vanilla card stock and allow the ink to soak into the card stock before removing the block. When dry, stamp the desired image over the colored block image.

Adhere highland heather card stock to pretty peacock base.
Apply woven threads DSP to the bottom of the very vanilla layer.
Attach pretty peacock linen thread to cover seam between very vanilla and the DSP.
Punch pretty peacock, very vanilla, and highland heather circles.
Stamp greeting on highland heather
Adhere circles in desired layers
Attach very vanilla stamped layer to the highland heather layer.
Attach stacked circles/greeting
Spray lightly with champagne mist shimmer paint diluted in 70% rubbing alcohol. Allow to dry
Attach a few woven threads sequins

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Winter Woods Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147661]

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146632]

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150880]

Highland Heather 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [146986]

Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101650]

Woven Threads Designer Series Paper [149497]

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083]

Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103]

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad [147106]

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406]

Pretty Peacock 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon [149751]

1-3/8″ (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch [146139]

1-1/2″ (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299]

Layering Circles Dies [141705]

Woven Threads Sequin Assortment [149498]

Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint [147044]

Falling Leaves

September 8, 2019 FranklyStamping Comments 2 comments

I participated in a card challenge today which required the use of leaves. I wasn’t even sure I had any stamp sets with leaves but found leaves in the Stampin’ Up Colorful Seasons stamp set!! I got my color inspiration from a tissue package.

Recipe:

1. Stampin’ Up Colorful Seasons Stamp Set, Seasonal Layers Dies

2. Make a custom ink pad using reinkers on a baby wipe:

Blackberry Bliss
Cajun Craze
Pumpkin Pie
Calypso Coral

3. Coordinate cardstock

Blackberry Bliss

Base 5.5” x 8.25”, scored at 4.25”

Square scrap 2.25” for solid leaf die cut

Strip cut to 5” x 1.5” for trim (cut down to 3.75” to center scallops on card)

Pumpkin Pie

Cut strip .5” x 3.75”

Cut layer 4” x 5.25”

Very Vanilla

Cut layer 3.75” x 5”

Cut square scrap 2.5” for detailed leaf die cut

Scrap for greeting

4. Randomly stamp leaf image on Very Vanilla card stock using custom ink pad; also stamp leaf on scrap

5. Stamp leaf veins on top of stamped leaves using Early Espresso

6. Use decorative leaf die cut to cut one leaf for decoration from the scrap

7. Use solid leaf die cut to cut one leaf for decoration from Blackberry Bliss scrap

8. Use scallop die to cut trim from Blackberry Bliss

9. Stamp greeting in Blackberry Bliss ink on scraps of stamped Very Vanilla used to sample leaves in step 3 or sponge edge of greeting after punching with classic label punch

10. Spray detailed leaf with Shimmer Paint (mix 3 or 4 drops in a sprayer with 70% rubbing alcohol)

11. On silicone mat sponge Tombow liquid glue on back of detailed leaf to adhere to solid leaf

12. Layer Pumpkin Pie strip to top of Blackberry Bliss card stock between scallops and trim down to 3.75”, use dimensionals to pop up greeting and decorative leaf

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