Sometimes when I work with a stamp set I just stamp a whole bunch of images, cut them out and start making cards with all the parts until I am out. I started to do that with the Art in Bloom bundle, but I found myself cutting more and more! I ran out of leaves, so I made more. But then I had more leaves than I needed so I made more flowers. On and on it went because coming up with ideas to use the flowers was so fun and easy. I tried various colors and backgrounds and used every stamp in the set. I thought I would share just a few more before moving on to another stamp set.
This first card uses a base of Pale Papaya and a Crumb Cake top layer. I stamped the background in Versamark ink to get just a light shade of tone on tone color. The flowers were stamped on Shimmery White cardstock and colored with Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends, the leaves are Just Jade. In added some Linen Thread to compliment the Crumb Cake, and some Genial Gems for some shine.
On my next card I wanted to recess the flowers and pop up the embossed background a bit to show off the coordination of the Embossing Folder and dies. I used Flirty Flamingo cardstock for the base and top layer, sandwiching in a piece of Basic White in between. I stamped the flowers through the opening before adding some dimentionals to pop up the top layer. Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends were used to color the flowers, Just Jade on the leaves. I needed a Thank You card for some customer orders, so I pulled a 'Thank You' stamp from a set on my desk called Sweet Ice Cream. The Thank you is stamped on Blushing Bride cardstock.
For this card, I wanted to use the flowers and leaves without any coloring. I cut the flowers from Polished Pink and added some sponging on top to really show off the embossed lines. The leaves are Evening Evergreen and the flower centers are Blushing Bride. I stamped a few rows of dots underneath before attaching the flowers to the Basic White card with Dimentionals.
Demonstrators got a sneak peak at some new products coming our way and there were some Gray and White rather than Black and White papers (how's that for a little tease?). With that in mind I made this card by inking up the embossing folder with white ink before running it through the Stampin' Cut and Emboss machine with a piece of Basic Gray cardstock. The detail of the Bloom Embossing Folder really shows up nicely.
With Gray and White still on my mind, I made another Gray Based card. This time I cut my top Smokey Slate layering piece in half on a diagonal and stamped in the cut out area. I also stamped lightly in Versamark ink for some light patterns on the Smokey Slate before attaching it with Dimentionals. The flowers are colored with Flirty Flamingo and the leaves with Just Jade. I added some silver accents with the Simply Elegant trim and some Metallic Pearls. The Vellum detail leaves add some softness.
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I have been spending A LOT of time with the new Art In Bloom bundle this week. I meant to just make a card to try out the new 'Hybrid' embossing folder, but I just kept making more and more cards! The flower image is fun and easy to color. The flowers looked great with watercolor, Stampin' Blends or their filler stamps. I tried every possible way. I think my favorite was to just add a simple Petal Pink or Pale Papaya Stampin' Blend wash to the petals, deeper color toward the center and whiter at the tips.
Here I used Petal Pink. The card base is Soft Succulent with Evening Evergreen accents. I cut some leaves out of vellum as well.
The Hybrid Embossing Folder allows you to Emboss and cut in one pass. This is the first of this kind for Stampin' Up! and it was really easy. Take a look at this video to see this new type of Embossing folder in action.
For this card I embossed some vellum to soften the background. Vellum looks so great embossed. I also added some gold leaves and flower centers. The card base is Calypso Coral. I used Petal Pink Stampin' Blends to color the flowers. The leaves are Evening Evergreen and gold glitter paper.
The Ribbon is Pale Papaya. Because this ribbon is organdy and light, it looks great with both Petal Pink and Pale Papaya cardstock.
This next card is in Polished Pink. I used Watercolor Paper and colored the flowers with my Water Painters and ink. The leaves are Evening Evergreen.
I Embossed the sentiment in White Embossing powder on a piece of Basic Black cardstock cut out with the Scalloped Contours dies. The Ribbon is from the Playful Pets Ribbon Combo Pack.
This card is particularly fun. It is a Tri-Fold window card.
The base is Evening Evergreen. The flowers are embossed in gold on Shimmery White cardstock and colored with Petal Pink Stampin' Blends. The front of the card has been embossed with the embossing folder and dies, leaving the flower area open. I then cut some flowers from Shimmer White cardstock and colored them. I attached them to the inside second layer, making sure the flowers lined up perfectly with the openings.
Here is the first opening. I added leaves in Soft Succulent and Gold Glimmer paper.
Here is the center. I left it mostly empty so that a greeting could be written. I stamped just one flower by covering up the rest of the flowers with post-it notes, then inking it up, then removing the post-it note before stamping onto the Basic White cardstock.
Check out this step by step video for the Tri-Fold card.
This last set of cards were made for a card swap. Here I used Just Jade and Pale Papaya. The ribbon is from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo pack.
I have so many more ideas for using this new set, so check back to see more in the coming weeks. I need to use a couple other sets first though because I am preparing to get back to holding In-Person events again in July after more than a year! I am really looking forward to seeing everyone and stamping with friends again! If you are in the area of the Western Burbs of Chicago, think about joining us! If not, that's OK too! You can join the fun on my Facebook group where we have challenges and idea sharing. You can even post what you are working on. Click the links to join in: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bethspapercuts
Shop with me! I would love to be your demonstrator. I always send a
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time. Joining for the discount and social aspects of Stampin' Up! is a
great reason. Contact me with any questions.
