Tricia's Stamping Creations: New At SU April Blog Hop Techniques With 2020-2021 Annual Catalog Retiring Stamp Sets

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

New At SU April Blog Hop Techniques With 2020-2021 Annual Catalog Retiring Stamp Sets

Welcome to the New At SU April Blog Hop as we say goodbye to our favorite retiring products from the 2020-2021 Annual Catalog. You will be visiting with talented Stampin' Up! Demonstrators as they share wonderful techniques to help inspire you to create your own wonderful projects.

Today I am sharing a version of the Scrappy Strip technique using a variety of strips of designer series paper in shades of purple to create a fun background. This technique is a great way to use up your scraps that you may have laying around, left over from other projects. I paired this technique with a retiring favorite, the Dandelion Wishes stamp set (item #151345). The wonderful thing about this technique is that you can use strips of any size and any color combination to create unique and fun designs.

Products Used:

Dandelion Wishes stamp set (item #151345) - Retiring

Stitched Shapes Dies (item #152323) - Retiring

Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item $152487) - Retiring

Subtles 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #153072) - Retiring

2019-2021 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #153071) - Retiring

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock (item #146987)

Highland Heather Cardstock (item #146986)

Purple Posy Cardstock (Retired)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

White Embossing Powder (item #109132) - Retiring

Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon (item #151326)

Basic Pearl Jewels (item #144219)

Measurements:

Gorgeous Grape Cardstock

Card Base - 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Strip Background - 5" x 3 3/4" (Trimmed down to 5" x 3 5/8")

Stitched Circle die cut with Stitched Shapes Dies

Purple Posy Cardstock

Background Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Designer Series Paper Strips - Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape & Purple Posy

3/4" x 3 1/2" - 2 strips of each color

I love the strong contrast of colors created by this color combination and it was a fun way to use up some left over scraps I had. I arranged the strips onto the Gorgeous Grape cardstock layer before adhering them to work out the spacing. Once I adhered all the strips down, I trimmed the layer to 5" x 3 5/8" to create an even border around the strip design. The sentiment and image from the Dandelion Wishes stamp set look amazing in White embossing against the Gorgeous Grape cardstock and really stands out as a focal point for the card design. I added the Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon and Basic Pearls to step up the design and add a touch of bling. This design layout can be created in a variety of colors and you can change up the patterns or use cardstock to create the strips.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my fun scrappy strip technique will help inspire you to explore creating your own fun projects. It is a wonderful way to use up your paper scraps to create beautiful backgrounds.

Now it's time to visit Nicole's wonderful blog to see what she has to share with us. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects. We appreciate your support. I hope that you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

Roll Call List

Scrappy Strip Technique/Dandelion Wishes: Tricia’s Stamping Creations

Clear Block Stamping/Rooted in Nature: Sugar & Scraps

Blends & Alcohol Technique/Sweet Magnolia: Lilypad Stamper

Blistering Ink Background/To A Wild Rose: De Kijkkast

Joseph’s Coat Technique/Gorgeous Posies: Stampin’ Scrapper

Mirror Stamping/Beauty Abounds: Carterie Plus

Faux Metal Embossing/Loyal Leaves: Playing with Papercrafting

Bay Window Card/Comfort & Hope: Gifted Hands Ink

Reverse Masking/So Much Love: Stamping Flair

Bokeh Technique/Butterfly Gala: Creative Juice with Loni

Baby Wipe Technique/Arrange a Wreath: 24/7 Inkspiration

Kissing/To A Wild Rose: Scraphexe

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you.