Tricia's Stamping Creations: Inspire. Create. Share. March Blog Hop Spring Is Coming

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Inspire. Create. Share. March Blog Hop Spring Is Coming

It's time to hop along with the Inspire. Create. Share. March Blog Hop and this month we are showcasing Spring projects to help you get ready for the new season. It's hard to believe that Spring is almost here and our wonderful Design Team members are excited to share their projects and ideas to help inspire you to get creative.

Often when you think of Spring, you think of pretty florals and soft pastel colors. So I thought I would combine these two elements to create a soft and pretty card design using the Enduring Beauty Bundle. For the background, I used one of the new Fun Patterns Embossing Folders to add some texture. Recently I learned a new technique called Etching, so I decided to try it with this card and I love how it added depth and dimension to the floral design. The overall design has a modern, artistic feel to it that I think works well for Spring.

Products Used:

Enduring Beauty Bundle (item #162674)

Go To Greetings stamp set (item #158763)

Timeless Arrangements Dies (item #161525)

Fun Patterns Embossing Folders (item #163790)

Soft Sea Foam Cardstock (item #146988)

Bubble Bath Cardstock (item #161718)

Basic Black Cardstock (item #121045)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Bubble Bath Classic Ink Pad (item #161664)

Fresh Freesia Classic Ink Pad (item #155611)

Soft Sea Foam Classic Ink Pad (item #146988)

Parakeet Party Classic Ink Pad (item #159208)

Memento Tuxedo Black Pad (item #132708)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (item #162481)

Festive Pearls (item #159963)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Measurements:

Soft Sea Foam Cardstock

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

Matte Layer - 5 1/4" x 4"

Basic Black Cardstock

Layer 1 - 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"

Sentiment Label die cut with the Timeless Arrangements Dies

Bubble Bath Cardstock

Card Front - 5" x 3 3/4" cut into 3 pieces

2 pieces- 1 1/2" x 3 3/4" & 1 piece - 2" x 3 3/4"

Basic White Cardstock

Floral image stamped, colored & die cut with the Enduring Beauty Bundle

The Enduring Beauty Bundle is perfect for creating beautiful Spring cards for a variety of occasions. There are so many different ways you can mix and match the stamp set, masks and coordinating dies to get creative. I chose to use all three to create my Spring themed card. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Basic White cardstock and used the masks to color the images. For the flowers I used Bubble Bath and Fresh Freesia Classic ink pads and for the leaves I chose Soft Sea Foam and Parakeet Party ink pads. I applied the color to the masks using blending brushes to give the stamped image a soft and pretty look. For the etching on the images, I used the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to add small lines to add depth and texture. I love the artistic feeling that this technique adds to this image. I used the coordinating Enduring Beauty Dies to die cut the image to create the focal point for my card design. For the background layer, I cut a piece of Bubble Bath cardstock measuring 5" x 3 3/4" into three separate pieces and then embossed them using one of the Fun Patterns Embossing Folders. I love the delicate detail it adds to the background without being overwhelming. I attached the three pieces to a piece of Soft Sea Foam cardstock and then layered it onto the Basic Black cardstock that helps to frame the layers and make it pop against the Soft Sea Foam card base. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Go To Greetings stamp set with Gold embossing powder onto Basic Black cardstock and used one of the Timeless Arrangements Dies to die cut the label. I added the sentiment to the bottom right corner of the card front using Stampin' Dimensionals and added the floral image so that the leaves slightly overlap the sentiment, also using Stampin' Dimensionals. For a touch of bling, I added several Gold Pearls to coordinate with the Gold embossing. I love how this design turned out using these products to create a fresh and pretty card for Spring.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own beautiful projects to celebrate Spring. There are so many wonderful possibilities to explore.

Now it's time to visit Joni's blog and see what she has created for Spring. Just click on the Next button to visit her blog. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

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.