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

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Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Kylie's International Blog Highlight June 2019

Welcome to Kylie's International Blog Highlight for June and this month I decided to experiment with one of the new 2019-2021 In Colors, Seaside Spray, to create my card design. The biggest challenge with this card design was taking photos of it so that you can see how pretty it looks with the Silver embossing. I hope I have been able to capture it well enough for you to enjoy.

I chose to use the wonderful Silver Foil Edged Cards and Envelopes (item #147900) to create my card design and added a layer of Seaside Spray cardstock as the card front. I heat embossed the Dandelion image from the Dandelion Wishes stamp set (item #146747) and the sentiment from the Flourishing Phrases stamp set (item #141534) with Silver embossing powder. I love the elegant look that the silver embossing creates. 

To help bring out the Silver embossing, I lightly sponged around the Dandelion image and the sentiment with Seaside Spray Classic ink and a Sponge Dauber to create a halo look . 

Next I embossed the Seaside Spray cardstock card front using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder to create a soft texture to the background. 

To decorate the edges of the card front, I cut two pieces of the new Very Vanilla 3/8" Scalloped Lace Trim (item #149593) and attached them using Snail Adhesive to create a border on each side of the card front. 

To embellish the card, I added Basic Rhinestones for a touch of bling to finish off the design. I attached the card front to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals for extra dimension. 

To complete the set, I stamped the Dandelion image onto the front and back of the Silver Foil Edged envelope using Seaside Spray Classic ink. It is such a pretty blue and I can see it becoming a new favorite for me. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today and viewing my card design. I hope that will explore the wonderful new 2019-2021 In Color when creating your own projects. They will be available to order beginning tomorrow, June 4th, at Noon Mountain Time here in the U.S. If you do not already have a demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. 

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Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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