Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge - Boho Blue

Welcome back to the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge, with Week 3's color, Boho Blue. I love how soft and pretty this beautiful blue is to create with and today I chose to create a Sympathy card design using one of the designs from the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper, one of the Level 1 Rewards you can earn free with a qualifying $50 order during Sale-a-bration.

Sympathy cards are probably the hardest card design for me to create. They are so personal and I try to design a card that will provide comfort during a difficult time. For today's card design, I used the monochromatic Boho Blue design from the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper for the card background because it reminded me of the sky. I love the texture the watercolor background adds to the design, kind of like a moody sky before a storm. The butterfly die cut I chose to use for the focal image is from the new Paper Butterfly Accents in the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog. I created a watercolor wash look using a drop of Boho Blue ink mixed with Clear Wink of Stella to paint the butterfly and to give it that pretty shimmer and soft color. I love how this design turned out and I hope it provides comfort to the person receiving it.

Products Used:

Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle (item #162889)

Cloud Punch (item #157749)

2 3/8" Circle Punch (item #161354)

Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (item #154317)

Paper Butterfly Accents (item #162612)

Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper (item #162977) Level 1 

Sale-a-bration Reward

Boho Blue Cardstock (item #161724)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Boho Blue Classic Ink Pad (item #161650)

Boho Blue Classic Ink Refill (item #161656)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

Boho Blue 3/8" Textured Ribbon (item #161631)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

2023-2025 In Color Dots (item #161620)

Measurements:

Boho Blue Cardstock

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

Mat Sentiment Layer punched out with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch

Medium Circle punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch and embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder

Basic White Cardstock

2 Clouds punched out with the Cloud Punch

Sentiment Label punched out with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch

Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Paper Butterfly Accents

1 Medium Butterfly Die Cut colored with Boho Blue ink & Clear Wink of Stella 

My vision for this card design was a pretty pale blue butterfly floating amongst the clouds. The designer series paper created the perfect background for the card design and I added a Boho Blue cardstock circle that I embossed with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to create the textured background for the focal image. I punched out two clouds from Basic White cardstock and gently added some Boho Blue Classic ink around the outside edges using a Blending Brush to add definition. I attached the top cloud to the embossed circle with adhesive and then added the second cloud with Stampin' Dimensionals so that it slightly overlaps the bottom cloud. I attached the water colored butterfly to the top cloud, centering it at a slight angle. To add some subtle bling, I added three Boho Blue Dots to the center of the butterfly.

For the sentiment label, I stamped the sentiment image from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set with Boho Blue Classic ink onto Basic White cardstock and punched it out with the coordinating Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I also punched out a label from Boho Blue cardstock and cut it in half and attached it behind the sentiment label to create a narrow frame. I added a piece of the Boho Blue Texured Ribbon to the card front, towards the bottom right corner and added the sentiment label over the top with Stampin' Dimensionals. I added the focal image about the sentiment and slightly to the left, adhering it to the card front to complete the card design. I love how this card design showcases the variations you can get with this beautiful color using a variety of coordinating products. So what do you think? Are you ready to give Boho Blue a try? 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to try using Boho Blue to create your own beautiful projects. This pretty blue has so many wonderful coordinating products to help spark your creativity. Click here to visit my Online Store to see all the wonderful Boho Blue products available. 

Please take the time to visit this week's Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Insta Hop on Instagram and see all the other amazing projects created by my fellow demonstrators. Just click here to get started. 

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. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Stamping With Friends January Blog Hop What Is Old Is New Again

Happy Saturday everyone. It's time to hop along with the Stamping With Friends January Blog Hop with our theme of "What Is Old Is New Again". Our wonderful design team will be sharing their projects and ideas to help you take projects that you have made in the past and recreate them with new products to come up with a fresh new card design. It's a great way to spark your creativity and help you get crafty for 2024. 

For my "new" card design, I decided to CASE a card I created back in August using the Fractured Card technique. You can see the post for this project here. As you can see from the photo of my "old" card below, I chose to use a piece of the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper to create the design. The Basic Black cardstock framed the Fresh Freesia and White to create a very bold, dramatic card design.

For my "new" version of this card design, I chose to use one of the beautiful designs from the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper, a Level 1 Sale-a-bration Reward you can earn Free with a qualifying $50 order. To create the contrast for my card, I chose to use Misty Moonlight cardstock, one of my favorite colors, to help frame the focal design and make it pop. In addition, I chose to use the new Perennial Postage Dies from the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog to add some interest to the center die cut and the sentiment label. I love how soft and pretty this card looks and how different it is from the original card I created in August. 

Products Used:

Inked & Tiled stamp set (item #161158)

Perennial Postage Dies (item #162607)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper (item #162977) Sale-a-bration Level 1 Reward

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item # 153081)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Tinsel Gems Three Pack (item #161624)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

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

4 Strips - 1/4" x 5"

Small Square die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Sentiment Mat Label die cut with the Perennial Postage Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Medium Square die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Sentiment Label die cut with the Perennial Postage Dies

Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

Center Focal Square die cut from the center of the card front using the Perennial Postage Dies

This pretty card design is simple to create and works for a variety of occasions. The Fractured card technique is a great way to step up a clean and simple card design to add that simply Wow factor and it is a great way to showcase beautiful designer series paper. When I die cut the focal image from the card front layer, I focused on the bird image in the design and tried to center the die to get the bird in the best position. I layered the die cut focal image onto a Misty Moonlight square that is slightly larger, to provide some stability and a slight border around the edge. I added this square to the center of the Basic White square using Stampin' Dimensionals and then added this square over the opening in the center of the card front layer to cover it. To create the "fracture" look, I added 1/4" strips of Misty Moonlight cardstock around the Basic White square, adhering them to the card front and then trimming the excess edges flush with the edges of the card front. I then added the card front to the Misty Moonlight card base, making sure to center it. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Inked & Tiled stamp set with Gold embossing powder onto Basic White cardstock and die cut it out with one of the Perennial Postage Dies. I also die cut one of these labels from Misty Moonlight cardstock and cut it half and attached it to the back of the sentiment label to create a mat layer. To finish off the design, I added several Misty Moonlight gems for a touch of bling. So, which card do you like better? The old or the new? 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to look back through your past projects and use them as a template for creating new designs to share with family and friends. Remember that during Sale-a-bration you can earn exclusive Free products like the Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper with a qualifying order. There are so many wonderful options to explore. 

Please take the time to visit with my fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators by using the Roll Call List below to see their amazing project ideas. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. 

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. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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Ink. Stamp. Share. January Showcase Blog Hop

It's time for our first Ink. Stamp. Share. Showcase Blog Hop for 2024 and I can't wait to show you what new products I have been creating with recently. With the launch of the new January-April 2024 Mini Catalog and 2024 Sale-a-bration Catalog, there is so much to choose from. My fellow Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help get you creating in 2024. 

I have a guilty obsession. I am addicted to designer series paper. Seriously, I cannot resist a pretty pack of paper. So I have been working on ways to cut up my designer series paper and create clean and simple cards with it before my ever growing stash overwhelms me. Can anyone else relate? For this pretty card design, I paired the Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle with the beautiful Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper, which is a Level 1 Sale-a-bration Reward that you can earn free with a qualifying $50 order. The hardest part about creating with this pretty paper is deciding which side to use. I wanted to showcase the paper design as much as possible, so I chose to add a simple sentiment from the Heartfelt Hexagon stamp set and added some simple embellishments to complete the design. 

Products Used:

Heartfelt Hexagon Bundle (item #162889)

Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper (item #162977) Sale-a-bration Level 1 Reward

Misty Moonlight Cardstock (item #153081)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Baker's Twine Three Color Pack (item #162759)

Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item #158130)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Mini Glue Dots (item #103683)

Measurements:

Misty Moonlight Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label punched out with the Heartfelt Hexagon Punch

Flight & Airy Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

This clean and simple layout is easy to duplicate and would work well for any piece of designer series paper. It's a great way to create a bunch of cards for a variety of occasions to restock your card stash. I chose to use Misty Moonlight cardstock for the card base and sentiment label because I liked the way it made the card front pop. I heat embossed the sentiment onto the Misty Moonlight cardstock with White embossing powder and punched it out with the coordinating Heartfelt Hexagon Punch. I love the elongated shape of this punch which makes it perfect for so many sentiments for all occasions. To decorate the card front, I tied a simple bow with the Flirty Flamingo Baker's Twine from the new Baker's Twine Three Color Pack that is a part of the new Lighter Than Air Suite in the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog. I love being able to mix and match different products to make the most of my supplies. I used a Mini Glue Dot to attach the bow to the top left corner of the sentiment label and then added two of the small Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels for a little bling. I added the sentiment to the center of the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals to pop it up. This card design would work well for so many occasions and it is a wonderful way to bring joy to someone's life. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to get creative and make your own beautiful projects to share with family and friends. During Sale-a-bration you can earn Free products with a qualifying order for even more creative possibilities. 

Please take a moment to visit with my fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrators using the Roll Call List below to see their wonderful projects. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you enjoyed about our projects.

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. 

Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Like What You See? Visit My Online Store Here

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