Tricia's Stamping Creations: Happiness Abounds stamp set

Saturday, April 1, 2023

We Create April Blog Hop April Showers

Welcome to the We Create April Blog Hop as we celebrate Spring with our April Showers theme. Our wonderful Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help get you excited about creating projects for Spring.

For my Spring themed card, I decided to use the beautiful Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper, which is sadly retiring soon. The designs in this paper pack are perfect for Spring cards of all occasions and make wonderful clean and simple designs. I wanted to showcase this pretty paper as much as possible, so I chose to keep the embellishments to a minimum and chose a smaller sentiment that wouldn't overwhelm the design of the card. I love how this card gives the feeling of having a glimpse into a lovely garden full of colorful flowers.

Products Used:

Happiness Abounds stamp set (item #159238) Retiring

Sending Dies (item #159271)

Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper (item #158973) Retiring

Merry Merlot Cardstock (item #146979) Retiring

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (item #141897)

2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds (item #159185) Retiring

Brushed Brass Butterflies (item #158136) Retiring

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals (item #144108)

Measurements:

Merry Merlot Cardstock

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

Sentiment Label die cut with the Sending Dies

Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

To create this card design, I chose to use Merry Merlot for the card base, as I really liked the way it made the floral design pop. I added the layer of designer series paper to the card front and colored the flowers with Clear Wink of Stella to add a touch of sparkle. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image from the Happiness Abounds stamp set with Gold embossing powder onto the Merry Merlot sentiment label. This wonderful stamp set is retiring and I will miss the wide range of sentiments and the beautiful fonts that make it a great every day stamp set. I added the sentiment to the card front with Mini Stampin' Dimensionals towards the bottom right side. To finish off the card design, I added several Polished Pink Opal Rounds and several Brushed Brass Butterflies. This card layout would work well for a variety of occasions and there are so many beautiful designs in the Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper that would make pretty cards to send to friends and family.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to create your own Spring projects and explore the wonderful possibilities available. Remember that retiring products are available while supplies last, so place your order soon to avoid disappointment.

Now it's time to visit Tanya's blog and see what she has created this month. Just click on the Next button below 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 our blog hop.

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Around The World On Wednesday May Blog Hop Sketch 101

Welcome to the Around The World On Wednesday May Blog Hop and this month we have a Sketch Challenge. Our Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas using the sketch below to help inspire you. Sketches are a wonderful way to spark creativity and help you step outside your comfort zone.

For my card design, I chose to use products from the Heart & Home Suite in the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog. For the overlapping layers, I chose to use the scalloped rectangle die from the Scalloped Contours Dies and the designer series paper layer was die cut with the Stitched Rectangles Dies. Both of these dies are almost the same size, which made them perfect to replicate the sketch design. The floral stamp image is from the Blessings of Home stamp set and coordinates with the Heart & Home Designer Series Paper layer I chose for this card. I love how this card turned out using this sketch to create this clean and simple design.

Products Used:

Blessings Of Home stamp set (item #157930)

Happiness Abounds stamp set (item #159238) New

Stitched Rectangles Dies (item #151820)

Scalloped Contours Dies (item #155560)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183) New

Heart & Home Designer Series Paper (item #157928)

Pale Papaya Cardstock (item #155668)

Smoky Slate Cardstock (item #131202)

Smoky Slate Classic Ink Pad (item #147113)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Embossing Powders (item #155554)

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels (item #151193)

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack (item #155475)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Smoky Slate Cardstock

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

Pale Papaya cardstock

Scalloped Rectangle layer die cut with Scalloped Contours Dies

Heart & Home Designer Series Paper

Stitched Rectangle die cut with the Stitched Rectangles Dies

This pretty card design had me stepping outside my comfort zone using colors and a layout I had not tried before. I chose the colors from the designer series paper and I will admit, it is not a color combination I have used before. I heat embossed the floral image with White embossing powder to decorate the Pale Papaya layer and I created the sentiment label with one of the dies from the Stylish Shapes Dies and heat embossed the image with White embossing powder to coordinate. I used White Baker's Twine to embellish the Pale Papaya layer and then added the layer to the designer series paper layer with adhesive. I stamped the floral image with Smoky Slate Classic ink on the top right and bottom left corners of the Smoky Slate card base and then added the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. To add a touch of bling, I added Champagne Rhinestones to the centers of the embossed flowers and the sentiment label to finish up the design.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore using sketches to create your own beautiful card designs. They are a wonderful way to spark your creativity and work for all occasions.

Now it's time to visit Teri's wonderful blog and see what she has created using today's sketch. Just click the Next button to visit her blog or use the Roll Call List below to find your way. We would appreciate 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.