Always and Forever

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #ThoughtfulThursday   Have you ever stamped on designer series paper and colored it with Stampin' Blends? I never even thought about doing that! But in this card that we made at Stampin' Up's OnStage sneak preview event, we did just that! Take a look!

We stamped an image from the "Forever Blossoms" stamp set in Smoky Slate Ink onto a 3" by 4" piece of Parisian Blossoms DSP. We colored the flowers with Light and Dark Petal Pink Stampin' Blends and the leaves with Light and Dark Old Olive Stampin' Blends. We adhered a 3-1/4" by 4-1/4" piece of Vellum Card Stock directly onto a Pool Party Card Stock card base and the stamped DSP piece on top, at an angle--I never think of angling my layers either!

Next, we stamped a sentiment from the "Forever Blossoms" set in Smoky Slate Ink onto Whisper White Card Stock and punched it out with the Label Me Fancy Punch.

To finish the card we adhered a "sweep" of Petal Pink Metallic Edge Ribbon on top of the DSP and then adhered the sentiment piece with Stampin' Dimensionals. Finally, we added three Champagne Rhinestone Jewels to the card. So pretty!

You can get loads of beautiful, coordinating products from the Parisian Blossoms Mega Suite on pages 14 through 17 of the January to June Mini Catalog with one item number: 153934. You know you want it ALL!! Plus you'll be eligible for two FREE Sale-a-Bration items...or three, if you spend just $16.50 more. Woo-hoo!

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Product List

Forever Blossoms Cling Stamp Set (English) [151457] $23.00	Parisian Blossoms Suite Bundle (English) [153934] $133.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [147113] $7.50	Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [122924] $8.75
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Parisian Blossoms Specialty Designer Series Paper [151192] $14.50	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $10.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $9.00
Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] $9.00	Label Me Fancy Punch [151297] $18.00	Petal Pink 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [151194] $7.00	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $6.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

It's Your Day

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #ThoughtfulThursday   The "A Good Man" stamp set is one I overlooked in the annual catalog. But when we made four cards with this set at the Proverbial Stampers & Friends gathering, I fell in love with it! It's a lovely set if you have men in your life and you'd like to honor them for being good men. 

I particularly like the color scheme and design of this card. It's bold and strong--just like a good man! We started by stamping the main image in Memento Tuxedo Black onto a Whisper White Card Stock oval that had been cut with one of the Stitched Shapes Dies. We colored the image with Crumb Cake, Real Red, Smoky Slate, Blueberry Bushel, and Ivory Stampin' Blends. Then we adhered it to a Real Red scalloped oval cut with one of the Layering Ovals Dies.

To build the card, we started with a Blueberry Bushel Card Stock card base and added a 4" by 5-1/4" Whisper White mat. We stamped a sentiment  and the heart from the "A Good Man" set in Blueberry Bushel Ink. We colored the heart with a Real Red Stampin' Blend. We adhered a 4" by 1-1/2" piece of Blueberry Bushel Designer Series Paper from the 2018-2020 In Color 6" by 6" DSP pack and then wrapped a length of Gray Granite Textured Weave Ribbon around. We adhered this piece to the card base.

Finally, we added the stamped oval piece to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. So handsome, right?!