Double framed Daisy Lane card

CASEing me... as this has been one of the favourite cards of the year in classes... but using Daisy Lane this time instead of butterflies...

And spot the stunning Metallic Designer Elements daisy centre... looks gorgeous!

So then had to add gold embossed leaves and Gold Foil to my Gray Granite for the Stitched Rectangles to finish off...

Click here for the card tutorial...

And a quick update - my mother is still critically ill in ITU... so my life is there at present - normal blog service will resume as soon as possible... please bear with me...

More on Monday - In Color Dandelion Wishes card details...

So ... as promised... back to these Dandelion Wishes  2019-2021 In Color cards... with a load more detail for you... 

As I changed the (1) Stitched die cut frames (2) greetings (3) floral centres and (4) ribbons as well as the colour as I went along... 

As I do like to vary the greetings in a set of cards... and try out a variety of embellishments etc when I have a lot of new ones!

Everything I have used is listed and linked again at the end of this post... but I will take you through each card and the differences!

But first... the common elements...

• each of the cards are made using each of the 5 NEW 2019-2021 In Color colours ... which I absolutely LOVE!
  
• the card is a standard A6 card blank (14.8cm x 10.5cm) with a 14 x 9.5cm Thick White panel (or use 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" from US Letter card... with 5 1/4" x 4" white panel)
• Ink up and stamp Memento Black Dandelion Wishes dandelion trio to bottom left and top right of white panel... Note that the bottom left are as a trio... but just a duo to top right...
  
  
  I used Memento Black ink as the Purple Posy card is produced using Stampin Blends.. though I could have used any black including Staz On on any of the others! But I like to play it safe as I think about projects being made in classes... the less "rules" the better!
• Add a fine splatter... I went a bit overboard if I am honest...a s all of these were made up mid classes to demonstrate the technique!
  
  Open the thick/brush tip end of the Dark Black Stampin Blend... and "thwack" the barrel of the pen with your Wink of Stella pen (as you have that out... although it is a bit easier with another Stampin Blend)... making sure to not hit the brush tip!!! (as you will break it if you do!)
  
  It does need quite a sharp tap... I found that most of my girls needed a few practice runs before they go it just right (and they were so excited when they did!! Lots of oohs in the room!)
• Pick up ink from an ink pad using a Sponge Dauber... use a circular motion... start off light and build colour as you go... don't be tempted to press the dauber onto the centre... it will be too dark if using new ink pads! As you will see later!
• Add glitter to coloured centre of flowers using a Clear Wink of Stella pen
• Ink up and stamp Memento Black greeting
• Die cut centre as required
• Add a frame... ribbon... and/or mat as required

First up... the gorgeous Pretty Peacock... definitely my favourite new In Color... and probably to be my favourite Stampin Up colour ever... and the colour that had made every one of my girls almost swoon! No matter what their colour preferences interestingly

This card is the complete CASE of the original swap card - created by Linda Kasparian - that I received at the last UK On Stage event... using the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut out the centre panel & frame...

Apart from ... the greeting from Bloom & Grow...

And if you look closely..! The add of the lovely new Noble Peacock Rhinestones  to the centre of each flower... though I should have used some of different colours with hindsight!

Also... whilst you are looking closely... and so you know what NOT to do (unless you still want to!)...

See the very bottom flower to the LHS... well I slipped! And applied downwards pressure with my Sponge Dauber... and so got a very dark and very defined circle to the centre... especially as it was the first use of the brand new ink pad!... whereas I wanted it all to be more shaded and subtle...

Second one... in Rococo Rose... with a Dandelion Wishes greeting...

Again using the Stitched Rectangle dies to cut out the centre panel & frame... but using two different sizes this time...so that I got a coloured frame around the centre panel.

Finished off with Whisper White Bakers Twine (as although I prefer the black that Linda used... my girls did not... as well as the fact that the Black is not available to order any more!) ... 

And then coloured Basic Rhinestones...using the Dark Basic Black Stampin Blends to add the black...

And then I moved onto my new Stitched Nested Labels dies to die cut the centre panels and frames...

Starting with Terracotta Tile...  

With a Basic Black die cut Stitched Nested Label simply a size larger than the central die cut label...

The greeting from Flourishing Phrases... which is still one of my most go to greeting sets...

Finished off with a Faux Bow (consisting of folding loops of ribbon to keep everything as flat as possible) using the new Terracotta Tile Scalloped Linen Ribbon... which is available in all 5 of the new In Colors... 

And coloured Basic Pearls this time... again using the Dark Basic Black Stampin Blends to add the black...

And then Seaside Spray... framed in a manner for which I will come back to tomorrow... as yet again... this post has become somewhat longer than I thought!! Now I know why I only share one card at a time normally!!

Seaside Spray flower centres using the new In Color Faceted Dots... 

Greeting from Hugs From Shelli Paper Pumpkin set ... which I have to say ... from a value point of view... is almost worth buying just for the lovely greetings and other stamps! The cards (and the lovely box!) etc are just a bonus!

And a simple Whisper White Bakers Twine bow stuck on with a "scrumpled up" Glue Dot to finish...

And last but not least... and my favourite (so far!)... the Purple Posy card...

But we have no Purple Posy ink pad... nor do we have the In Color markers in Europe yet! So Purple Posy Stampin Blends to the rescue! Just a circular squiggle (technical term!) from the centre out... starting with the Light and then going over the centre with the Dark... 

Greeting from Dandelion Wishes again...  strategically using all 3 sizes of Basic Jewels Rhinestones for floral centres... and a simple Whisper White Bakers Twine bow stuck on with a "scrumpled up" Glue Dot to finish...

Again I will come back to the (Purple Posy) central framing tomorrow... 

But this time I matted the stamped white panel onto a narrow Basic Black mat... albeit very badly ... as it was an afterthought... and suffice to say ... stuff wasn't straight! But I am sure you can get the idea! But a 14.4 x 9.9cm Basic Black panel would have done it! (or 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" with US Letter card)

And look at the lovely Wink of Stella sparkle to finish...

And.... boy...  am I glad I didn't add all of this to the original Blog Hop post... 

SU! Products used  
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Dandelion Wishes
Stitched Rectangles dies
Stitched Nested Labels dies
Noble Peacock Rhinestones
In Color 2019-2021 Faceted Dots
Basic Jewels - Rhinestones & Pearls
Clear Glitter Wink of Stella brush
Stampin Blends - Dark Black (splatter and colouring rhinestones & pearls)
Stampin Blends - Purple Posy combo
Sponge Daubers
Ink Pads - Memento Black; Pretty Peacock, Terracotta Tile, Seaside Spray, Rococo Rose
Card - A4 Thick Whisper White, In Color 2019-2021 A4 pack
Ribbons - Terracotta Tile Scalloped Ribbon (available in all 5 In Colors); White Bakers Twine, Black Bakers Twine (no longer available)

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Let's Celebrate the New In Colors for Global Stampin Friends Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop... from Amanda Bates at The Craft Spa in the UK...

This month's theme is In Colors... and I have chosen to share projects created with the NEW 2019-2021 In Colors ... because they are my favourite set of In Colors ever! Love that (for once) I can easily use 4 of the 5 In Colors together... makes my life easier!

Though for today I am highlighting one colour at a time...

With a few minor variants in (1) Stitched die cut frames (2) greetings (3) floral centres and (4) ribbons as I go...

Click for more detail on each card... as I think that would be a bit of an overload for today!

Though in the meantime... there is some detail and a list below of the products I used... (with Online Store links)..

Note that Purple Posy was achieved using Stampin Blends rather than Finger Daubers and ink pads... as the ink pad is not available yet!

The Pretty Peacock card (made first in the series) is a CASE of a lovely swap - created by Linda Kasparian- that I received at the last Stampin Up On Stage event...

I guess Linda knew how much I liked here card... as I had to share at the time that I was delighted to swap with her having seen her swap card shared on social media a week or so before!

You can see some of Linda's versions here...

Splatter care of a sharp tap of the brush tip end the Dark Black Stampin Blend (ie the marker end... not the actual tip!)... and check out the sparkly Wink of Stella finish on all of the dandelions!

SU! Products used  Live in the UK? Click on the product link below to order
Dandelion Wishes
Stitched Rectangles dies
Stitched Nested Labels dies
Noble Peacock Rhinestones
In Color 2019-2021 Faceted Dots
Basics Jewels - Rhinestones & Pearls
Clear Glitter Wink of Stella brush
Stampin Blends - Dark Black (splatter and colouring rhinestones & pearls)
Stampin Blends - Purple Posy combo
Sponge Daubers
Ink Pads - Memento Black; Pretty Peacock, Terracotta Tile, Seaside Spray, Rococo Rose
Card - A4 Thick Whisper White, In Color 2019-2021 A4 pack

And now it is time to pass you onto the lovely Lisa Henderson in Canada who I know has something special to share with you this month... Just click on the big arrow below to go straight there...

Or use this Roll Call List of you prefer to hop from there (or in the event of any linking problems...)

1. Tricia Butts

2. Jan Musselman

3. Jenn Curtis Charles

4. Anastasia Radloff

5. June Olsen

6. Amanda Farlinger

7. Libby Dyson

8. Amanda Bates (YOU ARE HERE)

9. Lisa Henderson

10. Kimberley Anne Morris

11. Angélique Stempelkeuken

12. Lisa Ann Bernard

13. Marieke Bart

14. Erica Jones

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