Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Terracotta Tile

I did an In Color with the retiring colors from January-May. The May color is Terracotta Tile. You can't get this color any longer but you can substitute Calypso Coral and have a similar look. Terracotta Tile is a shade darker than Calypso Coral. 

I started with this funky chicken from Hey, Chick. This set was a Sale-a-bration set a few years ago. Stampin' Up! re-released it with coordinating dies. There is also another stamp set and dies that add to the fun! I love the playfulness of this chicken. The floppy feathers on the top of his head is so perfect for this guy. I did stamp the Drybrush background on the Coastal Cabana layer.


The Ornate Garden designer series paper offers a fantastic background for the beautiful tulips. I'm so glad this set is hanging around for another year! I haven't played with it enough. 


Finally, Butterfly Brilliance rounds out the cards for Terracotta Tile. I stamped the butterflies with Terracotta on Petal Pink. The die cut butterfly is covered with Wink of Stella and really stands off the paper in real life. 


While some of the In Colors have gone away, we are welcoming 5 new colors to the collection! Be on the lookout as I'm getting ready for my latest In Color Club with Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and Fresh Freesia. I will be making cards for these colors and sharing them here too!

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Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Enjoy the Moment

I have to admit that when this stamp set was sent to me as a gift from Stampin' Up!, I was disappointed. I didn't really like the set and didn't know what I would create with it. I had to leave it on my table for a while and think and contemplate. Then I moved the set to my bookshelf that I keep all my sets on. Then I finally pulled it and forced myself to create something, anything with this set. 

I started by clear block stamping. I inked up my blocks with Soft Succulent ink and spritzed the block with some water. I then stamped the block on my cardstock. After the water and ink were dry, I stamped the poppy seed pod over the top. I did a Facebook Live with clear block stamping and markers. This is how I did the background except I used an ink pad instead of markers. You can watch that HERE if you would like to. 


This is a book fold card. That means that the left sided of this card is adhered to the inside of the card, giving it a book look to the card. The poppy seed pods are stamped in the background with Soft Succulent ink. The lotus pods are stamped with Evening Evergreen ink. I love these two colors together!


Emboss resist is the technique that I was working with on this card. I did a Facebook Live making this card that you can see HERE. I started with the poppy seed pod with Evening Evergreen ink. I then stamped the sweet gum tree pods with VersaMark ink and embossed them with clear embossing powder. I then added the lotus pods and seed. I then used a blending brush and added ink over the embossed sweet gum tree pods so they would be highlighted a bit more. 


While this will never be a favorite set for me, I'm very happy with what I was able to create with a set that was not inspiring to me. I think I even have a few more ideas for this set! Guess I will have to find the time to play with it again soon!

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