Tea Together

Tea Together is a set that premiered in the SU! 2019 Occasions Catalog and made the cut into the 2019-2020 Stampin' Up! Annual catalog.  It's really a beautiful, versatile set.  I took some flourishes from the detailed laser-cut speciality paper, doily and sequins to add more texture.  The ribbon is the Petal Pink satin, layered with the Polka Dot tulle ribbon.

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Stamps:  Tea Together 

Paper:  Whisper White, Petal Pink, Balmy Blue, Gingham Gala & detailed laser-cut specialty DSP 

Ink:  Black Memento, Petal Pink, Coral Calypso, Balmy Blue, Coastal Cabana 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stitched Labels dies, Petal Pink satin ribbon, Polka Dot tulle ribbon, colored  & plain pearl jewels, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, paper doilies, Ticket Corner punch, gold thread, iridescent sequin assortment

Wonderful Romance

This set from the 2019 SU! Occasions catalog is super delicate and pretty.  Plus there are so many beautiful accents in the suite - ribbon, floral seals and DSP, which includes vellum sheets.  The flowers are fussy cut, have a pearl in the centers and are mounted on Dimensionals.

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Stamps:  Wonderful Romance 

Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz, Floral Romance DSP 

Ink:  Memento Black, Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz, Petal Pink, Coral Calypso, Soft Suede 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels framelits, paper piercing mat & stylus, Copper textile ribbon, brads, Floral Romance seals, pearls, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Ticket Corner punch

Climbing Roses

I love this set and I especially love the Shimmer detailed laser-cut paper!  The laser-cuts are a little difficult to handle, but if you keep the tissue paper between the sheets, they don't get tangled up.  I like the layers of texture here, from the laser-cut paper, to the pierced edge on the So Saffron layer and the white gel pen highlights on the roses.  

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Stamps:  Climbing Roses 

Paper:  Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Shimmer detailed laser-cut paper 

Ink:  Black Memento, So Saffron, More Mustard, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sea Foam 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Rose Trellis thinlits dies, white gel pen, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, paper piercing mat & stylus

Garden Shed

I was so happy to open the new Stampin' Up! catalog to find the Garden Shed set!  Finally, something with a vintage, line-drawn feel to watercolor -- especially with one of my favorite shabby chic themes, gardening.

The smaller, dark green DSP layer is a small card from the Magnolia Lane Memories & More card pack.  I really like how they give coordinating patterns to work off the Magnolia Lane  and the Garden Lane DSP.  These little card packs are fantastic to give your project a little more pizzazz!

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Stamps:  Garden Shed 

Paper:  Whisper White, Soft Sea Foam, Mossy Meadow, Garden Lane DSP, Magnolia Lane card pack 

Ink:  Memento Black, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Gray Granite, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, More Mustard, Old Olive, Mint Macaron Garden Green, Gorgeous Grape, Purple Posy 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Metallic Pearls, Copper satin ribbon, Aquapainter, Dimensionals, white gel pen

This card is using one of my favorite techniques -- Peeling Wallpaper.  After you cut two coordinating layers of DSP, sponges the edges of both layers, front and back, with ink of your choice.  I tend to generally use Soft Suede, as it pretty much goes with everything, and gives a nice tea-stained look.  The key to this look is making tiny tears in one or both layers, rolling the edges with your fingers.  Metallic brads are a nice way to "anchor" your peeling layers, then merely affix your other embellishments (if any) and your stamped image.  Voila!

FYI, this is a partial  case (of the central image) from the new catalog.

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Stamps:  Free as a Bird 

Paper:  Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Bird Ballad DSP 

Ink:  Memento Black, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink, Rococo Rose 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stitched Nested Labels dies, metallic brads, Always Artichoke seam binding, Petal Pink textile ribbon, White metallic edged ribbon, Petal Pink striped organdy ribbon, Dimensionals, Aquapainter

Maryland Stampers Wednesday Sketch Challenge

I worked this card up for the Maryland Stampers Wednesday sketch challenge last week.  I sincerely tried to make a simple card, but ended up fussy-cutting out leaves and flowers, anyway.  I never know where to stop...

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Stamps:  Free as a Bird 

Paper:  Petal Pink, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Bird Ballad DSP 

Ink:  Memento Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzaz, Wild Wasabi, Petal Pink, Rococo Rose, Pumpkin Pie 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Stitched Nested Labels dies, Ticket Corner punch, Metallic brads, Aquapainter, Petal Pink Organdy Striped ribbon, Mint Macaron textile ribbon, White gel pen, staple

Country Floral

This is such a simple card, but it's got such texture.The floral bloom and sentiment is from the set Good Morning.  And the embossing from the Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions embossing folder.  A hard-won word to the wise -- don't use run these Dynamic Textured Impressions folder your Big Shot without the 3-D embossing folder plate.  You'll break your Big Shot.  Trust me on that.

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Stamps: Good Morning Magnolia

Paper:  Whisper White, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam 

Ink:  Tangerine Tango 

Accessories:  Big Shot, Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions embossing folder, Magnolia Memory and Rose Trellis dies,  Petal Pink grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals, Floral Romance seals

Tuscan Vineyard

I love the vintage look of this set!  It begs to be watercolored, which is my favorite technique of all time, as you'll soon see.  I used a white gel pen to get all the highlights on the stamped/watercolored images and White of Stella (white) on the mountains to give them a little gleam.

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Stamps:  Tuscan Vineyard 

Paper:  Vanilla, Petal Pink, Early Espresso, Soho Subway DSP 

Ink:  Memento Black, Pear Pizazz, Mint Macaron, Petal Pink, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Early Espresso 

Accessories:  Metallic Brads, Petal Pink Organdy Striped Ribbon, white gel pen, Aquapainter, Ticket-Corner punch, stylus, White Wink of Stella