Woven Textures – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

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Week 20 – Early Espresso

This handmade card features the Woven Textures DSP. I love all the different textures of the patterned paper and the dry embossing.

A LITTLE ‘WHY’ ABOUT THIS CARD
I adore this little patchwork bird. Thanks to Julie Heitz, The Chirpy Cardmaker of Quilts for her YouTube instructions. Initially I wasn’t going to add any colour, just use the DSP with a neutrals colour palette, but I think the leaves and flowers add a lovely pop of colour!

How you can re-create this card

1. Create the base – an Early Espresso card base, 29.7cm x 10.5cm, scored @ 14.9cm.

2. Add Texture – after adhering the Basic White (10cm x 14.4cm) layer and the DSP (9.7cm x 14.1cm) layer, I placed it into the Traditional Wreath 3D Embossing Folder and ran it through my Cut & Emboss Machine.

3. Feature Image – The leaves [Christmas Greetings dies] are die cut with Garden Green and Granny Apple Green ink added using Blending Brushes. The largest Stylish Shapes die circle has Misty Moonlight ink, blended around the edges. The patchwork bird is created with pieces of Woven Textures DSP and adhered to the circle.

4. Layering – Adhere the dry embossed layer to the card base, then attach the feature on Dimensionals. Glue the leaves into place.

5. Add the sentiment – heat emboss the sentiment with Versamark ink and White WOW Emboss Powder.

6. Finishing touches – some of the flowers from the Extraordinary Flora Washi Tape is added for an extra pop of colour.

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Product List @stampinupofficial
Stamps: Extraordinary Flora*
Dies: Christmas Greetings, Extraordinary Flora* Stylish Shapes
Ink: Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Misty Moonlight, Versamark
Paper: Basic White, Early Espresso, Woven Textures DSP, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: White WOW Emboss Powder, Neutral Matt Dots, Exaordinary Flora Washi Tape, Traditional Wreath 3D Embossing Folder, Blending Brushes, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy, Heat Tool.
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%

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Week 50 – Soft Sea Foam

Today’s handmade card features the Textured Notes stamp set and coordinating dies and the Unbounded Love stamp set and dies and the Spotlight on Nature dies with the Woven Textures Designer Series Paper (DSP).

I adhered a piece of the DSP to the entire card front before working out my layers. I cut the darker DSP with the Textured Notes die, then stamped all of my images and sentiment on Basic White or Soft Seam Foam card. The leaves and circle element under the sentiment were fussy cut with Paper Snips and placed on the card to see where I wanted to add some extra stamped elements on the background. I used Pecan Pie and Early Espresso inks along with Pecan Pie and Soft Sea Foam Blends Markers to splatter.

I also did more splattering with my Blends on the leaves. The sentiment is stamed is Early Espresso ink and die cut with the Unbounded Love dies. I ran the edges around on my inkpad to get some more highlights.

The Basic Beige Bordered Ribbon was attached to a narrow piece of White card covered with Stampin’ Seal and folded to add lots of texture.

I added some Neutral Matte Dots to finish.

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you join me next Wednesday for inspiration using Wild Wheat.

Product List
Stamps: Textured Notes*, Spotlight on Nature, Unbounded Love
Dies: Textured Notes*, Unbounded Love
Ink: Soft Sea Foam, Basic Beige, Early Espresso, Pecan Pie
Paper: Basic White, Soft Sea Foam, Woven Textures Designer Series Paper, Basic White C6 Envelopes
Other: Stampin’ Blends Combo Markers (Soft Sea Foam & Pecan Pie), Neutral Matte Dots, Basic Beige Bordered Ribbon, Acrylic Blocks, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Paper Trimmer, Multipurpose Glue, Stampin’ Seal, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick Tool, Simply Shammy
*can be purchased together as a bundle to save 10%