Yesterday I showed you my fabulous new STORAGE by Stampin’ Up! storage for my Stampin’ Blends so today I thought I’d show you a card I made using my Stampin’ Blends!
This card was SO Easy! With a few noted exceptions I could almost classify this card as “simple” stamping. First of all there is no stamping on the card at all! None! Hard to call it simple “stamping” if there isn’t any stamping on the card. Ha! Secondly, you need a Big Shot and the Lace Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder so these are items that a more seasoned stamper would have.
The hardest part of making this card was getting the piece of Whisper White cardstock centered in the embossing folder the way I wanted it. I wanted the row of flowers basically in the center of the cardstock. I think it would have worked if they were a bit lower too. The important thing was to make sure I wouldn’t cover up the row of flowers with the ribbon.
Speaking of the ribbon…isn’t this Petal Pink/Whisper White variegated ribbon lovely? It works so perfectly with this card! Ribbon is usually the very first accessory I look to when designing a card. Lately though I’ve noticed that I haven’t been using much ribbon on my cards. I don’t know what my problem is. Ha! You’ll be glad to know that of the 8 cards I have designed for next week’s Card Buffet only two of them DON’T have ribbon on them! Whew…
I guess I should tell you about the Stampin’ Blends technique that I mentioned in the title…. I first saw this technique used with the beautiful Country Floral Embossing Folder that was available during Sale-a-bration (and will available again in the new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog!). I saw people using their Stampin’ Blends to color the embossed flowers on their cards and it was gorgeous. I decided to try it on a simpler embossed image and this card is what I came up with!
I first embossed the Whisper White cardstock and then I used my Dark Petal Pink Stampin’ Blends Marker to color the embossed flowers. So easy! Then to really make the flowers pop I added Rhinestone Basic Pearls to the center of them. I then added a layer of Petal Pink cardstock and a Thick Whisper White card and my card was done!
I hope you enjoyed this simple technique that you can use with your Stampin’ Blends. Have a great day. Take care and Happy Stamping!