Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Sassy Spring Sampler


I designed this spring sampler for a team meeting.  We all had a blast making them!  The colors were based around the "cloud" DSP in the Flowering Fields DSP.  The sampler fits in a 12 x 12" frame.  

Colors Used: Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, So Saffron, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, Black, White, Pool Party

12 x 12" Evening Evergreen background

10 x 10" Calypso Coral Layer

All squares/rectangles began with a base of Soft Succulent, the squares are 3 x 3" and the rectangles are 3 x 6 1/4"

Tulip Square: Soft Succulent 3 x 3" base; 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" 2nd layer; 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" basic white, sponged lightly with pool party; from the Flowering Tulips stamp set: tulip leaves/stems are 2nd generation Evening Evergreen; tulips were stamped on basic white scrap paper in petal pink and coral combos and fussy cut; one tulip is glued flat and the other 2 are popped up with dimensionals.

Deer Rectangle: Soft succulent 3 x 6 1/4" base; Evening Evergreen forest and deer cut with the Grove dies, there is a piece of Petal Pink cloud paper behind the deer/forest. No specific measurements on the forest, but I'd guess 2 3/4" x 5 1/2".

Kite Delight Rectangle:  3 x 6 1/4" Soft Succulent; 2 3/4 x 6" Petal Pink; 2 1/2 x 5 3/4" cloud paper.  Kite tails were stamped directly on the DSP and colored with blends markers; Kites were stamped on Basic White, colored with blends and fussy cut and popped up with dimensionals.  

Ladybug Square: 3 x 3" Soft Succulent; 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" Petal Pink embossed with the Gingham Embossing Folder;  leaves are soft succulent and punched with the Ladybug Punch (wings), Basic White Medium Daisy Punch and 1/2" circle punch (retired) made the flower; Black ladybug made with the punch; calypso coral wings and black dots punched out with a regular hand held hole punch.  

Floral Trio Square: 3 x 3" Soft Succulent, 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" Petal Pink, 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" Soft Succulent square; Sentimental Swirls stamped in Evening Evergreen; Flowers made from Calypso Coral, So Saffron and Petal Pink using the Flowers & Leaves Punch.  Centers are Opal Rounds colored with blends markers.

Daffodil Square: 3 x 3" Soft Succulent; 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" Evening Evergreen; 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" Petal Pink embossed with the Brick 3D embossing folder and sponged with Calypso Coral; Daffodils were stamped in Black Memento and colored with blends.  Jewels in flower centers.

Strawberry Square: 3 x 3" Soft Succulent; 2 3/4 x 2 3/4" Calypso Coral; 2 1/2 x 2 1/2" Basic White; Sweet Strawberry stamp set; stamp leaves/blooms in Evening Evergreen; color flower centers So Saffron; on Basic White, stamp the strawberries inside with Calypso Coral; Use the outline stamp and Poppy Parade to stamp the outside; punch with the Strawberry punch; use Soft Succulent to punch strawberry tops and glue them on the berries.  The strawberries are popped up with dimensionals.

There are random jewels on the squares/rectangles, these came from the Waves of Inspiration jewels; Champagne Rhinestones, Opals and Iridescent Jewels.  

Here's a different color background!  


If you need any of the supplies listed here!  Please contact me at knottybirchstudios@gmail.com or choose me as your demonstrator on the Stampin' Up! website!

Candace Birch


Monday, April 11, 2022

You’re Awesome

 





Welcome to the International blog hop!  This month’s card is a split panel card using the For the Record stamp!  

I love the diagonal striped stamp in the set and used it for my background.  I stamped it in Pacific Point, Fresh Freesia, Gorgeous  Grape, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Highland Heather,  

The record was stamped in Versamark on black and heat embossed with black embossing powder and a heat tool.  

Fresh Freesia heart was cut with a stitched die from the Give it a Whirl dies.  Sentiments stamped in Bermuda Bay and the ends punched with Lovely Labels punch and mounted on a strip of Bermuda Bay.  Jewels from the Waves of Inspiration suite.