Forever Greenery Foiled - Freshly Brewed Projects

Welcome to another Freshly Brewed Projects Blog Hop.

This week we are showing ideas on how to use foils in your cards.

I am using the gorgeous and very versatile "Forever Gold Laser-cut  Specialty Paper" from the Forever Greenery suite, that you can find in the new Annual Catalogue from Stampin' Up! 

This specialty paper set has been very popular with my customers as they love the ability to quickly create different cards. 

The coordinating stamp set - Forever Fern - from the suite is a distinktive stamp set. The images in this style of stamp set are very detailed and give a lovely 3-D impression with just one stamp.

 But today's focus is on the foils and how they can enhance your project with very little extra effort. 

Both my cards use the background  foils from the Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper. There are 3 sheets of these background patterns - 6 different patterns on each sheet - that is a lot of cards!

In addition there are 3 more sheets of detailed motifs.

 

 I've used one of the simple more geometric patterns and one of the more nature inspired patterns on the 2 cards.

Ink colours for the first card are Pretty Peacock, Blackberry Bliss and Shaded Spruce.

Colours for this card are Mossy Meadow, Soft Sea Foam and Magenta Madness (one of the new In Colors from Stampin' Up!)  

I always find it interesting to see how simply changing the colours helps you to create different cards when using the same elements.

In both cards I've created a mat for the greeting punching a circle from one of the Stampin' Up! Gold Foil sheets. 

I hope you will be inspired by my cards. If you wish to purchase any of the products you can do so on-line by simple selecting the product image below. If you'd like to browse further you can look at all the offerings on my website 

Now it is time to continue to be inspired by the creations of my fellow Blog Hoppers. Enjoy the inspiration!

It will be a quick hop today but it will give you lots of ideas.

If you like what you see, leave us a comment so we know you have looked:

·      Libby Dyson

·       Narelle Fasulo

·       Debbie Yeomans

·      Ann Craig

·      Jessie Holton

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$14.25

Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150083]

$13.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$13.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

$13.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$13.00

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$13.00

Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad

[153117]

$13.00

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152559]

$42.00

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

$63.00

Forever Fern Bundle (English)

[154094]

$94.50

Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper

[152493]

$26.00

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$8.75

Gilded Gems

[152478]

$12.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

To A Wild Rose Friendship Card

To A Wild Rose stamp set caught my eye as I was browsing through the 2019-20 Annual Catalogue by Stampin' Up! 

It has the qualities of a "distinktive" stamp and the added bonus of being a 3 step stamp. 

How does a "distinktive" stamp differ to our regular stamps? The answer is they create different opacities in a single stamped image and therefor you achieve images with realistic depth and intensity. 

The "To A Wild Rose" set is photopolymer  meaning it can easily be aligned for 3 step stamping, or you can use the Stamparutus stamp positioning tool to make it easy. 

 Something else to help make card making easier is that this set comes with coordinating dies - Wild Rose dies, and you can save 10% by ordering the bundle.

I tried a few different colour combinations for the rose image and the card I'm showing today uses Blackberry Bliss and Purple Posy inks. 

I like to start with the outline stamp using the darkest colour - Blackberry Bliss. For the second stamp I again used Blackberry Bliss, but I stamped it lightly on scrap paper first before aligning and stamping onto the outline image. Next comes the lightest colour that is used on the stamp that is the solid shape of the flower. I used Purple Posy from the new 2019 - 2020 In Color range. 

 

Have you tried the new Crackle background stamp? It is so versatile and I find it really easy to achieve the results I want by using these very large stamps on the Stamparatus. As I wanted a light image I stamped off on a scrap of paper and then pressed  unevenly on the stamparatus to achieve an uneven image. A little soft sponging followed by stamping and stamping off the solid leaf images, and the background is complete.

To finish the card I used some Purple Posy Scalloped Linen Ribbon, some Linen Thread and layered the cut shapes with dimensionals. The card front was then adhered to a Thick Whisper White card base.

Think of all the different colours you could create this lovely Wild Rose and make up some cards. You can use them for any occasion simply by changing the greeting and colours.

If you would like to purchase any of these products you may do so via my On-line Store  Check out all the products I used in the listing below and simply click on any product of interest to visit the store and find out more information. 

Until Next Time

Happy Crafting

Product List

To A Wild Rose Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149452]

$45.00

Wild Rose Dies

[149547]

$59.00

To A Wild Rose Bundle

[151073]

$93.50

Crackle Paint Cling Stamp Set

[148752]

$28.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$14.25

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$13.00

Purple Posy Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150084]

$13.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$13.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$13.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$8.75

Purple Posy 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Scalloped Linen Ribbon

[149706]

$14.00

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set

[149468]

$38.00

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

$61.00

Stamparatus

[148187]

$85.00

Stampin Up Alaska Cruise Swaps

What a fun time I had on the Stampin' Up! Alaska cruise  a couple of weeks ago. It was awesome to share this trip with my husband and some lovely friends who are fellow demonstrators. As you can see from the photo - the weather was perfect.

This year, my swaps were very last minute, but I thought I'd share them and the technique I used. 

It is the basic technique of MASKING. 

I've been using this technique a lot lately in a variety of ways - it is such a useful technique in helping you achieve depth and interest in your card making.

I used one of Stampin' Up's! Distinktive Stamps from the Healing Hugs stamp set. These Distinktive stamps create different opacities in a single stamped image for realistic depth and intensity. 

 And here is the stamping on the card I made:

  I've stamped the main image 3 times, starting with the darkest (full ink strength) then masking, stamping off and repeating for the 3rd flower.

 You can see the build up of the masks, and note that the mask is placed inside the edge of the stamped image. This is done to ensure the next stamp positions closely to the original. 

The process is repeated when adding the leaves.

 I can't believe that I didn't photograph the complete card but you can see it amongst the other swaps on one of the swap boards at Base Camp on the ship. 

Can you spot it on the board?

I used some stamps from other sets as well - the background texture is from Artisan Textures, and the greeting is from the Blended Seasons stamp set that is an exclusive set only available during August. 

Hopefully I'll get back into the swing of sharing more often..

Until next time

Happy Stamping!

If you would like to order any of the products I used you can order on-line at my store

Product List

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$13.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$13.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$13.00

Healing Hugs Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146530]

$37.00

Artisan Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146573]

$30.00

Blended Seasons Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[149016]

$68.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$8.00

Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock

[133682]

$14.75

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$10.00