distINKtive STAMPING designs : Winter Woods

Thursday, 5 September 2019

Simple Stamping Techniques Blog Hop Floating Frame Technique

Hello and welcome to another Simple Stamping Techniques Blog Hop. This month we are featuring the Floating Frame Technique - another simple technique that packs a wow in your card making. You simply create a frame, raise it on dimensionals and place some stamping or die cutting behind the frame. Then add some more die cutting or punched shapes in front of the frame.

For my sample I used the "Winter Woods" stamp set and the "In the Woods" Dies, along with "Dashing Deer" and "Detailed Deer Dies". All of these products can be found in the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue.

I started by using a combination of the new Pigment Sprinkles (Bermuda Bay) combined with one of the older Brusho colours - Prussian Blue, onto Shimmery White card. Then a quick spritz with water created a gorgeous background. I manipulated the flow of colour in the centre with an Aqua Painter as I wanted to create the impression of an horizon.

I stamped the bare tree images in Night of Navy and Delicata Silver - a beautiful ink that is available in the Holiday Catalogue. The deer is die cut in Night of Navy and enhanced with Wink of Stella. It is also popped a little with Small dimensionals. The card base is Seaside Spray - one of the 2019 -2021 In Colors.

The name Floating Frame Technique demands a floating frame! So I cut mine out of Seaside Spray card, embossed it with a patterned embossing folder - you could use any that you like - then sponged on some Night of Navy Ink to highlight the pattern. The frame is cut with 2 Stitched Rectangle Dies.

I cut the tree on the outside of the frame with a die from "In The Woods" die set and Night of Navy card, then dabbed it with Delicata Silver directly from the ink pad. The greeting is heat embossed in Silver, decorated with a few Rhinestone Jewels and placed over Silver Metallic Thread.

It was lots of fun creating this card and the Floating Frame Technique gives your cards some added impact. Frames can be any shape or size, and can be placed at any angle.

Now it is time to hop along to the other demonstrator blogs to see more fun examples of this simple stamping technique.

· Ann Craig – Australia

· Libby Dyson – Australia

· Narelle Fasulo – Australia

· Leonie Schroder – Australia

thanks for visiting
and until next time,
Happy Stamping!

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Product List

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147661]

$40.00

In The Woods Dies

[147919]

$57.00

Dashing Deer Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147728]

$38.00

Detailed Deer Dies

[147915]

$59.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

$15.25

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

[147110]

$13.00

Seaside Spray A4 Cardstock

[150889]

$15.25

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$17.50

Silvery Shimmer Delicata Metallic Ink Pad

[150709]

$19.25

Pigment Sprinkles

[149663]

$40.00

Stampin' Spritzer

[126185]

$5.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$20.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$16.50

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109131]

$10.50

Silver Metallic Thread

[138402]

$6.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$11.50

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

$61.00

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

$14.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$6.00

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Winter Woods Christmas Card

I loved this stamp set when I first saw it in the Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalogue - I think it was the beautiful, bare branched trees that can be used for a number of different seasons that caught my eye.

The set is called "Winter Woods" and it comes in the red rubber format, so the details are very fine and ensure you achieve a lovely stamped image. Today I've created a Christmas card that uses lots of techniques.

This is the card we are making in class this week, and so far my class loved it.

We started off by punching a circle out of a post it note. Next we used the sponge brayer and Night of Navy ink on Whisper White card, followed quickly by Balmy Blue on the lower half of the card.

Our next step was to ink up the trees stamp with Night of Navy, remove the circle mask and stamp the image once on scrap paper then stamp it onto the card. Stamp off each time to achieve the most distant layer of trees.

Using the same stamp, add another layer of trees using full strength Night Of Navy ink.

Finally stamp the same image using Versamark ink. I tried to stamp at different intervals so that some of the previous images would not be totally covered by these embossed images.

Just a note here to ensure your card stock is dry before adding the Versamark and White embossing powder. You can dry it with a Heat Tool and to be doubly sure, don't forget to use your Embossing Buddy before stamping with Versamark ink. Then sprinkle with White Embossing powder and heat until melted.

The Winter Woods stamp set is available as a bundle (saving you 10%) as it coordinates with the "In The Woods Framelits Dies".

We used the long thin die to create our foreground, by cutting Whisper White card, then running it through the Big Shot with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder.

To complete the card I stamped the large tree with Night of Navy then cut it out using the detailed tree framelit. This framelit is special because it not only cuts out the perimeter of the tree but also cuts some branches so you can lift them with a Bone Folder to create a little texture on your card.

I added some glue and Silver Glitter to the edges - I love how it turned out. You can get the Silver Glitter at a bargain price on the Clearance rack.

Finally add your choice of greeting and any embellishments you want. I chose a smaller greeting from the Beautiful Baubles stamp set. The snowflake is from the soon to be released Snowflake Showcase - stay tuned for more information on this awesome, limited edition bundle coming in November.

I hope you like my card and that you will try using the Winter Woods stamp set in a variety of ways. If you would like to purchase any of the products I've used you will find direct links to each product below.

Until Next Time,

Happy Stamping!

Product List

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle

[149992]

$87.25