Sometimes I love getting out all the layers and accessories for my cards… and sometimes I like keeping it simple and not needing too much for my project. Today’s card is one of the latter! When I’m feeling overwhelmed in life, it is nice to be able to feel accomplished and that I can get something done that looks great but I don’t have to think too hard or have a million supplies out on my desk. Can you relate? 
Tips for making this card:
- Pick your favorite color and pair it with Whisper White and you are off to a good start! in this case, I used the new Mint Macaron as my main color because it is so soft and fresh.
- When using the crosshatch background stamp that comes with the You’ve Got This stamp set, I like to “stamp off” my inked stamp onto scrap paper first before stamping it onto my card. This makes the image lighter so that my main image (the flower) shows up better)
- Try stamping that background image just on the top of the card where your flower head will be instead of behind the entire flower so that you have a clean space for your sentiment.
- Stamp the flower in Black and then color in the center with the Delightful Dijon marker for just a hint of complimentary color.
- Pop your stamped and matted layers up with Stampin’ Dimensionals for a little depth to your card.
REMINDER – TODAY is the Last Day to be Signed up to get the July Paper Pumpkin kit!
They check their subscription counts today and then start mailing around the 15th, so if you aren’t signed up or you haven’t activated your prepaid subscription, make sure you have done so by the end of today!
Here is what they sent us last month (you had enough supplies to make 8 total cards):
As the kit comes out, I’ll be sharing my project ideas on my new Paper Pumpkin Fun facebook group and may try to do another video like I did last month.
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Yesterday was the last day of the Stampin’ Up fiscal year, which meant the last chance for me to earn points to earn an all-expense paid Mediterranean Cruise for me and my hubby! It was a busy whirlwind day complete with a Fun Folds Technique class in the evening! I also was so blessed to have some folks decide to take the plunge and join my Fun n’ Crafty group yesterday as well, so turns out I was going full throttle yesterday and didn’t get a chance to finish up my Walkthrough Wednesday yet.
and soak it in! I’ll be back tomorrow and it may be this week’s Walkthrough Wednesday is just going to have to come on a Thursday!
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So, while I will not claim these are all my best samples ever, they are all ones you would be great for some classes or workshops. Plus, with your starter kit, you would have supplies to make LOTS of all of these cards – So invite lots of people to join you for your kick off event! You could even do 2 or 3 at your first event and then do 2-3 more at your next event…how is that for planning?!
But now today I get to stay inside in our basement and cool off and craft, craft, craft! I’ll be making all the samples for my Fun Folds Technique class on Tuesday & the Playing with Color – Meet the In Color class on 7/7!
These are not my designs but were my inspiration to get started creating!
I have to admit, I’ve gotten really bad about getting a kit in the mail and being so excited to make the project… and then letting the box get buried on my desk only to be dug out weeks later.
