Thoughtful Branches...quick and easy!
August 02, 2016
It's soooo hot and muggy here in Maryland and so I thought I'd cool off by creating a really "cool" winter card with the new Thoughtful Branches set from Stampin'Up!---I made this into a Christmas card with the greeting--but this could also be an awesome birthday card, thinking of you card, thank you card, sympathy card, or get well card. This could be one of those you put in your stash and stamp the greeting when you need to send it. So take a look.....does this cool you off with the images of snow but heat up your creative juices?
The reason that we are working with this stamp set (Thoughtful Branches) is that it is currently only available through August while supplies last! So I'm having a blast with it during August while we can still get it. I'm going to give you step by step directions for this simple to do card and following that I will give you the supply list.
Here's the brochure for you to see up close the gorgeous pieces of the thinlets and the stamp sets--it can make trees, leaves, flowers (see last week's posts for more samples). Download Thoughtfulbranches_flyer_jul0516_us
Here's how to create this card:
1.Cut Night of Navy cardstock 4 1/4 X 11, score the long side at 5 1/2"(this is your card base).
2.Cut Silver Glimmer paper 3 3/4 X 5 (note, to conserve this paper, you can cut out the middle of this and save for another project since you only need about 3/4"of the border). Adhere the glimmer border to the front of the cardbase using glue dots
3. Cut Whisper white 3 1/2 X 4 3/4. Stamp the tree trio and the single tree in versamark, sprinkle with silver embossing powder and heat with Heat Tool until shiny silver.
4. Stamp the "ground" lines in versamark under the tree trio and part of the lines near the single tree (see picture); sprinkle with silver embossing powder and heat with Heat tool until shiny silver. Add some shimmer with the Wink of Stella glitter pen between the "ground"lines.
5. Stamp Tis the Season (Oh What Fun Stamp set) in Night of Navy Classic ink and working quickly sprinkle with 50% Clear embossing powder + 50% Dazzling Diamonds glitter* (have this mixed and ready to sprinkle since the navy ink will dry quickly); heat with Heat Tool until set.
6. Adhere this cardstock to the silver glimmer paper with glue dots. Add 3 rhinestones--see picture for placement.
Your card is completed! Isn't it gorgeous? So while it's hot--stamp a few of these to cool down !
*We've used this mixture in classes since Stampin'Up! discontinued our Iridescent Ice Embossing powder but this may be the first time we've used this in a post. Just mix equal parts of Clear embossing powder (e.g. 1 teasp0on) plus an equal amount of Dazzling Diamonds glitter). The embossing powder will "glue" the glitter to the cardstock when the mixture is heated. You cannot just sprinkle the glitter on the Versamark--Versamark is an ink--not a glue--and when the ink dries, the glitter will just brush off unless you have the clear embossing powder in there to glue it when it's melted.
Here's the supply list---don't wait too long to order yours...it is only available this August while supplies last (note: Stampin'Up! indicated that it may be available sometime in the future--but they are not sure at this point in time)
