Quick & Refreshing Card Using Stampin'Up! Botanical Layers Stamp Set
July 25, 2023
Today we're creatng a Quick & Refreshing Card Using Stampin'Up! Botanical Layers Stamp Set. We're in mid-summer heat so now is the time to make a card that looks cool and refreshing...
Here's today's creation...
a bit closer look...
This Botanical Layers stamp set is stuffed with beautiful images that lend themselves to quick & easy card-making.
Since we are in the midst of 90 degree weather I'm always looking for "cool." So I chose greens with a lot of blue since blues are "cool" colors. In our current Stampin'Up! pallette Shaded Spruce and Pool Party provide our chill & a nice variety of color.
Likewise, when contemplating the color for our flowering spray I wanted to carry through some blue to coordinate nicely with our greens. Fresh Freesia popped immediately to mind & it blends quite well with our green garden.
Now this stamped white layer was very pretty but I decided to ratchet it up a notch by dividing it into 3 parts and letting the Freesia background pop through a bit-- when I did that the entire card front came alive.
Next was to add just the right bling & the Freesia gems from the new Tinsel Gems Three Pack with their lovely clear tinted gems have all the sparkle you'd want in your cool summer garden.
I'll give you step by step directions for today's card below followed by the supply list.
Stop by Thursday to see what else we're creating with this stamp set.
Remember:
*During July for every $50 you purchase in product Stampin'Up! will email you a coupon fof $5 that you can spend in August.
*If you use this month's host code (UVV4F4T3) you can earn $5 in Stampin'Up! product (I choose) for every $50 in product that you order (excludes shipping & tax).
Directions:
1. Cut Thick Basic White cardstock 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, score long side at 4 1/4 (card base).
2.Cut white cardstock 4 1/8 X 5 3/8; put through the crosshatch embossing folder (Basic 3D embossing folders); adhere to card front.
3. Cut Fresh Freesia 4 3/8 X 3 1/2; adhere to center of card front.
4. Die cut white cardstock with 4 3/4 long Countryinn Corners die; mark backside 1 1/2 (vertical line) from each end --long side is horizontal.
*Stamp full leaf plant in Pool Party on right & left side
*Stamp flowers in middle in Fresh Freesia--stamp once & then move slightly & stamp again without re-inking.
*Stamp small leaf plant along bottom filling in empty spaces using Shaded Spruce.
*Cut this layer on the vertical lines; adhere center piece in center of Freesia layer. Adhere right & left pieces leaving 1/8" between them & center piece.
5. Cut white cardstoock 3/8 X 1 3/4; stamp in black ink 'Just a Note' (Go To Greetings); adhere to lower right front with dimensionals.
6. Adhere 2 large & 1 small Freesia gems--see photo for placement.
Your card is ready for sending!
Supplies: Click on any image below and you'll be in my st0re--order your supplies now.
