So Long old favourites

Today I’m hopping along with the ESAD demonstrator group as we celebrate retiring products from the 2018-2019 Annual and the 2019 Occasions catalogues.

There is more info about what ESAD is at the bottom of this post but briefly it’s community group for Australasian based Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. Today, we are bringing you some last ideas using some of our favourite Stampin’ Up! products, so grab a cuppa and sit back to enjoy this hop.

Today, I’m focussing on a Bundle that I thought was incredibly clever in how it was created. It’s the Serene Garden stamp set and Serene Scene die set.

What I really like about this bundle is how each of the stamps work individually, but when intertwined with the dies, they create really interesting layers, texture and dimension to your project.

Here is my card.

Being an outline stamped, it’s well suited to colouring. So here I have stamped in Mememto Black ink and coloured using Stampin’ Blends. Once I was happy with my base image colouring, I used the leaves die to punch out some of the leaves that scatter among the scene.

Next, I used the embossing die, which is exactly the same design and size at the stamp, to emboss a piece of Shaded Spruce cardstock. I cut the cardstock larger than my stamped image layer, so that it made it easier to line up the images. After embossing, I used dimensionals to adhere my white coloured layer over the embossed Spruce cardstock layer, allowing shadows to form which creates depth. Matching the stamped image over the embossed one perfectly, I trimmed down the spruce cardstock to the size I wanted. I overlayed some flowers in contrasting colours for some extra pop.

I really didn’t want to add too many other elements to this card and run the risk of them taking away from the main image. So, I opted for a simple sentiment tucked behind the main image and layered over the cardbase, which I embossed with the embossing die, to echo the pattern and add texture without adding some new.

Next up in the hop is Siobhan Fitzsimmons.

Blog hop participant list:

1. Bronwyn Eastley
2. Libby Dyson
3. Katrina Duffell
4. Lou Kitzelman
5. Shannon Kissane
6. Nicole Wilson
7. Delys Cram
8. Lauren Meiklejohn
9. Cathy Pinchbeck
10. Sandra Mastello
11. Richelle Fletcher
12. Rose Packer
13. Siobhan Fitzsimmons
14. Jo Weedon
15. Peta Stephen
16. Lisa Whitehead
17. Rochelle Laird-Smith
18. Rebecca Scurr
19. Mandy Depiazzi
20. Denise Buetler
21. Monique Fielder
22. Kelly Kent
23. Sharon Dalton
24. Rebekah Crisp
25. Maree McIntosh

Until next time… Stamp Creatively,

Click to shop these supplies:

Serene Garden Photopolymer Bundle [148395]	Itty Bitty Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146667]	Big Shot [143263]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock [147006]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Shaded Spruce Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends [147938]	Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [148059]	Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [148544]
Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144599]	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends [147945]	Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603]	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin’ Pad [147086]	Classic Label Punch [141491]
Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]	Stampin’ Trimmer [129722]	Clear Block E [118484]	Clear Block C [118486]