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Beauty of Friendship for Fall Card
My card uses Stampin’ Up!’s Beauty of Friendship stamp set and coordinating Beautiful Trees Dies. Buy them as a bundle and save 10 percent. Find these on page 11 of Stampin’ Up!’s Annual Catalog. (Hint: When you purchase this bundle you qualify for a free SaleABration item — through September 30. You could choose the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper I used on today’s card.)
Fall cards offer the perfect time to bring out the baby wipe technique. That’s how I created the multi-colored foliage image of the tree.
Baby Wipe Technique
This technique is super fun and super easy. Lay a couple of baby wipes on a flat surface. Stampin’ Up!’s Silicone Mat works well as does wax paper. Drip drops of ink from Stampin’ Up!’s reinkers onto the baby wipes. I used fall colors I like such as Mango Melody, Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, and Cajun Craze. The ink spreads as you randomly drop the ink onto the wipe. Be sure to fill in any blank spots.
Then, press your stamp onto the baby wipes, using it as an ink pad. Then stamp the image onto your card stock. You can reuse this “pad” many times to make the most out of your ink. I often move the stamp around on the wipe to get different color patterns. Be sure to experiment with different colors and patterns to get the look you like.
Ink Spritzing
Ink spritzing is another fun technique. I love the sparkle of the Be Dazzling Specialty Paper. (Get it free with a $50 purchase — before tax and shipping — during SaleABration while supplies last). But, I wanted a different color. So I added it myself.
I poured 91 percent rubbing alcohol into one of Stampin’ Up!’s spritzers and added six drops of Cajun Craze reinker. Then, I sprayed my thin strips of Be Dazzling paper. Just think of all the different colors you could use!
Be sure to watch the below video to see how this card came together.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Remember to visit all of the blogs and leave a comment for a chance to win a free card kit. Congrats to last month’s winner: Elizabeth Paulus.
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Are you looking for a versatile stamp set for creating both masculine and feminine cards? Do you need a fresh all-occasion set? The Beauty of the Earth Suite Collection checks all of these boxes. Find it on pages 10-11 of Stampin’ Up!’s 2021-2022 Annual Catalog. The tree and leave images also lend themselves well to all seasons, too.
Just one order number (155843) purchases all of the products below for $73.50. This suite collection includes:
Beauty of Friendship stamp set
Beautiful Trees Dies
Beauty of the Earth 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper
Bark 3D Embossing Folder
Enjoy the Beauty of Friendship card samples. Be sure to watch the video below to see the suite in action.
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Look for new stamp sets, die cuts, bundles, punches, patterned paper, ribbons, and more! Today, I’m sharing a free card tutorial using the Beauty of Friendship stamp set. (It’s offered in a bundle with the Beautiful Trees Dies for a 10 percent discount.)
This card features #simplestamping and goes together quickly.
Beauty of Friendship Card Tutorial
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
STAMPS – Beauty of Friendship (154983)
PAPER – Bumblebee (153077), Mossy Meadow (133676), Basic White (159276), Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper (DSP) (155841)
INK – Early Espresso (147114), Old Olive (147090), Mossy Meadow (147111)
OTHER –Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Paper Snips (103579), Baker’s Twine Essential Pack (155475)
Cutting & Scoring:
Bumblebee – 8 ½” x 5 ½” scored at 4 ¼”, 5” x ¼”
Basic White – 5” x 3 ¾”
Mossy Meadow – 5 ¼” x 4”
DSP – 5” x 1”
Baker’s Twine – 5”
Instructions:
Fold the 8 ½” x 5 ½” Bumblebee cardstock in half.
Ink the tree trunk from the Beauty of Friendship stamp set with Early Espresso ink and stamp on the front of the white cardstock, closer to the right side, as shown in the card above.
Stamp one of the smaller foliage images with Mossy Meadow ink on the tree branches. Stamp the other image with Mossy Meadow directly on top of the first. This is called two-step stamping.
Ink the shadow/ground stamp with Old Olive and stamp at the bottom of the tree trunk.
Choose a sentiment and stamp it at the bottom of the card with Mossy Meadow ink.
Afix the DSP piece to the front of the white piece, aligning it directly with the left edge.
Place the Bumblebee strip next to the DSP.
With Stampin’ Seal or your choice of adhesive, place the white cardstock onto the Mossy Meadow panel.
Afix this whole piece to the Bumblebee base.
Tie a bow with the Baker’s Twine and place on the front of the tree with a Glue Dot.
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Kim
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