Stampin’ Up! Softly Sketched for the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop

Good Morning and welcome to the Happy Inkin’ Thursday Blog Hop! I used the sweet sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Softly Sketched stamp set with the pretty Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ designer series paper to make a miss you card for a friend who is moving or taking another job. You can find the supplies I used along with card stock cuts at the bottom of my post.

We have a pretty sketch challenge this week:

I embossed a panel of Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ designer series paper with the Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder and used a sponge dauber to gently apply Old Olive ink to the embossed DSP. This accents the raised edges and tones down the brassiness of the Granny Apple Green background.

I adhered the embossed panel to a pretty meadow scene panel of the Meandering Meadows DSP before adhering the layered panel to a Balmy Blue mat.I adhered the panel to the front of an Old Olive card base with dimensionals. I adhered a short length of ribbon to the card with glue dots.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Softly Sketched stamp set using Old Olive ink on Daffodil Delight card stock. I cut the label out with the Stylish Shapes banner die using the two step die cutting technique and popped it on the card with dimensionals. I finished with three brass swallow embellishments.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Softly Sketched stamp set using Old Olive ink on a Basic White panel. I adhered a strip of DSP to the side before adhering the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

Don’t the scenes from the Meandering Meadows DSP make you excited for spring? They are so pretty and the small sentiments from the Stampin’ Up! Softly Sketched stamp set are perfectly sized and don’t distract from the landscape. And the pretty brass embellishments are perfect final touch!

On with the Hop! Click on the Next Blog button to move forward to see the beautiful project Karen Ksenzakovic has created.

If you get lost along the way, here are the participants for the hop:

Today is the Last Day for Sale-A-Bration!

Sale-A-Bration is Stampin’ Up!’s best promotion of the year with specials for Shopping, Hosting and Joining! And today is the last day to get these fantastic benefits.

Current Host Code: XR9HAEK4

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a free gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00!

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll still send you the free gift! This host code can be used by anyone, no club or commitment required. Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my online store or contact me if you have any questions.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Akiko

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Cardstock Cuts for this project:

Old Olive – 4-1/4″ x 11″ card base, scored at 5-1/2″
Balmy Blue – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (front mat)
Daffodil Delight – 1″ x 3″ (label)
Basic White – 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside panel)
Meandering Meadows 6″ x 6″ DSP – 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″ (front background), 1-1/4″ x 5-1/8″ (embossed stripe), 1/2″ x 5-1/4″ (inside trim)

Stampin’ Up! products used in this project:

Softly Sketched Cling Stamp Set (English)

[161264]

$24.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder

[158655]

$9.50

Meandering Meadows 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[162735]

$12.50

Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100702]

$10.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146982]

$10.00

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119683]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Adhesive Backed Dragonflies & Birds

[162743]

$8.50

Balmy Blue & White 3/8" Double Stitched Ribbon

[159629]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.75

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$128.00

Stampin’ Up! Perennial Postage Card

Good Morning! I’ve been busy with cleaning out my craft room and organizing my supplies. This seems to be never ending, but I did manage to make a quick card with the Stampin’ Up! Perennial Postage bundle. I am CASE’ing a card from the Mini Catalog, but with so much of a mess, I was inspired to combine the old with the new and pair the new bundle with the Countryside Inn designer series paper. You can find the products I used at the bottom of my post along with the card stock sizes.

The Countryside Inn Suite in the Annual Catalog is such a pretty set of products, and there are so many different floral and graphic patterns in the DSP, so I thought it would be great with a layered postage stamp card. I started by embossing a Boho Blue panel with the Countryside Blossoms embossing folder and adhered it to a Boho Blue mat. I popped it on a Boho Blue card base with dimensionals.

I cut several different squares and rectangles of the Countryside Inn designer series paper using the large square and a couple of the rectangle dies from the Stampin’ Up! Perennial Postage dies. I tried to replicate the pattern in the catalog, but I had to change it up, so that it looked right to me. And then I wanted to make sure I got the bunny in there above where I wanted to put the label. I laid them all out and then took a picture and adhered them with liquid glue. And then I changed the arrangement from my picture, but the bunny is in the right place.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up! Perennial Postage stamp set in Versamark ink on Misty Moonlight. I sprinkled it with white embossing powder and shook off the excess. I heated it with my heat tool until it was bright and shiny and cut it out with one of the rectangle postage stamp dies. I used the two step method, so it’s just a little longer, but it’s so easy to do with these dies. I adhered some Boho Blue ribbon with some Stampin’ Seal and popped the label on top with dimensionals. I finished with three Misty Moonlight tinsel gems.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the flowers and stems from the Lasting Joy stamp set in Night of Navy and Boho Blue on a Basic White panel. They go so nicely with the Countryside Inn designer series paper. I cut the edge of a strip of DSP with the second largest postage square rectangle from the Stampin’ Up! Perennial Postage dies and adhered it to the the panel. I adhered the panel to the inside of the card with Stampin’ Seal.

I love how easy it is to combine two pretty Stampin’ Up! suites and make a card. The Stampin’ Up! Perennial Postage dies are so versatile!

Sale-A-Bration Is Ending Tomorrow!

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Current Host Code: XR9HAEK4

Use this host code when you order $50 or more and receive a Thank You gift from me! The free gift is your choice of any item currently available valued up to $10.00.

If your order is over $150, please do not use the host code since you’ll receive your own Host Dollars plus I’ll still send you the Thank You gift! This host code can be used by anyone, no club or commitment required. Let me know if you have any questions.

If you need any stamping supplies, I’d be very happy to be your Demonstrator. Just click on the Shop Now Button on the right side of the screen to go directly to my Online store or contact me if you have any questions. Happy Stamping!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Akiko

Visit my online store here
See the current Stampin’ Up! clearance rack specials here
Earn FREE Stampin’ Up! products through my Wildflower Frequent Shopper Program – my way of saying thank you to my online frequent shopper customers.
Have any questions? I’d be happy to help, click here to contact me.