Showing posts with label Whisper White Thick Cardstock. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Whisper White Thick Cardstock. Show all posts
Happy Wonderful Christmas - an alternative way of using the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
I love that last years Christmas set Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer stamp set and the Wonderful Wreath Framelit Dies have carried over to this years Autumn/Winter catalogue.
I was thinking about recreating last years Christmas card because I didn't get a chance to blog about it..... but before I knew it I got totally sidetracked thinking about how else could I use this set without using the main wreath stamp.
The result is that I've made a card using the berries stamp (top right in the picture above) from the Wondrous Wrearh set. I used the sentiment included in this stamp set 'Happy Wonderful Christmas' and then punched out 5 flowers from Vellum cardstock using the Itty Bitty Accents punches and then added some Rhinestones.
I really like this effect. You could definitely use this stamp for any occasion, not just for Christmas. It also gave me another reason to use my current favourite cardstock - Whisper White Thick Cardstock.
If you've been following my blog for a while, you may have noticed that I've been making cards with simple designs recently, I am loving the less is more look but I am not sure, with this card, if it works?
I love simplicity and modern design so I personally like what I've created here but I would love to know what you think.
I've simply cut a piece of the Winter Wonderland 6"x6" Designer Series Paper into 4 and stuck it onto a card base of Whisper White Thick Cardstock using some of the Winter Wonderland Designer Washi Tape. I then die cut "Merry" and stamped "Christmas" using the Holly Jolly Christmas bundle and voila, you have a modern, minimalist Christmas card.
Does it work? Well it does for me.... BUT I would love to know your opinion. Would you like to receive this card? Is it too simple? If you could add anything else to the design of this card, what would it be?
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Today's card features the new Whisper White Thick Cardstock. The Stampin' Up! standard Whisper White Cardstock is 216gsm. The Whisper White Thick Cardstock is much heavier at 270gsm. This makes it much stronger to hold embellishments and also allows you to keep the design simple with no layers, like I have shown in today's project.
I've created the background using the Watercolour Wash background stamp and Pool Party ink. I love the fact that you don't need to be an artist to have authentic looking brush strokes in your project.
I die cut a butterfly from Basic Gray Cardstock using the smallest die in the Butterflies Thinlits Dies set. I then die cut a butterfly from Vellum using the smallest butterfly in the Bold Butterfly Framelit Dies and layered this onto the butterfly in Basic Gray. I might try this using the Silver Foil Paper or Silver Glimmer Paper next time to give the card more sparkle.
I then adhered sequins, rhinestones and subtles candy dots to the background using the new Fine Tip Glue Pen which will be available in the Autumn/Winter catalogue that’s being released on 1st September.
On a 1cm strip of Whisper White I stamped the sentiment You're a true friend using the Endless Thanks stamp set. I then used the tripple banner punch to punch out the banner end. This stamp set is so versatile, there are so many combinations you make, take a look at the stamps included in the picture below.
I hope you have enjoyed this project today. Have a great weekend!
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