Birthday Wish

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As a new Stampin’ Up! catalog is about launch I realize I have a lot of DSP (Designer Series Paper) I have not used. It is so pretty I struggle to use it. I know I am not alone. This week I have begun to make a dent in my DSP. Okay, who am I kidding not even scratching the surface! But I have cut into some of my favorite patterns. 

The star of this card is the retiring Bird Ballad DSP. A couple of banners across the center and the large Honey Bee Wishes Die is the focal point. The only stamping was the “Make A” sentiment strip that was heat embossed in white onto black card stock.

Stampin Up Bird Ballad DSP Honey Bee Wishes Die Birthday card idea Michelle Gleeson Stampinup SU

The “i” is dotted with an retired embellishment in Daffodil Delight.

Stampin Up Bird Ballad DSP Honey Bee Wishes Die Birthday card inside view Michelle Gleeson Stampinup SU

Don’t forget to put some love on the inside of your card as well. These images were stamped, colored and cut out from the Free as a Bird stamp set. 

After work each day I walk from my office to my craft room to decompress. I realize I am incredibly fortunate to have two separate spaces for these activities. My craft room is my sanctuary; a place where I am surrounded by my rainbow of card stock, ink pads and stamps to send kindness to those I love.

I hope you are staying well and finding time to craft.

Michelle 

More Sketched Roses

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The Greetery Sketched Roses Anytime Cards Michelle Gleeson

Last week I shared the hours of creative fun I had with this new stamp set. Unfortunately technical difficulties kept me from sharing the other cards. With an investment in the up-to-date cloud based Photoshop I am ready to share the other versions.

The Greetery Sketched Roses Purple Posy Michelle Gleeson Anytime card idea

Here I used the stamp to add the image to the envelope flap as well.

The Greetery Sketched Roses Anytime Card Michelle Gleeson

The simple variation of the colors used for the leaves made a different look to the image. I love both versions.

The Greetery Sketched Roses Michelle Gleeson One Layer card

Here I added a die cut from Mango Melody card stock to add the shadow and draw out the Mango Melody used not he flowers. The focal image is mounted on Stampin’ Dimensionals. A simple (almost) one layer card.

The Greetery Sketched Roses Masculine version Michelle Gleeson

The image is striking against the rustic woodgrain DSP. In each of the cards I also added a partial image of the stamp as shown below.

The Greetery Sketched Roses inside view Michelle Gleeson

And the final image…

The Greetery Sketched Roses Thinking of You Michelle Gleeson

The background here was created by stamping diagonal line background stamp (Altenew) and then turning the card stock to stamp it again. It was fun to experiment!

I hope it was fun to see how one stamp created such different cards. Stay well and find time to experiment with your crafty stash.

Michelle

Crafting with Sketched Roses

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Although I have a craft room filled with paper, ink and stamp sets there is always another stamp set that catches my eye and becomes a must have for my crafty stash. The Greetery Sketched Roses stamp and die set is one of those sets. 

This set has been out for a couple of months. Last week I ordered it and it shipped the same day. Oh how we love that instant gratification that our newest order is on its way! When it arrived I could not wait to play and play I did. I created 8 uniquely designed cards with this set. My Stampin’ Mojo has not been going like this in some time so it was really fun.

The base of my card is the Brutus Monroe Not Your Mama’s Ultra Heavy Base Weight Cardstock. Wowza, this is fabulous card stock.

The card background is Stampin’ Up! Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper with a layer of Perennial Essence So Saffron vellum that was cut using the SU Stitched Nested Label Dies.

The focal point is the Sketched Roses Stamp set, a multi-layer stamp set, lines up and stamps with perfection. Using my Stamparatus allowed me to line everything up once and then using the four sides of the two plates I stamped and stamped and stamped to my hearts content.

The color palette for the image is So Saffron, Mango Melody, Soft Seaford, and Mint Macaron.

Once inked I die cut the image, which again lined up perfectly, it was mounted anon the card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals . A few jewels were the final touch.

The sentiment and coordinating die are also part of this stunning set from The Greetery.

I will share more of the cards I created soon. I hope you are staying safe and staying strong.

hugs,

Michelle

Spring Tulips

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A quick post to share a bit of Spring.

The tulips were stamped with Memento Black ink then colored with Copic Markers. Returning the colored image to my stamp positioning tool (Stamparatus) then restamped it with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold embossing powder.

My card the technique was inspired by the very talented Yana Smakula.

This card was sent to a very dear friend for her birthday. We rarely get to see each other but I know she is always there.

I hope you are staying home, staying safe, staying healthy, and staying strong.

Michelle