Great excitement over the weekend when 2 of my team members promoted to Bronze Elite. I just had to make them a card each and send them a package of goodies to celebrate their achievement.
Over the weekend I came also cameacross a Youtube video by Rose Castillo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9jFRn7S0L8 – using the Swirly Bird stamp set. I have to confess this is a stamp set that I bought last year after I saw so many amazing projects made with it on Pinterest…………and I have never used it! Shame on me…… I loved Rose’s idea of stamping on letters to give them some interest and definition and thought I would give it a go.
www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird and Large Letters by Stampin’ Up!
For my take on her card I die cut the letters using the Large Letters Framelits Dies and Whisper White cardstock. Using the smallest of the stamps from the Swirly Bird stamp set I added the flowers in Sweet Sugarplum ink, the leaves in Wild Wasabi ink and the stems in Perfect Plum ink. I was really happy with the way they looked. I also die cut 3 more of each of the letters from the Whisper White cardstock and glued them together with Tombw Liquid Adhesive to give a 4 layer stack with the stamped piece on the top. This gives lovely dimension to the letters without the hassle of cutting up Stampin’ Dimensionals.
www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird stamp set and Large Letter Dies by Stampin’ Up!
I stamped the sentiment from the One Wild Ride stamp set in Versamark ink after using my Embossing Buddy on a Whisper White panel. I covered the sentiment with Copper Embossing Powder and heat set it with my Heat Tool. Love the shine this gives and copper is the nearest we have to a bronze colour.
www.crafty-rootes.com – Swirly Bird Stamp set by Stampin’ Up!
I lined my letters up above the sentiment and stuck them down with a little Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I decided to back the Whisper White panel with a layer of the Copper Foil Paper adding to the luxurious look of the card. The whole topper was then added using Stampin’ Dimensionals to a Crumb Cake card base. I added a Whisper White panel to the inside and stamped the same images down the side of the inner panel and also on the envelope.
I really love the clean and simple look of this card and the pop of shiny copper really works. I am so glad Rose’s video inspired me to use this great stamp set.
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Mo x
Supplies used
Stamp sets
Swirly Bird and One Wild Ride
Dies
Large Letter Framelits
Cardstock
Crumb Cake .Whisper White and Copper Foil Paper
Ink Pads
Sweet Sugarplum, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi and Versamark
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot + Magnetic Platform, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Bone folder and scissors
Acrylic Blocks
A, A, A and D
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Sundries
Copper Embossing Powder and Whisper White Envelope
What a lovely simple card – love the copper background and the embossed sentiment! xx