Patterns and Pockets!

Yes some more. Another card from a challenge elsewhere as well but still all Stamping Up. This time I used stamps from a wide range of sets which shows how easy it is to mix and match sets together as well as just using the one set. The sets used here were Cheers and Wishes for the Greetings, Year on Year for the Flowers on the front and seeing Spots for the Flower in the circle on the tabs. All stamped with Always Artichoke ink.

The papers used were Autumn Flowers again very versatile as they are double sided and they all match with one another and the highlights were hand drawn. In fact only one sheet of paper was used for this card. Punches used were the corner punch and the scallop punch.

To create the card I used two white square blank cards and stuck two sides together. I then used a large piece of patterned paper to stick to two of the sides to form the inside and pockets - I just kept the paper deliberately long and folded it up to create the pocket. The scallops were punched from the patterned paper and then white circles punched from whisper white card. I stamped the circles afterwards which is why they are artily off centre (oooh but I now have a stampa-ma-jig and how did I live without it I want to know). The tages were cut from Blush Card and stamped with the flowers in always artichoke and the flowers added to the top as a tag pull. I just decorated my tags but you could stamp them with a greeting, message fun voucher or even add photos if you wanted. The front was simply stamped and mounted and highlights added in black pen - very straight forward.

My hints and tips are
1. When lining a card don't put the paper right up to the centre fold - allow a little space so the card still folds well and
2. Use your bone folder on creases to ensure a crisp finish.

This design could so easily be used to scrap pictures for a special memory card for a special birthday and I think that could be a very special card that someone would love to keep and show others.

Rachel

Samples Time, Patterned Paper

SU have some really lovely papers - they are far better in real life than in the Catalogue and as soon as I can I will be ordering lots more to make sure I have some good samples and can do some little sample tags which I have already done with the card colours. I think these will be really popular with scrappers and card makers.

This one is made with the Fall Flowers selection of papers. They are all double sided and some of the patterns I used are from the same sheet. The stamp sets were Cheers and Wishes for the greeting and Seeing spots for the two flowers. The Inks were Always Artichoke and Certainly Celery. I really like these two colours can you tell. The tab at the top was a scalloped punch folded in half and a small slit made through which I poked a ribbon loop. The band was just a strip of paper loosely held around the card and glued together. The deco is the scallop punch in patterned paper with a whisper white centre circle. The white card is so good at taking the dye ink evenly. You can really see this on the tab insert and the solid stamps.

The card shape was made cutting two pre-made cards on the slant and then sticking the two backs together to form the three folds.



My Sample this time was prepared for the DCM Dare of which I am a new Design Team Member - toot toot me!!! Everything is having to be multipurpose at the moment as there are not enough hours in the day! The template idea came from Split Coast Stampers but to be fair I have seen it elsewhere as well - maybe without the band etc.

Morwenna's comment has prompted me to add that the message panel is loose and the left hand triangle is indeed stuck down on mine to form a more sturdy pocket.

Rachel

Samples Time, Seeing spots and Year on Year

Well time for some more from my stash. I am off to London Tomorrow and a busy day generally so won't be around much.

Sample 1
Stamp Set Used is Seeing Spots
Papers are Cutie Pie
Cardstock is Always Artichoke, So Saffron and Whisper White
White grossgrain narrow ribbon.
Inks are Always Artichoke and Certainly Celery
Buttons

Straightforward two step stamping here - used a pale colour for the background stamp and then the darker Artichoke for the greeting and flower. The scallop punch and circle punch were used to create the main deco and the scallop was over stamped with a background stamp for texture as well.
Sample 2

Again Seeing Spots and also the large wheel stamp Stampin' Around Spot On. This was stamped in Certainly Celery and then overstamped with the flower in Always Artichoke.

Cardstock was Whisper White for the card base and Always Artichoke and Gable Green (I meant to use Certainly Celery but came across this one first). Papers were Cutie Pie again!

It feels a little bare at the moment so it may get more embellishment in time when I have looked at it for a while!

Sample 3

This is a cute little card using the central image of flowers from the Year on Year stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Cardstock Rose Red, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Whisper White and the Cutie Pie Patterned Papers. White grossgrain ribbon.

The image was stamped in Basic Black and chalked and blended with the blender pens and the area around the image was also chalked to soften the edges.Sample 4
This card has a cardstock base in So Saffron with whisper white and Hunter Green for matting/layers. Main image is from year on Year, the greeting from Cheers and Wishes and the background spot image from Seeing Spots so three sets used!!

The main image and greeting were stamped in Basic Black and then the main image coloured with chalks and blended and the edge of the layer softened with chalk again. The background image on the white was stamped in Always Artichoke.

White grossgrain ribbon ties it together.


I hope you are enjoying these images and samples. I have another set to share which isn't quite finished yet so will be a couple of days as tomorrow I am busy with real life :-)

Rachel