This type of sunny weather reminds me that Spring IS on its way (or maybe that's just a lot of wishful thinking on my part). With the recent arrival of my small Occasions Mini order, I was ready to "think Spring" with my stamping. SO, I stamped the following cards with my Stampers 6 Club last night!
The first card uses our new Botanical Gazette designer paper. We adhered it to the card front and then embossed the frame using our new Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. We "antiqued" the card a little by distressing the designer paper a little with one of our sanding blocks.
The focal image (from our new Nature Walk stamp set) was inked up using our Stampin' Write markers. We even added a little shine to the bees wings using our Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink. LOVE that stuff! We finished it off with a little crochet trim and a punched tab. So pretty!
The second card is a very simple design. I wanted to show the girls our new Letterpress plates and glimmer paper. You can't really tell in the picture, but after inking the letterpress plate with our White Craft ink, we ran it through the Big Shot with some Crumb Cake cardstock and the image is then debossed into the paper. This particular technique works best with craft ink on our water color paper.
The hearts were punched from our Red Glimmer Paper. The pictures just don't do it justice. It's SO pretty and glittery in real life!
If you have any questions about any of these products or if you're interested in joining a Stampers 6 Club to see these types of new products or learn new techniques on a regular basis, let me know!
Happy Stamping!
