For Technique Tuesday, I am sharing the Tip to Tip Blending Technique for my Let’s Gather Together Card using the Gather Together Bundle by Stampin’ Up! I love Fall and all the colours of the leaves that it brings! So, I thought the Tip to Tip would be perfect to showcase those colours! For my card, I create a frame using a Stitched Rectangle and the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper with the leaves “exploding” out of it. I used the Woodlands Embossing Folder as my base behind all the leaves “falling” from the trees. To tie in the Daffodil Delight colour, I used a strip of the Plaid Tidings Designer Series Paper and one of the leaves die cut and embossed. A strip of Copper Foil Paper and a scattering of Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels add a bit of shimmer to my card.

For part 4 of my colouring videos with Stampin’ Blends from my presentation, I am demonstrating the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. The other 3 parts are listed below at the end of this document.

Tip to Tip Blending Technique

To combine two different coloured blends on an image, try the Tip to Tip Blending Technique. This gives you a smooth transition of colors and doesn’t end up looking all blotchy where the colors meet. I’ve chosen Calypso Coral and Old Olive Stampin’ Blends for my first leaf.

1. Stamp the image with Memento Ink.
2. Apply the Light Calypso Coral and Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to the image. Meet somewhere in the middle with the colors – it doesn’t have to be neat.
3. With the Dark Calypso Coral and Dark Old Olive Stampin’ Blends, add a layer of color around the edge of the image.
4. Brush the tip of the Light Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends over the tip of the Light Old Olive Stampin’ Blends to pick up some color. The Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends marker then acts as your brush to apply a mix of both colors to the center of the leaf. I kept working these blends together until I was happy with the transition where the colors meet.

To demonstrate that this Tip to Tip Technique can work with other colors, I’ve created leaves using Old Olive with Soft Suede and Daffodil Delight with Cherry Cobbler. Don’t worry about your markers being contaminated—all you need to do is run them over some scrap paper a few times and the nibs will clean themselves.

Supplies:

Stamps/Bundle: Gather Together Bundle (153036)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), VersaMark Ink (102283)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Whisper White (100730), Daffodil Delight (119683), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494), Copper Foil Sheets (142020), Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (153527)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Woodland Embossing Folder (152881), White Stampin’ Embossing Powder (109132), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457), Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154880), Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154883), Calypso Coral Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154881), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements: 

• Cherry Cobbler: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼”
  • Small leaf die:1 ½”x 1 ½”
  • Sentiment: 3 ½” x 1 ½”
• Whisper White: 5” x 3 ½”
  • 3 pieces: 2 ½” x 2 ½” (for larger leaves)
• Daffodil Delight: 1 ½”x 1 ½”
• In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 5 ¼” x 4”
• Plaid Tidings 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper: 1” x 5”
• Copper Foil Sheets: 3/8” x 4 1/8” (scrap)

Instructions for My Let’s Gather Together Card: 

1. Fold the Cherry Cobbler card stock in half to create the card base.
2. Stamp the leaves in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the 3 pieces of Whisper White
3. Colour the leaves with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the video for reference when colouring them
4. Die cut the leaves with the corresponding dies from the Gather Together Bundle
5. Using the Gather Together Bundle, die cut the smallest leaves in Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler
6. Die cut with the third largest Stitched Rectangle a frame from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper
7. Emboss the Whisper White card stock with the Woodland Embossing Folder
8. Stamp the sentiment in VersaMark Ink on the Cherry Cobbler piece and heat emboss it with White Stampin’ Embossing Powder
9. Die cut the sentiment out with the fourth smallest Stitched Rectangle
10. Using Stampin’ Seal, adhere the embossed Whisper White piece in the center of the Cherry Cobbler base
11. Adhere with Stampin’ Seal the Plaid Tidings piece in the centre of the Whisper White piece and adhere the Gold Foil piece centered on top
12. Position two of the largest leaves where you want them at the top of the frame and adhere them with glue dots
13. Position part of the third leave under the sentiment and adhere with glue dots.
14. Add dimensionals to the leaves where they may need to have extra support
15. Using dimensionals, pop up the sentiment in the centre of the card base
16. Using dimensionals, pop up the frame making sure that some parts of the larger leaves are tucked under the frame and some parts are on top to create the “exploding” look
17. Adhere the Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler leaves to the Whisper White piece with dimensionals
18. Add a scattering of the Holiday Rhinestones wherever needed to fill in space.

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Let’s Gather Together Card!

My Colouring Notes from my presentation:
https://stampwithlaurie.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Stampin-Up-Blends-2020.pdf

Part 1: Whiskey Business Card using Blending Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Blending Different Colours Together

Part 2: Country Harvest Card using Light to Dark Technique
Video Tutorial: Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring

Part 3: Beautiful Poppy Birthday Card using Smooth Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Smooth Colouring

Part 4: Let’s Gather Together Card using Tip to Tip Blending Technique
Video Tutorial: Tip to Tip Colouring

Part 5: So Grateful Cardinal Card using Flicking Colouring Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking Colouring

Part 6: Let’s Celebrate You Card using Flicking of Different Colours Technique
Video Tutorial: Flicking of Different Colours Technique

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