Thanksgiving/Fall

Let’s Gather Together Card

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My Let's Gather Together Card
My Let’s Gather Together Card

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 Chart
Tip to Tip Blending Technique Chart

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.

Tip to Tip Blending Technique Tutorial Video

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)
Close Up of my Let's Gather Together Card
Close Up of my Let’s GatherTogether Card

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

My Country Harvest Card

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My Country Home Card
My Country Harvest Card

I am happy to share my Country Harvest Card that is using my colouring techniques that I recently presented to fellow demonstrators. For my card, I knew I wanted to use an oldie, but a goodie, the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder! The In Good Taste Designer Series Paper has a photographic image of tiles that I thought would tie in nicely with the embossing folder and the country theme of my card. To further the country theme, I used the Denim Ribbon to transition between the DSP and the Brass Foil piece. I used the Brass Foil as an accent, but you could use one of the new Brushed Metallic Cardstock instead. To finish the card, I used two Antiqued Corners to set off the coloured image.

For Part 2 of my colouring with Stampin’ Blends from my presentation, I am showing the difference between colouring light to dark versus dark to light. For this demonstration, I used the jug from the Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set. Some people prefer adding ink from light to dark creating a saturation of ink for easy blending. Others prefer to add ink from dark to light creating a lighter coloured image since you use less ink. The two most common ways to add ink are circling and flicking. Each technique produces a particular appearance and knowing how to use them will add depth and variation to your projects.

My Colouring Video Presentation Showing Light to Dark/Dark to Light Colouring

Supplies:

Stamps: Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set (147678)

Inks: Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Pad (147091)

Paper: Whisper White Thick (140272 ), Soft Suede (115318), Whisper White (100730), Night of Navy (100867 ), Brass Foil Sheets (153057), In Good Taste Designer Series Paper (152494)

Accessories: Stitched Rectangles Dies (151820), Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder (151801), Antiqued Corners & Slides Elements (152471), Denim Ribbon (149590), Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (144040), Rich Razzleberry Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (144602), Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154906), Old Olive Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (154892 ), Pool Party Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack (144605 ), Stampin’ Blends Color Lifter (144608 ), Paper Snips (103579), Bone Folder (102300), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Measurements: 

  • Whisper White Thick: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼” 
  • Soft Suede: 4” x 5 ¼”
  • Night of Navy – 2 pieces: 3 ½” x 4”
    • 2 ¾” x 4” (stitched rectangle)
  • In Good Taste Designer Series Paper: 2 ½” x 3 7/8”
  • Brass Foil Sheets: ¾” x 3 7/8”
  • Whisper White – 2 pieces: 3” x 1 ¼” (sentiment)
    • 2 ½” x 3 ¾”
  • Denim Ribbon: 5”
Close Up of My Country Home Card
Close Up of My Country Harvest Card

Instructions:

  1. Fold the Whisper White Thick card stock in half to create the card base.
  2. Stamp the jug and flowers in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on the larger piece of Whisper White
  3. Colour the flowers and jug with the Stampin’ Blends listed above using the video for reference when colouring the jug
  4. Die cut the jug and flowers with the fifth largest Stitched Rectangles Die
  5. Die cut the Night of Navy card stock with the fourth largest Stitched Rectangles Die
  6. Adhere this Night of Navy piece to the coloured image
  7. Emboss the Soft Suede with the Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder
  8. Stamp the sentiment in Rich Razzleberry and die cut it out with the third smallest Stitched Rectangles Die
  9. Adhere the Soft Suede to the card base with Stampin’ Seal
  10. Adhere the Brass Foil piece and the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper to the larger Night of Navy piece with Stampin’ Seal
  11. Wrap the Denim Ribbon around the Night of Navy piece and adhere to back.
  12. Adhere this Night of Navy piece to the Soft Suede with Stampin’ Seal
  13. Using dimensionals, adhere the coloured image piece to the card base
  14. Tuck the sentiment to the side of this stitched piece and adhere it with dimensionals
  15. Affix the Antiqued Corners & Slides Elements with glue dots

For Further Info:

Hope you like my Country Harvest 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 

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

You will find the items listed above in my online store.

Thankful Cardinal Card

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Cardinal Thankful Card using the Stampin' Up! Toile Christmas Bundle
Cardinal Thankful Card using the
Stampin’ Up! Toile Christmas Bundle

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian Carding Buddies! Thought I would share a card using the Cardinal from the Toile Christmas Bundle for a Thankful Cardinal Card. I had a lot of fun colouring him with my Blends!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Toile Christmas (cling 150469), Country Home (Photopolymer 147678)

Inks:  Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708), Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin’ Pad (147111)

Paper: Mossy Meadow (133676), Whisper White (100730), Cajun Craze (119684), Real Red (102482)

Accessories:  Big Shot (143263), Toile Christmas Bundle (cling 152367), Woodland Embossing Folder (139673 ), Bone Folder (102300), Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638), Real Red Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147935), Basic Black Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147942), Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin’ Blends (147931), Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels (150457), SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Measurements: 

  • Cajun Craze: 8 ½” x 5 ½”; scored at 4 ¼” 
  • Mossy Meadow: 5 ¼” x 4”
  • Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper: 2 pieces at 3” x 4”
  • Whisper White: 2 pieces at 2 ¼” x 3 ¾” (sentiment) and 2 ¼” x 4 ½” (cardinal)
  • Real Red: 2 ½” x 4 ¼”
  • Scraps of Real Red, Mossy Meadow and Cajun Craze

Instructions:

  1. Stamp the cardinal in Tuxedo Black Memento on Whisper White.
  2. Using the Blends colour the cardinal.
  3. On the Big Shot, cut out the cardinal using the matching cardinal die from the Toile Christmas Bundle.
  4. Run the Mossy Meadow CS with the Woodland Embossing Folder through the Big Shot.
  5. Use the third largest nested die to cut the Real Red CS.
  6. Stamp the sentiment in Mossy Meadow on the Whisper White CS and die cut it using the fourth largest nested die.
  7. Using the scraps, die cut 2 branches of each colour.
  8. Fold the piece of Cajun Craze card stock in half to form the card base.
  9. Attach the embossed Mossy Meadow piece to the front of the card base.
  10. Use glue dots to attach the branches to the back of the Real Red CS.
  11. Attach the sentiment to the Real Red piece.
  12. Attach the sentiment piece with dimensionals to the front of the card.
  13. Tuck in cardinal and adhere with dimensionals.
  14. Add 5 Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels in various colours scattered on the front.

For Further Info:

You will find the items listed above in my online store at:
https://www.stampinup.com/ecweb/default.aspx?dbwsdemoid=2103981.