Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Sunday Stamps: Artistic

I was on a roll crafting this weekend and decided I had to use my other retiring purchase from Stampin' Up.  Yesterday I used the Paper Florist dies; today is the Artistic dies.  I really wanted the stand-alone flower the leaf in the die set but I didn't get the stamp set so all the other dies in the set are irrelevant.  As soon as it was discounted at retirement, I could justify only needing half the dies in the set! 

Artistic Bouquet

I absolutely fell in love with the color combination at Sunday Stamps. It's nothing I would ever have come up with by myself. When I saw them, I knew the rich colors would really highlight this flower die in all white.  With the detail in the die, I just added four stripes and then used the fifth color to highlight the banner.

The sentiment went on the only thing from Stampin' Up in my stash that is still current - the Stylish Shapes dies.  It was a heck of a retirement year - my stash is now totally out-of-date.  Thank goodness I'm not a demonstrator and can use old sets as long as I want (check out the sentiment on this card to see how old I can go!)  Then I haven't used sequins in a while but I thought their shine just made sense on this card so I dug those out of the retired stash also.  (I don't love the look of the sentiment but it fit in the banner and it has a nice coordinating inside sentiment - "wishing you the HAPPIEST birthday yet".)

Artistic Bouquet

I had two other bouquets cut and I was going to layer them up to give it dimension. I was absolutely dreading it. I'm bad at layering up even simple die cuts - I never quite seem to get things perfectly lined up. But I had the card laid out on my desk and I liked the way the edges of the die were curling up. It gave it some nice dimension so I only adhered a strip down the middle.  I'll probably regret it when trying to get it in an envelope, but I like the way it looks sitting on my desk.

Thank you to Sunday Stamps for my color inspiration!

SUPPLY LIST

Stamps: Stampin' Up On Your Birthday

Dies: Stampin' Up Artistic and Stylish Shapes, Simon Says Stamps A2 Thin Frames

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink Terracotta Tile and Melon Berry, Stampin' Up Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Pretty Peacock (just a hint behind the sentiment banner)

Ink: Stampin' Up Pretty Peacock

Other: Stampin' Up Woven Threads Sequin Assorment


6 comments:

  1. This is a real stunner! I usually shy away from intricate dies like this...all those little bits to push out drive me nuts....but I can see it is totally worth it when you put a background like this with it! I too, had a big hit with retiring items....makes it a challenge for sure!

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  2. Love the way you've used the colors behind this pretty die! Great card and a great purchase!

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  3. Love this die and a great way to use it on the color cardstock. Makes it stand out even more. Thanks for playing over at Sunday Stamps.

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  4. Your card for our “Pretty Petals” color palette is gorgeous!! Thanks for joining the fun and playing along with us over at Sunday Stamps. Hope to see you again for our new challenge that begins tomorrow!! Deb Horst, DT #SSC333

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  5. Gorgeous Kim - love the bold blocks of colour! I’m with yo on retired stuff - decimated would be the best word

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  6. Your card for our “Pretty Petals” color palette is gorgeous!! Thanks for joining the fun and playing along with us over at Sunday Stamps. Hope to see you again for our new challenge that begins today!!
    Deb Horst, DT #SSC333

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