I'm back with another card to show you using the Share What You Love Suite (pages 176-177 of the new catalog). This was actually one of the first cards I made when I got my preorder of stamping products.
Even though this uses the same suite as the card yesterday, I chose another piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) for the card so it uses a different color combination. I inked up the background stamp in Crumb Cake ink and then stamped it off first on a piece of scratch paper before stamping it onto a piece of Whisper White card stock. I stamped the flower image in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then filled in the flowers using Rich Razzleberry ink.
As you can tell by the last few cards that I've made, I can't seem to stop using the Stitched Shapes framelit set. I love the stitched look it leaves around the edge. I also like to adhere it to a scalloped layer. It's so quick and easy and adds a nice focal point to the card.
I finished the card with a strip of DSP, some Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon, and a sentiment stamped in the corner. This card came together in minutes.
For the inside of the card, I added another strip of DSP on top of a layer of Mossy Meadow card stock. So simple and pretty.
Once I finished the card, I felt that I made it too simple. I kept looking at it and knew that I could add a few more items to step it up a little bit--so that's what I did.
I switched the Rich Razzleberry scalloped oval from the first card to a Basis Black scalloped oval so it tied in with the Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon. I took the Crumb Cake card stock and ran it through the Big Shot using the Layered Leaves embossing folder to add some dimension to the card. I also took the sentiment and stamped it on Whisper White card stock. I flagged the end of the card stock using the Banner Triple punch and then layered it onto some Basic Black card stock. I adhered all of the layers to the Crumb Cake card stock with Dimensionals.
I also stepped up the inside of the card a little bit by adding some Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon across the strip of DSP. The changes I made were simple, but it adds so much more interest to the card.
Give it a try. Take a card you've made and try to step it up by adding some texture, some ribbon, or an accessory. Look through your stash and see what you can come up with. If you try this, leave a comment with the link to your creation below. I'd love to see what you've made.
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Stamps: Love What You Do
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Share What You Love DSP
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Basic Black Shimmer Ribbon, Banner Triple Punch, Dimensionals
Big Shot: Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, Layering Ovals Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits
