Saturday, April 5, 2025

Tiled Blooms - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

      My card today is loosely based on my last customer stamping challenge.  I was inspired by the grid layout and made a background panel that is tiled using a very easy scoring technique.


  I started with a Granny Apple Green card base.  The the tiled panel is made by scoring lines evenly down and then across on a Basic White panel.  I used 1 inch score lines but you could few larger lines for fewer tiles or smaller for more tiles.

  Next I used the coming soon Impressions Abloom stamp set to 2 step stamp flowers right over the score lines.  I used Lemon Lolly for step one and the flower center and Daffodil Delight for step 2.  The leaves are added using Lemon Lime Twist for both layers the base being stamped off once.

  I stamped and die cut another flower and a pair of leaves and I added the extra detail dies to makw the lines on the petals.  This extra step really make the flower pop and have texture.

  I popped the flower and leaves on dimensionals to the side of the stamped and punched sentiment.  The To The Point label punch is carrying over so that's great news as it's a fantastic shape.

  Finally I added some retired Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins.  

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Products marked with a * will be available for ordering starting May 6, 2025.

Stamps: Impressions Abloom*, Simply Said

Ink: Lemon Lolly, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Black

Paper: Granny Apple Green, Basic White

Accessories: scoreboard/blade, dimensionals, Impressions Abloom dies*, To The Point Label punch, Adhesive-Backed Shiny Sequins (retired)



Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Thanks Abloom - Stampin' Up! Impressions Abloom

   This week is our spring break week and instead of traveling we've been doing some home projects like painting and landscaping.  And of course I'm always getting ideas of what we can do next because I know once we finish the painting and get the room back in order the next room will look a little bit shabby and then it starts the cycle all over again for another part of the house.  But I am trying to squeeze some stamping in too.  I've got a nice box of preorder products from the upcoming May release so I want to get them inked up and see what I can create.  I'm using the new Impressions Abloom bundle for this card today.  Look for it in the Online Exclusives starting May 6.


  I'm using the Sunday Stamps challenge for the color palette which is perfect for a floral card.  The Impressions Abloom dies are wonderful for not only cutting out the stamped flowers but can also be used on their own for straight die cuts which is how I used them here.

  I started with embossing a piece of Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock with the Forever Plaid embossing folder and sanded down the pattern a bit to reveal some of the white core.

  This die set has a lovely large oval shape that shows off the flowers beautifully.  I cut a full oval from Basic White then the frame from gold metallic paper and adhered them together.  

 The flowers are cut from Crushed Curry and the centers are Blackberry Bliss.  I used a sponge dauber to blend some Crushed Curry ink on the flowers before adding the centers for a bit of depth.  The flowers are popped on dimensionals over an Old Olive stem and leaves.

  The sentiment is stamped in Versamark and embossed in gold on Blackberry Bliss.  The end is flagged and then it's tucked under the edge of the frame.  A few gold Low Profile Dots finish this design.

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

All of the current supplies used to make this card can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Items marked with a * will be available starting May 6, 2025.  Join my Stampin' Up! team now to be able to get preorder benefits.

Stamps: Impressions Abloom*

Ink: Crushed Curry, Versmark

Paper: Old Olive Two-Toned cardstock, Basic White, Gold Foil, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Impressions Abloom dies*, dimensionals, Forever Plaid embossing folder, gold embossing powder, Low Profile Dots