Namaste

I had so much fun making today's card.  This was a late night creation that just came to me when I was getting ready to go to sleep.  I had to run to my craft room to bring this card to life.  I got the Stampin' Up! Tasteful Touches set strictly because it had a feather image.  I love feathers.  They bring me feelings of calm.  I decided to pair the feather image and one of the texture stamps with the Namaste sentiment from the Today's Tiles stamp set.  

I used shimmery white cardstock as the base for my background.  I used sponge daubers to apply Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, and Pretty Peacock ink to the stamps then spritzed with a waterbased shimmer spray (Water+ Frost White All Purpose Ink) before stamping onto the Shimmery White cardstock.  

I used the sponge dauber to blend Pretty Peacock ink on to the large label from Tasteful Labels die set and then Coastal Cabana ink to sponge around the banner.  I stamped my sentiments in Pretty Peacock ink.

I applied Gray Granite ink onto the Brick and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder and then ran it through my die cutter.  

I distressed the layers for the front of my card with scissors then used Stampin' Seal + to adhere my card layers to my 4 1/4 x 11 Pretty Peacock cardstock card base.   I adhered some Pool Party Seam Binding with the Seal + and then tied the ribbon around the label die cut like a present and made a bow.  I popped my sentiment banner up on Dimensionals. 

I used the dark Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blend marker to color my pearls.  

The card is very shimmery in real life!

If you would like to purchase any of the products I used for this card, click on the links below in the product list.  It is Bonus Days at Stampin' Up! so you will get a $5 coupon for every $50 you spend and you can redeem your coupon with the Aug- December catalog launches on August 4th.  I have so many pre-order goodies to show you starting next week!  Stay tuned.

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Today's Tiles Photopolymer Stamp Set [152528]	Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562]	Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643]
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118]	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Pretty Peacock Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149560]	Tasteful Labels Dies [152886]
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]	Pool Party 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon [125582]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101910]
Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880]	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202]	Frost White Shimmer Paint [147046]
Stampin' Spritzer [126185]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Stampin' Seal+ [149699]	Stamparatus [146276]	Paper Trimmer [152392]

Saturday Night Crafters Color Challenge Week 7

In the Saturday Night Crafters Facebook Group, we have a weekly random color challenge.  We pick numbers each week that correspond to certain ink colors and the challenge is to come up with a card that uses that random color combination.  We have even been known to give prizes!  This is my card for the color challenge this week.  

If you would like to play along too, the color combination for this week is:  

Saturday Night Crafters

Cajun Craze

Mango Melody

Bermuda Bay

Gold Foil

Color Challenge Week 7

To make my background, I used a piece of Whisper White thick card stock and ink blended the Cajun Craze, Mango Melody, and Bermuda Bay ink into a mini rainbow.  I used the ink pads to make a solid streak of each color in spots then  I spritzed with water and used a paper towel to absorb some of the water and color to distress the background a bit. 

I used Versamark Ink to stamp the bold tile design from the Today's Tile stamp set and then heat embossed in gold. I used the Tin Tile embossing folder to emboss a piece of Gold Foil cardstock and layered my background onto of this piece.  

I stamped my sentiment directly onto the Mango Melody cardstock card base and embossed in gold. I added some Gilded Gems for some added sparkle.

I stamped a sentiment and the same tile pattern and embossed in gold on the inside of the card as well.  

If you would like to purchase any of the products used for this project, just click on the photos in the product list below.

Remember it is still Bonus Days at Stampin' Up! so for every $50 you spend, you will get a $5 off coupon that you can use from August 4th- August 31st. 

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Today's Tiles Photopolymer Stamp Set [152528]	Tin Tile 3D Embossing Folder [151801]	Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146989]
Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096]
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Gilded Gems [152478]
Stampin' Seal+ [149699]	Paper Trimmer [152392]	Stampin' Spritzer [126185]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]