Jun 23 2007

Simply Saturday & my new stamps!

Published by Julia Stainton at 6:57 am under Card Designs

Yippee! New paper, ink, stamps… I just couldn’t resist pulling them out and making this card to try them out! I can’t decide what my favorite new color is! I just adore the Pomegranate, the Groovy Guava, Soft Sky…those are my top picks but I love the others too. The Soft Sky is gorgeous but I must say…I’m going to go through Cool Caribbean withdrawal! I purchased quite a bit of cardstock so I don’t run out. I’m really going to have to find an option to replace it from another company who has a similar color that is current. Any suggestions? :)

To keep this card simple, I reused a layout from last week’s Simple Saturday card! LOL I loved it’s clean lines and thought using it again would make this quick and easy for me. This time around, it is a stamped-style version. :) I’m up at the lake for the day today and wanted to design this card quickly yesterday as I had lots to do. Saturday cards should be simple, IMHO. :) Time for family is so important.

Baroque Cherish

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For this card, I just decided to reuse last week’s layout as I mentioned above. I made a 5.25″ square card base from Pomegranate cardstock and stamped on it with the flourish stamp and my new Canvas Hybrid ink. I also inked the edges with it…wow….I LOVE how fast it dries! I’m always so impatient with white craft and tend to smear it! LOL I added layers in Soft Sky and Groovy Guava and stamped the decorative flower stamp on each of the square panels. These little Soft Sky layers and the larger one are all distressed on the edges with my little pink Heidi Swapp distressing tool for texture. To add a little more dimension, I inserted little Wedgewood blue brads by Making Memories in the centers. The cherish sentiment was stamped in Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. I wanted to add one more touch, but couldn’t decide what to do! I finally decided to try stamping the flourish on a scrap piece of paper. Choosing a flourish section I thought might work well, I laid it over the layer and then pierced the design through the scrap paper and into the layer using my paper piercer and my mat pack.

Supply List:

Cardstock: Purely Pomegranate, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava - Stampin Up

Stamps: Baroque Motifs - Stampin Up

Ink: Purely Pomegranate - STampin Up, Canvas Hybrid Ink, Versamark - Tsunkineko

Other: brads & Paper Piercer- Making Memories, White embossing Powder - Stampendous, Edge Distresser - Heidi Swapp

20 Responses to “Simply Saturday & my new stamps!”

  1. # trudeeon 23 Jun 2007 at 7:24 am

    Very cool, Julia! Love the white and the new colors! Have fun at the lake!!

  2. # Sheri Thomason 23 Jun 2007 at 7:25 am

    This is so pretty, great job with it. I hope to find the right set to case your lo.

  3. # Taraon 23 Jun 2007 at 8:26 am

    Truly beautiful.

  4. # Sue - stampinsusie on SCSon 23 Jun 2007 at 9:21 am

    So pretty, Julia. Thanks for the tip about stamping on scrap paper and then laying that over the cardstock and paper piercing it. I’m going to try that. Hope you enjoy the lake.

  5. # jacksonbelleon 23 Jun 2007 at 10:21 am

    This is so pretty J! I LOVE the added piercing..very cool!! Gorgeous card, love the new colors! :)

  6. # Mary (paperfrenzy)on 23 Jun 2007 at 10:45 am

    Julia! This is absolutely BRILLIANT! I LOVE the idea for piercing without stamping the card!!! TFS the details!!!

    Blessings,

    M.

  7. # Heather P.on 23 Jun 2007 at 11:20 am

    Pretty! Love the flourishes in the background, and the piercing is wonderful!

  8. # Sherrieon 23 Jun 2007 at 2:13 pm

    really nice, love your scuffed up edges!

  9. # Meridithon 23 Jun 2007 at 5:14 pm

    This is lovely Julia! As always, beautiful work!

  10. # Angelon 23 Jun 2007 at 9:50 pm

    Wow….using the stamped background through scrap cardstock….WHY didn’t I think of that????? THANK you for yet another great idea!

  11. # iralamijaon 24 Jun 2007 at 12:57 am

    BEAUTIFUL!

    Have a nice day!

    Bety :)

  12. # Bonnie aka raduseon 24 Jun 2007 at 1:37 am

    Gorgeous!

  13. # Shel9999on 24 Jun 2007 at 7:09 am

    Gorgeous! I may have to check out that hybrid ink. I’m impatient with the craft ink too. :)

  14. # lacyquilteron 24 Jun 2007 at 8:42 am

    Gorgeous! Loved the unstamped pierced swirl.

  15. # Gayleon 24 Jun 2007 at 12:52 pm

    What a fantastic idea for the piercing!!! Beautiful card, as usual. Your work is always great. Is that New Canvas Hybrid Ink from Pallete or Tsukineko?

  16. # Dianeon 24 Jun 2007 at 2:08 pm

    Ahhhhh!!!Beautiful!!! Love that pomegranate colour,you did an excellent job Julia,as usual!

  17. # Bethany Paullon 25 Jun 2007 at 8:16 am

    I LOVE the idea of making your own piercing template with a stamp and scrap paper!!! Gorgeous card, too!

  18. # Mavison 25 Jun 2007 at 9:27 am

    Hi Julia,

    Great card. I also love the idea of using scraps for a piercing template. Do you ever run out of creative ideas? I get so much inspiration from you. Thanks!! As for the Cool Caribbean replacement, I too was wondering where I could find something similar. I was browsing Ellen Hutson’s store which I linked to from your Sakura Glue Pen C’est Bon and came across Ocean by Memory Box. I haven’t seen it in real, but it looks close from my screen. I think I might give that one a try.

    Have a great day.

    Mavis Wiebe

  19. # Sharlene Waleon 29 Jun 2007 at 4:22 am

    Love that piercing! Great card.

  20. # Linda (LSN on SCS)on 04 Jul 2007 at 9:14 am

    Absolutely beautiful Julia! Love the white stamped on the Pomegranite.

    Linda

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