Today is the day we get additional products for the Occasions catalog and additional products for Sale-A-Bration. WOW! WooHoo! YaH! Aren’t we all excited?
I have a young friend being married soon and her colors are black and white. Her bridesmaids are carrying three black lilies, so when I saw this stamp set, I knew I just had to make her a card with lilies. But…then along comes a card challenge that is black and …how perfect can it get.
The Freshly Made Sketches is perfect for this challenge.
The card base is Basic Black card stock
The mat is Whisper White card stock that has been embossed using the Subtle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF).
The diagonal strips are cut from Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper (DSP). The strips are adhered to the Whisper White mat using Liquid Glue.
The art piece is stamped with Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on a panel of Whisper White. This stamp is a Dist-INK-tive stamp. Basic Black card stock is used as a mat for the art piece. (Info about this stamp:
One of the most innovative new products released by Stampin’ Up! in recent times is the new patent-pending ‘Distinktive‘ range of stamps. The stamps made with is distinktive process lay down the ink at different opacities giving the finished image more depth. There’s nothing tricky about how to apply the ink; just ink the surface lightly for a perfect photographic finish.) Click here to watch a video about this type stamp: https://youtu.be/QF5VHPlkScQ
The greeting is from the Best Birds stamp set and is stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black Ink on a small panel of Whisper White. It is adhered with Liquid Glue across the bottom of the art piece. Several Pearl Basic Jewels are scattered around the front of the Whisper White mat and the art panel. Everything has been added to the Whisper White mat so it can now be popped on the card base using Stampin Dimensionals.
The inside sentiment is stamped in Memento Black Ink on a panel of Whisper White. A lily is stamped in the lower right corner. This card looks beautiful in person but it doesn’t look to great to me once it has been photographed.
That’s my card for today. Hope you like black and white cards and that you can find encouragement and inspiration for your own creations. Have a blessed day!
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Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog! That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!
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But – there are even more ways to earn free Stampin’ Up! goodness!
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This great deal runs thru the end of Sale-A-Bration on March 31.
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February 1-15 Host Code: 6CPCWCMW
Use this host code when you order and receive a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, please do not use this code, but you’ll still get the free gift. The free gift is your choice of any item valued up to $10.00 in the 2018-19 Annual Catalog or in the 2019 Occasions Catalog! That includes some of the Host Exclusive stamp sets!
Stampin’ Up! Products Used in Creating This Card
Card Cuts
Basic Black Card stock
- 4-14” x 11” scored at 5-1/2” and folded on the score line.
- 2-1/8” x 4-1/8” mat for lily
Whisper White Card stock
- 4” x 5-1/4” mat for card front
- 4” x 5-1/4” inside sentiment panel
- 2” x 4” art piece
Botanical Butterfly Designer Specialty Paper
- 3/8” x 4” check diagonal strip
- 3/8” x 4-3/8” dotted diagonal strip
- 3/8” x 4-5/8” stripe diagonal strip
I then used a stamp from the Timeless Textures stamp set to give a little texture to the background the rose would be popped on. The rose was stamped using Memento Black Ink on Whisper White Thick card stock. I then colored the rose using Stampin’ Write Marker in Real Red and Pear Pizzazz. It was then fussy cut. 
The rose was then popped onto the Whisper White panel using Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Petal Palette stamp set and is stamped at the bottom in Real Red ink below the Graceful Garden rose. Three Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels were popped on the card at the top and the bottom.
A small rose from the Graceful Garden stamp set is stamped in Memento Black ink in the lower right corner of the sentiment panel. It is then colored using Daffodil Delight, Real Red, and Pear Pizzazz Stampin’ Write Markers. It is adhered to the card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
