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Stampin’ Pretty Patterns

Stampin up henry davidBlack and White.  Crisp and dramatic.  It makes such a simple statement and takes the guesswork out of color choices.  It always works.  This card is for my niece, her husband and their 2 year old son, Henry David (hence the quote and namesake author in the sentiment), who just purchased their first home.  She's very chic so I thought this would be a good fit.

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This card begins with the medallion stamp from Boho Backgrounds.  It's inked in Versamark, stamped and heat embossed with black embossing powder for a glorious shine.  Each image is snapped out with a 1 3/8" Circle Punch and layered on a 1 3/8" Square (using a matching punch) of Basic Black Textured card stock and a 1 1/2" Square (using a paper cutter and just measuring each side). 

A tearing strip was used to create the distressed edge of the Basic Black and really stands out against the Whisper White layer below.  I inked the sentiment from Art of Life (retired) and again heat embossed with Black Embossing Powder.  To add some razzmatazz, the corners received a few bites with a Ticket Corner Punch and some 3-D arrived with the addition of Stampin' Dimensionals.

Note:  Stampin' Up!'s retired stamp date has been moved up to June 15.

Stamp Set:  Boho Backgrounds, Art of Life
Paper:  Basic Black Textured, Whisper White
Ink:  Versamark
Cool Tools:  Tearing Strip, Heat Tool, 1 3/8" Square Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch
The Perfect Touch:  Black Embossing Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals

10 thoughts on “Stampin’ Pretty Patterns”

  1. I love bright colors, but black and white is always beautiful together and your layout makes it even more so! Love the sentiment!

    Denise

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  2. cool!! love the embossed images…so much attention to detail!:) love it! i haven’t been able to spend near the time i’d like to on the computer lately..but i’ve been checking your creations….love them!! keep up the brilliant work woman!!

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  3. Black and white cards are one of my favorites, especially when using black embossing powder for that shine. I don’t often think of stamping and image and then using a punch to cut it out. Thanks for the reminder. Stamping has so many techniques that it’s hard to remember them all. Great card – thanks again Mary.

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  4. Love it! It all works—so elegant, yet not too stuffy. Another great “can be used for any occasion” card.

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  5. This is so pretty!!! I got this set and after that I didn’t know what to do with it, now I have a card to case, can I?

    Have a blessed night
    Giovana

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