Stampin' Up! really spoiled me (and 100+ other demonstrators) at Founder's Circle in St. George, UT. One of the the surprises on my hotel bed when I returned home in the evening was a beautiful new stamp set called Garden from the Heart (available in the Occasions Mini, Jan. 2010). Since inquiring stamper minds want to know . . . I thought I would share a sneak peek in the form of today's card.
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I was inspired by the colors and design of the wallpaper pattern from this Martha Stewart Living magazine. Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry were just "the thing."- To add the soft white accents of the bedroom paper, I used a Signo White Gel Pen on the hat and Bella Toile background. There's no artistic science to this and it looks prettier with every wiggle or dot you add.
- The bird from the sentiment was stamped a second time on Crushed Curry (Rich Razzleberry ink) and snipped out with Paper Snips. It's adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. I also snipped the hat ribbon and adhered it separately.
- Rich Razzleberry Textured card stock makes a luxurious card base (5 1/4"' x 5 1/4").
- Stampin' Up!'s Whisper White Medium Square Envelopes (5 1/2" x 5 1/2") work perfectly with this card size. I added Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Paper to the envelope flap for a coordinating polish.
- My sketch was based on Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge (WSC100).
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Stamp Sets: Garden from the Heart (available Jan. 2010), Bella Toile (111598)
Paper: Crushed Curry (115319), Rich Razzleberry Textured Card Stock (115538), Whisper White (100730)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry (115658)
Cool Tools: Curly Label Punch (112208), Paper Snips (103579)
The Perfect Touch: Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot 1/2" Polka Dot Ribbon (115613), Circle Rhinestone Brads (109110, Fire), Latte Designer Buttons (114333), Uniball Signo Gel Pen (105021), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
Envelope: Whisper White Medium Square Envelope (107289), Rich Razzleberry Designer Series Paper (115685)
Love the card. It is very beautiful. Really like the new stamp set
Love the card. It is very beautiful. Really like the new stamp set
You and your magazines! This is crazy pretty!
Hi Leslie:
You should see the pile of torn out catalog pages waiting for their chance 🙂 Hugs, M
Oooh! This colour combination is wonderful. Love seeing impossible colour combo’s come together, and you always do it perfectly. Gorgeous work Mary!
I love it; it’s amazing! Those colors together can’t be beat. I like the way you change the tulip color on your blog logo also.
very pretty!! love that color combo..curry is SO one of my recent favs!!
Love the bling and the splash of white!
Gads, Mary, this is gorgeous! I love the color combo – I would never have thought to put those together. The new set is going to be wonderful, isn’t it??? XO
Love the sneak peek…it’s something you are famous for! That is genius with the gel pen!
Beautiful card! I love all of the detail work that you did with the gel pen – it really brings that stamp to life. This stamp set is on my next have list the moment the mini is available and I can’t wait to see all of the other goodies in the Mini!!
So stunning Mary… love the richness of those colors together. Hugs,
Oooh, so pretty! Love those colors, the stamp, the sentiment, and all of your details. So cheerful!
Mmmm…..Mary, aww….oh so pretty! Wish I had a garden…missing my big backyard right now!
Beautiful Mary! As always, your designs are unique and artistic. Love the subtle embellishments, i.e. gel pen and rhinestone brads. AMAZING!!!
Beautiful! Love the depth the white gel pen gives…I have to remember to get mine out and use it.
Beautiful card! Love to get these sneak peaks. This peek reminds me of the Scene in a Garden that I picked up from the Spring mini last time and looks like it may add to the options for that set too!! Can’t wait to see what else will be included in the set and the mini!!
What a fabulous job?as always! Love the attention to detail with the paper snipping and rhinestones. The color combination is delightful with the polka dot ribbon to tie things together. Awesome!
Beautiful! Love seeing that new set you got at Founder’s Circle!
GORGEOUS card Mary, perfect interpretation of your Martha Stewart photo! Love what you did with the gel pen and your hat is so adorable. Being a gardener too, I’m sure this will be a must have 🙂
This is beautiful, Mary.
While the colors are bright (love them) … I get such a peaceful feeling from your creation.
This is absolutely stunning! You can bet your bottom dollar that this will definitely be one of my “must haves”! I love how you paper-pieced the ribbon on the hat and added the rhinestone! One of your finest creations, Mary!