70th Birthday Card Using Fine Art Floral Suite

 I needed a 70th Birthday Card today for a lady who loves flowers, especially red ones and the first thing that came to mind was the beautiful Poppy Parade coloured blooms from the Fine Art Floral Suite. I had a sheet of the Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate all lined up with one of the beautiful floral designs in Poppy Parade, so I just needed to make sure they were still aligned properly and then cut a 4" x 5 1/4" panel for the card front for my Poppy Parade card base.

I almost had my card right there! To find out what else I did with it, read on:

• I stamped one of the smaller floral design from the Art Gallery stamp set that is part of this suite on some Basic White cardstock with Poppy Parade and Old Olive for the leaves (which die cutting basically eliminated).
• I did the second step of the 2 Step Stamping using Versamark and added Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set it.
• Using the Family Party stamp set I stamped the "70th" in Versamark ink and heat embossed it in Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and did the same with the sentiment from Butterfly Wishes.
• I die cut the whole thing with the largest label from the Tasteful Labels dies. (Yes, I used it again! It's becoming my most used die set very rapidly!!) and die cut the same shape in Poppy Parade cardstock to use behind as a backing. I just cut it in half horizontally and adhered each half separately to the top and bottom of the label.
• My embellishment is a bow in the gold trim from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack.

It's quick but classy looking and one that anyone could put together easily, thanks to the beautiful DSP and Acetate overlay.

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Product List

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set [154421] $30.00	Art Gallery Bundle [156227] $68.25	Butterfly Wishes Cling Stamp Set [149346] $31.00	Family Party Photopolymer Stamp Set [149379] $30.00	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $15.75
Golden Garden Designer Specialty Acetate [154557] $12.25	Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119793] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $8.25
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $10.25	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $10.25	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $8.25	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $12.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00
Tasteful Labels Dies [152886] $42.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Fine Art Floral Gilded Leafing Embellishment

 I've had the Gilded Leafing Embellishment for a long time now, but I've been a little reluctant to use it, due to lack of time around Christmas and lack of experience with it, but today I decided it was time to embrace that learning curve and get to know how to use it.

It is amazingly light stuff, just a puff of air will send it flying, so I'm going to find a larger, deeper container to store it in. You need Heat & Stick Powder or any other kind of sticky surface to adhere it to, such as Tear & Tape or our Seal or Adhesive sheets. I'm planning to use it when I do my Facebook Live Presentation on Monday at 11 am PST.

               

Here's a closer look at that gilding:

• I started with a Basic Black card base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4". I cut a piece of Fine Art Floral Designer Series Paper to 4" x 5 1/4" and ran it through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine using the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder, which enhances the texture of the paint strokes on the design.
• I stamped the large floral bloom base in Pretty Peacock on Basic White. Then I stamped the second step stamp image in Versamark Ink and added the Heat & Stick Powder, and set it with the Heat Tool until it just becomes melted and sticky. (The minute it "disappears".)
• I added pieces of the gold leaf to the flower and press them into the Heat & Stick powder. Then I used a soft toothbrush to rub off the excess.
• I stamped the leaves and the sentiment (both from the same Art Gallery stamp set) in Just Jade ink and die cut them using the coordinating Floral Gallery Dies.
• Using the Layering Oval dies, the largest plain oval was die cut from Basic White and a loop of Fine Art Ribbon adhered to the back using Stampin' Seal+. This was added to the card front.
• The leaves were glued to the oval and the large gilded bloom was added using Stampin' Dimensionals. The sentiment was added with Mini Dimensionals. The final touch was some Gold Glitter Enamel Dots.

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If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

Art Gallery Photopolymer Stamp Set [154421] $30.00	Art Gallery Bundle [156227] $68.25	Fine Art Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154558] $15.75	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $10.25	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $10.25	Heat & Stick Powder [156110] $8.25	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00
Gilded Leafing Embellishment [154560] $12.25	3/8" (1 Cm) Fine Art Ribbon [154561] $10.25	Gold Glitter Enamel Dots [152155] $11.00	Floral Gallery Dies [154316] $46.00	Layering Ovals Dies [141706] $48.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $163.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $16.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.50