Stampin’ Up! 4th of July Flower Patch

OH.MY.GOODNESS!!  Where has the month of June escaped off to?  I can tell you that I have been stamping…really, I have!  But, I'm always on the run meeting new stampers, preparing for stamping class twice a week, and having so much fun coming up with new themes and ideas for new and innovative techniques to teach all my ladies.  I have such a saWHEEET card to show you…full of sparkles and fun that features a brand new Photopolymer stamp set called Flower Patch and a cool technique using the Decorative Stars Mask.  Let me tell you, this Flower Patch stamp set is not just for creating a beautiful bouquet of flowers.  **squeal**  Take a look!

 

See!!  What did I tell you?  Super cute, right?!!  Let me share how this all came together….

• Night of Navy card base measures the 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  Used my Envelope Punch Board to corner round the upper right corner….just wanted to add a little pizzazz.
• The Whisper White layer features the Stars Decorative Masks (pack includes a Hearts Mask, too).  Using a Stampin' sponge and Crumb Cake Classic Ink, I set the mask in place and sponged ink in all of the star openings.  I wasn't so concerned about even ink coverage….I just wanted to make sure that each star was inked.  I think it gave it a vintage-y, bicentennial feel.  ;)  Again, I used my trusty Envelope Punch Board to corner round the upper right corner to match the card base.
• The ballons were created using Red and Silver Glimmer Paper and my Small Oval Punch.  I popped up several balloons from each color using Stampin' Dimensionals.
• To create the balloon strings I simply took my Basic Black Marker (the writing tip end) and drew lines and finished with faux bows.  You definitely do not need a ruler to draw the lines….just go with the flow.
• The Night of Navy "bursts" is one of the Photopolymer stamps from the Flower Patch set.  **squeal**  It really looks like a firework bursting in the sky, don't you think?  Ink and stamp onto Whisper White cardstock, fussy cut (hand cut around all of the curves), and pop them up using Stampin' Dimensionals.
• The sentiment was created using our new Alphabet Rotary Stamp….inked in Night of Navy Classic ink and stamped onto a strip of Whisper White, trimmed with Real Red cardstock and popped up using more Stampin' Dimensionals.  Yep!  I love these "foam elevators"!  I love it when my stamping friends use plain English to describe one of our products!  LOL!  Makes perfect sense to me!
• ROTARY STAMP TIP:  The Alphabet Rotary Stamp will take a little practice.  First, do NOT press the stamp into your ink pad (tap, tap, tap onto the pad); otherwise, you will have ink transferring from other areas of the rotary.  Second, when you are ready to stamp your self-created sentiment, make sure that you stamp straight down (not at an angle) and then while resting on the paper, slightly rock the Rotary forward and backward so as to get all of the letters transferred to the paper.  If you squish your Rotary too hard into your foam ink pad, the rocking will cause ink to transfer from the other letters on the Rotary.  Eeeek!!  Did I say ROCK the Rotary stamp?  But, we have all been taught NOT to rock our stamps!  I know, I know, but you do want to 'rock' your Rotary stamp slightly forward and slightly towards you to get a good impression.  Practice it a few times and you'll see what I'm talking about.  If you don't get the perfect impression, look at it as if you just pulled it out of a manual typewriter.  Ooops!  Did I just share my age?  *wink*

 

     

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May God Bless You and Your Family!!