Good morning!
It's been a few weeks since I last posted...time, where does it go? Some friends of mine recently moved from the village down to Surrey so I thought I would make them a new home card.
I've had the Floral Print Silhouette Stamp set from Concord & 9th for some time and have been itching to use it. Like most stamps and dies, you know exactly what occasion or project they will be perfect for. I decided to team the stamp set up with a set of dies by Sizzix called Townhouse which has several cute little houses you can cut and assemble.
For this card I just wanted to cut the house silhouette and use a couple of the inner pieces to add some detail. The stamp set comprises of three layers that you stamp in different colours. They need to be lined up perfectly to build up the whole image. A stamp positioning tool is really helpful when using this set.
I chose a black background for the main stamp section and added a lovely sea glass colour for the blooms and lime green for the foliage. This created a beautiful crisp, fresh image.
What you need...
Stamps:
Floral Print Silhouette Stamp Set - Concord & 9th
Dies:
Townhouse (661378) - Sizzix
Circles
Ink pads:
Onyx Black - Versafine
Sea Glass - Gina K
Key Lime
Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad - WOW!
Embossing powder:
Opaque Bright White Super Fine (WL01SF-O) - WOW!
Embellishments:
Droplets - The Stamp Market
Card stock:
White
Black
Other:
Foam sheets
What you do...
1 Use a stamp positioning tool to stamp the first layer of the floral image with black ink. Next, line up the flower section and stamp in Sea Glass. Line up the foliage layer and stamp in Key Lime ink.
2 Die cut the stamped panel with a circle die. Die cut the town house with the gable roof and small heart from the centre.
3 Use the large heart from the set to cut a section around the small heart from the positive piece.
4 Die cut a smaller circle than the stamped section from a foam sheet, then cut a house from the centre of it. Attach the foam to the back of the stamped circle making sure you line up the edges.
5 Attach the stamped gable decoration and the heart section to the die cut foam pieces cut from the house.
6 Create an 11cm x 14cm white blank and adhere the stamped panel at the top. Add the gable and heart details.
7 Cut the 'Sweet Baby' stamp in half and use the 'Sweet' portion and the 'Home' stamp to create the sentiment. Ink up with clear embossing ink and emboss with white embossing powder and trim.
8 Mat the sentiment under the house panel and add some clear droplets to finish.
As more American products are getting popular over here in the UK, I am finding that I want to use the US A2 card size to create my makes and these obviously fit the American full dies and stamps better than the UK A6. The nearest cm equivalent is 11cm x 14cm.
I actually find this a lovely size to work on. This card size still fits nicely into an A6 envelope. As I always make my own blanks, using US A2 isn't an issue for me. I do like to make more unusual card sizes and make my own envelopes if needed.
Also, don't be afraid to cut into your photopolymer stamps. Providing you cut between words, you can make the stamp go further and it can always be used as intended when lined up on an acrylic block.
I really enjoyed making this card and the stamp set is lovely. I hope Rosanna & Simon like it. I am going to miss them.
Thank you for stopping by. I have been making lots of simple and quick Christmas cards using pre-printed die cuts, so I will be back soon to share them with you. TTFN!
