One of the most beautiful suites in the upcoming Holiday Catalog is the Frosted Floral Suite, and here is a First Frost All-Occasion Card I made with the stamp set and a strip of the designer series paper. All the paper is printed on shimmery white paper which gives a beautiful elegant look to every sheet. I chose not to use the most dramatic of the papers with the gorgeous flowers but instead chose another pattern that would kind of go with the stamp. You can see the beautiful patterns of the paper below on both sides.
For the card base, chose Blackberry Bliss and then a layer of Pear Pizzazz. I added a one inch strip of designer paper on the side. The stamp is from the First Frost Stamp Set. I colored the stamp with various Stampin’ Write Markers. I had quite the selection of markers I was using so I’m not sure what ultimately made it on the stamp. I think I used Merry Merlot for the stems, maybe Blackberry Bliss and Night of Navy for the flowers on the stems. I used the “thumping” technique with the two colors, which means tapping the markers on the stamp. The leaves are colored with Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow with a bit of yellow applied first. The stamp has that look to it that you see (can’t think of a descriptive word at the moment) that looks like maybe you missed some spots but you did not. It is stamped on Shimmery White Cardstock to match the shimmery designer paper.
The stamped image of the flowery sprig is die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelit Die and layered on the Blackberry Bliss scalloped oval piece.
The greeting on the card is from the First Frost Stamp Set. I stamped it directly on the card front with Blackberry Bliss ink. This is where the Stamparatus can come in handy! If you don’t want to stamp the greeting crooked or miss a part that didn’t get inked well, etc. use the Stamparatus and a clear window sheet. Put the window sheet over the paper in the Stamparatus so that you can stamp on that and see how you have the stamp placed for alignment. Once you have it how you like it, remove the window sheet and stamp directly on the cardstock. If you need to re-ink and re-stamp you can with the Stamparatus! It’s great!
This month would be a good time to purchase the Stamparatus if you haven’t already! It will really come in handy for making multiple Christmas cards. I remember last Christmas thinking I wished I had my Stamparatus to use at that time! This Christmas I have it and it will make stamping Christmas cards much easier and quicker. I say this is a good month to purchase the Stamparatus because it is just under $50 and with every $50 of product you order during August, you earn a $5 coupon to use in September! Add an ink pad or buy more products from the new Annual Stampin’ Up! Catalog this month to get your Bonus Days coupon(s), then you will have those to spend on the Holiday Catalog in September!
Put this Frosted Floral paper and Suite on your Holiday Catalog Wish List now so you can make some beautiful cards like this First Frost All-Occasion Card and many, many more!
