All you need are dies or scissors to cut out these beautiful images for this Kintsugi Inspirations Vases Thinking of You Card. And they are easy to cut out if you don’t have the dies!
If you like something different, this Kintsugi Inspirations Specialty Designer Series Paper is for you! I think a lot of us learned a new term….Kintsugi…when the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog came out and this Suite was in it! Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese technique of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer. These gold veins become a celebration of imperfection instead of hiding it.
The card base is Lost Lagoon cardstock, a color I really like but I don’t use very often for some reason. But it is one of the coordinating colors of the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite. After seeing some scrap strips in my package of DSP, I got the idea to use a strip at the bottom of the card as sort of a base or table for the vases.
The vases are all fussy-cut with scissors, but there are the Inspiring Imperfections Dies which would be great to have. These dies cut out the large vases and short ones, flowers, and even the shape for the gold veins or use it as a branch. For my card, the single flower is also fussy-cut and a slit put in that short vase or cup so I could slip the flower stem into the vase.
You can adhere the vases flat on the card or with Stampin’ Dimensionals or both. Two of my vases are popped up and one flat. Since I happened to have the Spotlight On Nature diecut vellum circle on my table, I decided to use that also on the card. I just slipped it behind the vase and under the table strip at the bottom. You have to be careful where you put adhesive when you are using vellum because it can show through, but usually there is a hidden spot where you can put adhesive and it won’t show. On this card sticking it behind the one vase and behind the paper strip at the bottom it was fairly well held down, but after adhering the greeting, I also put glue on the back of the vellum behind the greeting so it definitely won’t show.
The greeting is part of the Blooming Phrases Stamp Set. I thought the font went nicely with the card design. I wanted something simple and sophisticated. This greeting is stamped in Lost Lagoon ink on Basic White and then diecut with one of the Textured Notes Dies. For a little embellishment besides the gold foil on the vases, I used the Strawberry Slush & Pretty In Pink Gems in the clear color with a bit of gold on them that I thought went well with the card.
Don’t be afraid to cut out images from designer papers if you don’t own the matching dies or if there are not dies that match the images you want. Your cutting doesn’t not have to be perfection and you can do it as a relaxing exercise while you watch TV or just sit and relax!
For a different look to your cards, check out the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite and individual products that you can purchase separately.