I only recently got this paper to make this Kintsugi Inspirations Thinking Of You Card. What in the world is Kintsugi? According to the explanation in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog, “Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese technique of repairing broken pottery with gold lacquer. The mended gold veins become a celebration of imperfection instead of hiding it.”
This Kintsugi paper, the Kintsugi Inspirations Specialty Designer Series Paper, is one that when you open the package and start paging through the sheets you absolutely gasp out loud because it is so stunning! The gold foil and the designs on many of the papers just take your breath away. And on the “other side” of the paper are soft petite florals and other generic designs that you can use any time.
For my first card with this designer paper, I chose a Mistly Moonlight card base. The background layer on the card base is one with swirly blue lines on a dark background. I cut it at 4″ x 5 1/2″ because I wanted it to be the length of the card base. Then I chose a center panel with pretty blue flowers and gold accents. It is cut at 3″ x 5 1/2″.
I only bought the package of designer paper in this Kintsugi Inspirations Suite Collection. There is also a stamp set, embossing folder, dies. and flower accent gems. Sometimes I feel like I can make a lot of things with just the designer paper since I can’t buy EVERYTHING. And you can make pretty things with just this Kintsugi paper, but I think at least the stamp set and dies would be good to have with this paper. Since the paper is so different, you almost need other parts with the same style.
For my card, since I do not have the dies, I cut out two vases from a sheet of the designer series paper. I chose two vases in the same color, different sizes, and difference gold foil patterns on them. The bases are popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I also cut out the flower that is on this same paper with the vases. The flower is a little tedious to cut out for sure! I made a little slit in the short vase in which to slip the flower and it also has a Dimensional on the back.
The greeting is from the Saying Something Ephemera Pack. I wasn’t sure what I would use, but when I saw this in that pack, I thought it blended well with the look of the card, so no need for me to stamp a greeting on my own! Something stamped and embossed with gold would look pretty, though!
This is one of the Suites in the Annual Catalog, so you could pair it with another Suite anywhere in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store and get the second Suite at 50% off. Just don’t add any other Suite products to that order that cost less.
This Kintsugi Specialty Designer Series Paper is really beautiful and different so if that is something you are looking for and you can take advantage of the Suite BOGO 50% off sale as well, it’s time to do some shopping!