Creative Card Closet

Ornate Style Embossed Watercolor

05/31/2020

Hello friends. I am super excited to share these with you today. Each card features the floral image from Ornate Style stamp set along with Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape and Shimmer White card stock. If you have not noticed, I am on a bit of a watercolor kick lately.

Make sure to watch my YouTube Video where I water colored with Stampin' UP! Colored Pencils.

So my projects I am sharing today were done with Aqua Painters. I picked up color from the lid of my ink pad. With the ink pad closed, press the center of the lid... give it a little squeeze and when you open your ink pad, there will be ink on the inside lid.

I wanted to show 3 Different Effects when you use different embossing powders. Even though Stampin' Up! is retiring black, I went ahead and did anyways. As an alternative, you can use Stazon Ink! It is permanent and great for water-coloring.

You watch how I colored these cards on the Reply of my Facebook Live by clicking HERE

NO LINE WATER-COLORING... with Clear Embossing Power.

Gorgeous Grape card base is 8-1/2 x 5-1/2. Scored at 4-1/4 on the long side.
Highland Heather mat is 5-1/4 x 4. You can also use this piece to die cut your word die three times
Shimmer White layer is 5 x 3-3/4
Heat Emboss with Clear Embossing Powder
Use Aqua Painter to paint on Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green and Melon Mambo
Friend die cut out of Highland Heather CS three times. Adhere the 3 together and glue on Shimmer White
Fussy cut the Shimmer White around the word Friend

Next... GOLD EMBOSSING POWER

Gorgeous Grape case base is 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 scored at 4-1/2 on the long side
Highland Heather mat is 5-1/4 x 4 and embossed with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder
Shimmer White top layer is 4-3/8 x 3-1/8
Heat Emboss using Gold Embossing Powder
Use Aqua Painter to paint on Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green and Melon Mambo
Thanks die cut with Gorgeous grape card stock. 3 layers glued together and glued to Shimmer White and fussy cut

Next... BLACK EMBOSSING POWDER (alt. use Stazon Black ink)

Gorgeous Grape card base is 8-1/2 x 5-1/2. Scored at 4-1/4 on the long side.
Highland Heather mat is 5-1/4 x 4.
Shimmer White layer is 5 x 3-3/4
Heat Emboss with Black Embossing Powder (or stamp with Black Stazon ink).
Use Aqua Painter to paint on Daffodil Delight, Highland Heather, Granny Apple Green and Melon Mambo
Happy die cut out of Black CS three times. Adhere the 3 together, glue on Shimmer White & fussy cut, then layer on Highland Heather and fussy cut around word.

I hope you likes these three examples and you can see what a difference the embossing powder color makes!

Watch my SAVI SUNDAY video #16 where I share 3 TIPS...

building word die layers and shadow
how I glue them together
how I clean up the paper shards (hair, fine, loose pieces of paper on edges of your die cuts)

Subscribe to my channel while you are there! You don't want to miss an other tips!

Shop Now for any of these products I used. List below

Product List

Ornate Style Cling Stamp Set

[152572]

$21.00

Well Written Dies

[151816]

$40.00

Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder

[152725]

$9.00

Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146987]

$8.75

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146986]

$8.75

Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101910]

$10.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

[147103]

$7.50

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

$7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[147094]

$7.50

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

$7.50

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

$6.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$6.00

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109133]

$5.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

$30.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[144220]

$5.00

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[151193]

$6.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

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Ornate Garden Suite - Bonus Die

05/08/2020

Welcome back! I hope you have been enjoying my Ornate Garden posts, examples and videos!

It is such an awesome product suite. Not to mention, I have been waiting for Stampin' Up! to come out with beautiful layering dies like this. (hint: there is more to come). Like I said in my previous post, the possibilities are endless.

So in this card project, the focus is on the Gold Foil strip on the left.

That is a die cut within a die cut! But wait... there's more so keep reading.

Card specs:

Blushing Bride card stock base cut 5-1/2 x 8-1/2
Ornate Garden DSP cut 5-1/2 x 4
Gold Foil piece die cut with TWO of the Ornate Layers Dies
- cut the stitched retangle first
- then die cut with decorative die
SAVE THOSE DIE SCRAPS......

I put those TWO HEARTS on the inside of my card! How neat is that. I just love those hearts as an extra "bonus" from that decorative die.

Here is my YouTube video showing you all my projects thus far. Hope you enjoy!

Product List

Ornate Garden Suite Collection (English)

[154153]

$136.75

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131198]

$8.75

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

[147100]

$7.50

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$10.00

Take Your Pick Die Brush Tip

[149655]

$9.00

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Ornate Garden Suite - Part 2

05/06/2020

Just a bit ago, I shared three projects with you using the Ornate Garden Suite of products. If you missed that post, CLICK HERE to catch my "Introduction" to the suite. I show you everything that is included in the entire suite in my video, and there are a ton of goodies.

I have to tell you, when I first received my suite of products, I thought to myself, "man.... there is a lot going on in here!". Detailed dies, stamp sets, paper, ribbon, and more. And that is why I have decided to break this down into a few posts. So again, be sure to catch my introduction by going to the above link.

In my first project below, I love how Mint Macaron and Soft Sea Foam compliment each other. The details from the Ornate Layers Dies add such an elegance. I added a layer of Whisper White in the middle to add some interest by breaking up the colors. Oh Darn! I should have ran that white through the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing folder (included in product suite)... Or even the bottom layer of Soft Sea Foam.

Look.... the possibilities are endless and I am still designing in my head!

Mint Macaron is the card base (5-1/2 x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4) and then I just alternated the colored layers using Ornate Layers Dies. The piece of Whisper White in between the layers measures 3-3/8 x 2-1/8. The 'Thanks' is from Ornate Thanks stamp set and stamped in Mint Macaron on Whisper White that is 2-1/4 x 1" with rounded corners.

In order not to bog down my blog, the following pictures are just shown smaller in size. Click on them and they will POP Open so you see better.

Above: Soft Sea Foam card base. Ornate Garden DSP cut 5-1/4 x 4. The Gold Foil, Soft Sea Foam and Whisper White pieces are all cut with dies from the Ornate Layers Die. "So Grateful" is from Orante Thanks stamp set and inked in Soft Sea Foam.

Sorry about the 'shine' or light reflection in some pictures. I want to make sure you can see the Gold Foil in the Ornate Garden Designer Series Paper

Above card (don't forget to click the image to see better):

Mint Marcaron card base and layer dies
Ornate Garden DSP cut 5-1/4 x 4
two pieces Gold Foil cut to 4-3/4 x 3-1/2 and 3-7/16 x 2-1/16
ALT IDEA: could have ran both Gold Foil pieces through with Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder (included in product suite)

So Grateful card:

I used Thick Very Vanilla card base on this one... I don't mind it. (DSP is white based but this design has so much color)
Layer of Ornate Garden DSP is 5-1/4 x 4
Terracotta Tile card stock die cut and popped up with dimensionals
Top piece of Very Vanilla is 3-7/16 x 2-1/16
Words stamped in Terracotta Tile
New Gilded Gems for bling (included in Ornate Garden Suite)

Well, I know my samples are just the tip of the iceberg! I am going to continue to play and creating with this product suite for a long time. Check out my video as I walk you through these cards.

To order from my store, click on any of the products below or click here SHOP WITH LISA

Product List

Ornate Garden Suite Collection (English)

[154153]

$136.75

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

$8.75

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147106]

$7.50

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146988]

$8.75

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad

[147102]

$7.50

Terracotta Tile 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150884]

$8.75

Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150086]

$7.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$5.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[144237]

$8.25

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$9.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

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Ornate Garden Suite - Introduction

05/01/2020

WOW! I am crazy about this Ornate Garden Suite and crazy excited Stampin' Up! is starting to come out with amazing layering dies. I did an introduction on the product suite a couple of weeks ago and made these three quick and easy card projects. I am starting with basic use of the Ornate Layers dies because there is a lot you can do with them. I will be showing more soon or be sure to Subscribe to my YouTube Channel where I have already posted more ideas!

Card 1: Featuring Terracotta Tile and the Floral Image

Early Espresso card base 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored and folded in half at 4-1/4
Ornate Garden Designer Paper cut 5-1/4 x 4
Ornate rectangle die cut with Silver Foil Sheets
Whisper White card stock cut to 2-3/16 x 3-8/16. In video I used a Stitched Rectangle die soon to retire so giving exact dims to cut
Colored flower image with Blends alcohol markers in Mango Melody and Old Olive
- Flower from Ornate Style stamp set
- "My friend" from Ornate Thanks stamp set
Whisper White popped with dimensionals to Silver Foil
Silver Foil popped with dimensionals to card front

Card 2: Thanks

Early Espresso card base 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored and folded at 4-1/4
Ornate Garden Designer Series Paper cut 5-1/4 x 4
Thanks Banner cut on Whisper White from Ornate Layers Die
Thanks word from Ornate Garden Suite stamp set Ornate Thanks
- stamped with Mint Macaron Classic Ink

Card 3: Lovely Lipstick Foil Flowers

Lovely Lipstick (retiring color June 2, 2020) card base.
- 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored and folded at 4-1/4
Ornate Garden Designer Series Paper 5-1/4 x 4
Whisper White decorative label from the Ornate Layers Dies
Randomly colored select flowers an leaves with Stampin' Blends alcohol markers
- be sure to protect your work surface when using Stampin' Blends for color bleed
- color bleed is good!
Ribbon and Enamel dots (see supply list) are in Lovely Lipstick and retiring June 2020

Watch my video to see entire Ornate Garden Suite and I demonstrate making these three cards. I have several TIPS in the video including stamping multiple words/phrases together.