Flourish Thinlits by Stampin’ Up

Welcome to this month’s Fancy Friday Blog Hop! Our team is a group of stampers who love to make beautiful things. Sometimes they are clean, sometimes they are layered but the one thing I can say for sure is that our projects will be fancy! If you hopped over from the incredible Allison Okamitsu, welcome to the next stop. For September, we have created 3D Holiday Projects. And oh, what inspiration awaits you!

I have to admit that I don’t make a lot of “alternate” projects with my monthly Paper Pumpkin subscription because I usually love them exactly as they are! And I did love the one we got for September for sure. But I saw an opportunity to show you something else with more of a Christmas flair if you decided to use all those leaves on other projects. This pillow box has the most lovely swirl detail that really lends itself to any occasion. Using my Flourish Thinlits, I cut flowers, leaves and berries from watercolor paper. Then, with an aqua painter, I quickly added Real Red to the flowers, Garden Green to the leaves and left the berries white. Super fast but the watercolor look is a little softer than having used the dies on card stock (but you could totally do that to save a step!). I cut the bottom set of leaves off of each stem to make them more proportional to the flow and then took the berry stem and cut it apart to give me two berry sets from one die cut. I put a Mini Dimensional under the center of the flower (the perfect size!) and attached the second flower to the top one. Then I used Glue Dots to attack the rest behind the center of the flowers. Using a Basic Pearl that was colored with a Copic Marker, I added a center that covered all that was underneath.

Next, I stamped the sentiment from Merry Café onto some more watercolor paper (to ensure a color match) and then cut it out with the oval die from the Coffee Cups Framelits. I set it up for the sentiment to sit a little low in the oval to allow room to cut a little hole with my 1/8″ Circle Punch to create a tag. Cute, right? I wrapped the box with Linen Thread and tied on the tag. I used some glue to attach the floral spray to the box (to make sure it stayed put!).

Those of you who know me, know that 3D projects are not my go-to thing. But Paper Pumpkin elements make it easy to look like a real pro! Don’t be afraid to think outside the, well, box on those! I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop. Next up is my friend, the always amazing Jeanna Bohanon.

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Products used:

Stamp: Merry Café (SU); Ink: Real Red, Garden Green; Paper: Canson Watercolor; Accessories: Paper Pumpkin September, Multi Matte Medium (as glue for the floral spray), Big Shot, Coffee Cups Framelits (SU), Linen Thread, 1/8″ Circle Punch

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Welcome to this month’s Fancy Friday Blog Hop! Our team is a group of stampers who love to make beautiful things. Sometimes they are clean, sometimes they are layered but the one thing I can say for sure is that our projects will be fancy! If you hopped over from the amazing Erica Cerwin, welcome to the next stop. For March, we have double the fun! Not only do we have a sketch but we have a step it up challenge. Making a basic card and a stepped up version! It is going to be a fun hop!

So here are my cards together but I also took photos of them separately so you can see the details better. Both versions are still “clean” but the stepped up version has a bit more wow to it.

For my first card I used the sketch as my guide. I love the new Stitched Shapes Thinlits and they worked perfectly here. I stamped the leaves from the stamp set in Night of Navy then cut a flower with the coordinating thinlits to go with them. The sentiment is from the same stamp set. When you have a card that is super clean, every detail matters. Bold contrast (like the navy and white) really catches the eye and the bit of stitching helps the card feel finished. The Basic Pearl in the flower’s center adds a special touch.

For my stepped up version, I added a few more elements. First I cut a frame with my stitched squares and then also cut a square from both White Vellum Card Stock and Floral Boutique DSP (the polka dots). I layered them up and attached them together. The vellum helps the DSP not take over the card and you can still see the flower. This time, I cut both the flower and the leaves from with the Flourish Thinlits and then added them to the square. The sentiment remains the same as above, as does the pearl. But I decided it needed more accessorizing so I added some Night of Navy Solid Baker’s Twine. For both cards, I used my Envelope Punch Board to round the corners (those little punches are so handy on that board!).

I hope you like both of my cards and the sketch. I think the team is going to impress you with their creativity! And let’s face it, these ladies are all about stepping it up!

Now for the rest of the hop! I’m telling you….this team is the most talented group. You will be so inspired as you go along. Next up is my amazing friend Cindy Schuster. She is one of my favorite stampers and one of the nicest people you could ever meet!

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Stamp: Flourishing Phrases; Ink: Night of Navy; Paper: Floral Boutique DSP, Thick WW, White Vellum; Accessories: Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Thinlits, Flourish Thinlits, Basic Pearls, Night of Navy Baker’s Twine, Envelope Punch Board

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