I used the Stampin’ Up! hostess set Simply Sketched and the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set to create my card today.  I also used the bleaching technique to create the flower image.  It’s an easy technique and the results are really neat!

My card design was inspired by Sketch Frenzy Friday SFF083013 and the colors were inspired by The Paper Players #162.

I started by coloring the polka dot circles with my Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker on a panel of Polka Dot Parade DSP.  I stamped the sentiment from the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set in VersaMark ink, sprinkled it with Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it.  Then I adhered the Polka Dot panel to a panel of Pool Party card stock with SNAIL, then to a Basic Black card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  I embossed a thin banner of Pool Party card stock with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, adhered it to a strip of Basic Black card stock with SNAIL, punched the banner end with my Hexagon Punch then adhered it to the card front with SNAIL.

I stamped the image from the Simply Sketched stamp set in VersaMark ink on a Rich Razzleberry panel, sprinkled it with Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder and heat embossed it.  Then I took a small paintbrush, dipped it in bleach then painted the flower image.  I dried the bleach with my heat tool, then painted the image with my Aqua Painter and a little bit of Pool Party ink.  Once the painted panel was dry, I adhered it to a Pool Party panel then to a Basic Black panel with SNAIL.  I wrapped Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon around the layered panel twice and I adhered it with SNAIL.  To finish the card front, I tied a bow and adhered it with a rolled Glue Dot.

I stamped the flower image in StazOn Jet Black ink on a Pool Party panel and adhered it inside the card.

Stampin’ Up! products used to create this card:

Stamps:  Simply Sketched (hostess set 129669 wood, 129674 clear); Six-Sided Sampler (130953 wood, 130956 clear)

Punches & Embossing Folders:  Hexagon Punch (130919); Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335)

Embellishments:  Basic Black 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon (119261); Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109133)

Ink:  VersaMark Pad (102395); Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982); Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker (131904)

Tools:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439); Heat Tool (129053); Bleach

Card Stock  & Cuts:  Basic Black (121045) – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ card base scored at 4-1/4″, 2-3/8″ x 3-3/8″ panel, 5/8″ x 5″ strip; Rich Razzleberry (115316) – 2-1/8″ x 3-1/8″ panel; Pool Party (122924) 2-1/8″ x 3-1/8″ panel, 3-3/4″ x 5″ panel, 1/2″ x 5″ strip; Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper Stacks (126902) – 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ panel

Adhesive:  SNAIL Adhesive (104332); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Glue Dots (103683)

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New Items in the Clearance Rack!!

I saw several new items that were added to the Stampin’ Up! store Clearance Rack overnight.  I saw 12×12 cardstock packs for $3.99, 8-1/2×11 cardstock packs for $2.79, Core-dinations cardstock packs for $2.79, punches for $6.19 and more!!  So click here to head over to the Clearance Rack and start filling up your cart!!

Magnetic Platform is Back!!!

Stampin’ Up! now has the Magnetic Platform (Item 130658) back in stock and it is ready to ship!  So head over to my online store to get yours today!!

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Happy Stamping!

Amy

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