Because I Care

Hi Stampers,

I am so excited - I finally made a new card!    I have a small pile of new supplies from the  new catalog and I have been thinking about what I wanted to do with some of the new stamp sets and finally tonight I got a chance to stamp.   So far I have only received two of the new sets I ordered, and the one I used tonight is called Because I Care, and it is a beautiful new Hostess Set in Level 1.   Hydrangeas are my favorite flower, so I was very excited to get this.   I also ordered the new pack of DSP called Greenhouse Gala so that was what I decided to use for my card.   When I opened the pack of DSP I saw this piece that is blue with a flower on it - and because it reminded me of the color of a hydrangea - I wondered how it would look to stamp the flower onto the DSP and thus add the color to my flower.  I was actually amazed at how great it worked.   I don't always have the patience to color something that has as much detail as this flower and I really feel the color contrasts in the piece of DSP provide the highlights in the flower that you are looking for.  When the flower turned out so well, I decided it would be best to just stamp the leaves on a piece of green DSP also.   Now I need to find a pretty piece of purple DSP so I can make purple hydrangeas also!    I hope you like the card!

*Stampin Supplies:

• Stamp Sets: Because I care
• Ink: Basic Black
• CS: Whisper White, Baja Breeze
• DSP: Greenhouse Gala
• Ribbon: Organza Ribbon
• Punches: Large Oval, Scallop Oval
• Accessories:  Circle Cutter

Stampin Tips:

• Stamp the flower with black ink - right onto the piece of DSP and then cut out very close to the stamped edges.  Below you can see a picture of the piece of DSP I stamped it on - can you believe that created such a beautiful hydrangea?   The paper I used for the leaves is the same piece that you see on the background of the card!

 

*All stamped images are copyright of Stampin' Up! 1990-2011. These samples are original designs by Connie Tumm. They are shared for personal non-commercial use and inspiration only.   If you are a Stampin'Up! demonstrator and you use my desgins for inspiration - please link back to the original design if you are posting on the internet. 

Comments

[Marlasstampinspot.blogspot.com]

This is a beautiful card and I never would have guessed that you used DSP to color your images! That is a lot of cutting! Great work!

[anotherchancetostamp.blogspot.com]

Gorgeous card, I always forget about using this technique and it goes beautiful with this stamp set.
S. Dailey
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[Blue Sky Stamping]

Thanks so much for a gorgeous card and great tips! I will definitely use this technique in my next class! -cindy

[Beth McAlexander]

Connie, thanks so much for this idea! I would have never thought to "paper piece" the hydrangea. I love the look of watercoloring, but I'm horrible at it. I just tried this with a piece of Pink Pirouette DSP (from Bella Rose) and it works great! I'll use this set more now. :)

[Loyaz1.blogspot.com]

What an awesome card and a clever idea. Thank you so much for sharing.
DianeL

[Vivace6grant]

What a beautiful card! I love the idea of the DSP and will try it! Gorgeous!