Nutz about Stamping

This playful card is perfect for birthdays in the coming months

It's a long weekend for many of us and I hope that you have reserved some creative time just for you! If you did, I have a really playful card idea - perfect for those birthdays in the coming months: 

You can make several of these using your favorite Stampin' Blends colors. You can also mix up the layout too. 

Here's how to make this card and if you want to order the Hey Birthday Chick bundle, click on the photo of the stamp set below. 

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets – Hey Birthday Chick (154465), Hey Birthday Chick Bundle (158631)
• Card Stock – Basic White (159276); Basic Black (121045); Seaside Spray (150883); Sahara Sand (121043)
• Stamp Pads – Tuxedo Black Memento (132708); Seaside Spray (150085)
• Misc. – Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Playing With Patterns 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (152489); Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack (153620); Bone Folder (102300); Birthday Chick Dies (158200); Stampin Blends: Daffodil Delight (154883), Pumpkin Pie (154897), Smoky Slate (154904), Seaside Spray (154901), Ivory (154922), Color Lifter (144608); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Blending Brushes (153661); Glue Dots (103683); Paper Snips (103579); Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Measurements: 

• Seaside Spray: 5 ½” x 8 ½”
• Basic Black: 5 ¼” x 4”
• Playing With Patterns Designer Series Paper (DSP): 1 ½” x 3 ¾”
• Basic White: 5 ¼” x 4”, 5” x 3 ¾”, scraps for fence & chicken dies
• Sahara Sand: scrap for feed bag die
• Misty Moonlight/Silver Twine from Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo: 8”
  
  

Instructions:           

1. Fold the Seaside Spray card base in half and use bone folder to flatten the fold.
2. Swirl the Blending Brush on the Seaside Spray ink pad, blot on scrap paper and apply color to the center oval area of the 5” x 3 ¾” piece of Basic White cardstock using a soft swirling motion. Apply more or less ink and pressure to get a look you like.  Adhere the designer series paper strip to the bottom of this piece.  Adhere this to the Basic Black card stock and then adhere this piece to the card front.
3. Die cut 2 pieces of the fence from scraps of Basic White card stock. Adhere to card front just above the designer series paper, trimming off excess fence.
4. Stamp the chicken & balloon image and the party chick using black ink on scraps of Basic White card stock. Color with Stampin’ Blends markers and die cut the shapes with the Birthday Chick dies. Use the Color Lifter Blends marker to lighten the face, wings and tail.  Adhere to card front using dimensionals.  
5. Die cut a “Happy Birthday” sentiment from scraps of Basic Black and Seaside Spray card stock. Adhere the Basic Black sentiment over the Seaside Spray sentiment so that only a slight amount of Seaside Spray is visible. Adhere this piece to the card front using small slivers of dimensionals.
6. Die cut the feed bag from a scrap of Sahara Sand card stock, accent the details with an Ivory Blends marker and adhere to card front with a dimensional.
7. Make a bow from the Misty Moonlight/Silver bakers twine and adhere to balloon tie with a glue dot.
8. Stamp remaining piece of Basic White as desired and adhere to inside of card.

Happy stampin! 

How to make a beautiful watercolor background on your cards

Mother's Day will be here before you know it and I have a great idea for you to try. I am going to show you how to create a beautiful watercolor background for a Mother's Day card. This idea will also work well for birthdays, friendship and anniversary cards. 

 

Here's what you need to make this beautiful watercolor background. If you want to order any of these products from me, click on the photo of the product to head over to my online store. 

 

1. Fluid 100 Watercolor paper:

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper is a thick paper designed especially for watercoloring. Cold-pressed, archival cotton paper. Natural white color with subtle texture. 10 sheets in a pack.

 

2. Water Painters:

 

 

You get 3 Water Painters in one pack: 1 fine tip, 1 medium tip, 1 large flat brush tip. 

 

3. Forever Flourishing dies: 

 

 

4. Pierced Blooms dies: 

 

 

5. Timeless Tulips stamp set - love the phrases in this set, don't you?

 

Here's my card:

Here's what you need to make my card. And don't miss my video tutorial below! 

Stamp Set: Timeless Tulips

Ink: Rococo Rose, Blushing Bride

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Mint Macaron: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; two pieces 3" x 1 1/4"
        Just Jade: two pieces 3" x 1 1/4"
        Fluid 100 Watercolor paper: 4" x 5 1/4"
        Blushing Bride: 2 1/4" x 1 3/4"; 1 1/2" x 1"
        Rococo Rose: 1 1/2" x 1"

Misc: Forever Flourishing dies (152714); Pierced Blooms dies (154312); Water Painters (151298); Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (149653), Fluid 100 Watercolor paper (149612); Pearls Basic Jewels (144219)

Here's my video - thanks for watching. 

When you think of the outdoors what color combinations come to mind?

This week's Paper Craft Crew challenge is wide open for your crafting delight.

What comes to mind when you think of outdoor colors? For my card I looked right away at my stash of designer paper and found a pack that is definitely all about the outdoors:

The Fine Art Floral paper pack is retiring soon and I am going miss those beautiful patterns and designs, how about you? 

Once I found a pattern in this pack that I wanted to use, I then used the coordinating Art Gallery bundle to create my image and phrase - so easy!

The Art Gallery stamp set and matching dies are not retiring! But.....they will no longer be sold as a bundle in the next Annual Catalog so if you want to purchase them at a 10% discount, click on the photo above to head to my online store. 

Once I chose my paper and stamp set bundle the rest was easy! I let the paper colors be my guide and create this challenge card: 

If you want to see that the other design crew members created this this week's challenge, click here to hop on over to the Paper Craft Crew site. 

How to create a stunning art deco look with left over paper strips

Hi fellow crafters! Are you eager for yet another idea to use up all those left over paper bits you have lying around?

 

I am going to show you another paper strip technique that will help you use up lots of card stock to create an art deco style card.  Are you ready to learn how?

 

To create my paper strip elements I used my Art Gallery bundle:

A quality Paper Trimmer is also an essential tool for this project:

Using Adhesive Sheets helps to create each element in an easy step and ensures that each strip will hold fast:

To order these essential items for today's card, click on any of the photos above OR click here to hop over to my online stores:

USA: https://bit.ly/2DG39Cv

Europe: http://bit.ly/2jleaKo

Here's my Art Deco paper strip card. It is easiest to explain this technique through a step-by-step video so I created one and posted it below. Listen for my bonus tips along the way! 

 

Supplies: 

Stamp set: Art Gallery bundle #156227

 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

 

Paper and cutting dimensions:

        Whisper White: 3" x 2 1/2" ; 2 1/2" square

        Gorgeous Grape: (3) 4" x 1/4" ; 4 3/8" x 3 1/8"

        Highland Heather: (3) 4" x 1/4"

        Purple Posy: (3) 4" x 1/4"; 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; scrap for phrase

        Basic Black: 4 1/4" x 3"

        Mint Macaron: (3) 4" x 1/4"

        Just Jade: (3) 4" x 1/4"

        Pretty Peacock: (3) 4" x 1/4"

        Adhesive Sheet: 3" x 2 1/2"; 2 1/2" square

 

Misc: Paper trimmer #152392; Adhesive Sheets #152334; Stampin' Dimensionals; Multipurpose Liquid Glue; Playing with Patterns Resin Dots #152467; Silicone Craft Sheet #127853; Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine #149653

 

Here's my video - thanks for watching! 

Do you want to know how to create a large focal point on your cards?

I can show you how using this week's Paper Craft Crew card map challenge:

The main decision is around the large oval in the centre. I have the Ovals dies and the Stitched Shapes dies but for some reason I wasn't happy with those. So I decided to go rogue and use my Stitched Nested dies - the largest one would perfect for what I have in mind for my card:

 

I have had a lot of fun crafting with my Fine Art Gallery bundle lately so I decided to try it again today as the focal point on my card: 

I decided right away to use the large phrase on my card - instead of stamped images which I normally would choose. I love that you can have 'just want to say' on the outside and then save the inside for an occasion that arises.

I also decided to use some of my Fine Art Floral designer series paper as a layer, instead of a white background which might be pretty boring to look at:

The rest was pretty easy to put together. I also used my Pierced Blooms dies for the leaves - to match the pierced edges around the Stitched Nested die:

 

Gather all the above products and the card map challenge, and here's my card:

Ok all. Now it's your turn. What will you create using this week's card map challenge? Gather your products together and give it a try. If you want to see what the other design crew members created this week, click here. 

Want another fun idea for using up your leftover paper strips?

Hi fellow crafters! I am hearing that you want a second idea for those left over paper strips! This this video is for you.

I am going to show you another fun technique that will help you use up lots of strips of paper in a really fun way.  Are you ready to learn how?

 

Here are a few decisions to make in order to create today's card:

 

Choose five coordinating colors from your left-over paper. I chose: Bumblebee, Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point and Gorgeous Grape. You don't have to use 5 colors; you can use less. 

 

Choose an image to diecut - I used two different die packs - Pierced Blooms:

 

 

And I chose Floral Gallery, which is part of the Art Gallery bundle:

 

 

You can purchase the dies separately but I am not sure why you would want to!

 

There is one other essential to make this project super easy (and less sticky) - Adhesive sheets!

 

 

Once you have this small number of items ready to do, then you can create cards like this one!

 

 

Here's another view:

 

 

Supplies

 

Stamp set: none

 

Ink: none

 

Paper and cutting dimensions:

        Whisper White: 3 3/4" square

        Paper strips (5 colors): each 4" x 1/4"

        Basic Black: 3 1/2" x 5 1/4"

        Card base: 11" x 4 1/4" (10.5 x 21 cm)??

        Adhesive Sheet: 3 3/4" square

 

Misc: Paper trimmer #152392; Pierced Blooms dies #154312; Adhesive Sheets #152334; Floral Gallery dies #154216, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Silicone Craft Sheet; Stampin' Dimensionals; Playing with Patterns Resin Dots #152467

 

Want to see step-by-step instructions for making this card? Watch my video below:

 

What set would you use to show off your favorite critters?

What a fun card map challenge this week! When you see favorite critters, what stamp set comes to mind?

For me it was instant: Wildly Happy! (click on the set photo to hop over to my online store)

How can you not love this stamp set? It is perfect for baby cards and children's cards, isn't it? The images are super sweet and perfect for those of you who love to watercolor, use Stampin' Blends, Stampin' Write markers, watercolor pencils and so on. 

The other fun part of this week's card map challenge is that there is no specific layout to follow. So your creative ideas can spill over onto your card stock. I decided to keep my layout very simple. I used a piece of the Well Suited paper pack:

my Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends and a strip of Basic Gray satin ribbon. To feature my favorite critters I chose to layer them onto one of my Stitched Nested Labels dies - such a nice way to feature my critters. 

Here's my card:

Now it's your turn. Try our weekly challenge and make a card using your favorite critters! We'd love for you to share your card over on the Paper Craft Crew but if you are too shy to do so, hop on over there anyway for a quick look at what everyone else created. You just might get some additional inspiration! 

See how one image can be the focal point and background image

Today's card is simple. But it is also very pretty in its design. 

This card uses so few supplies too which makes it a great notecard idea. All you need is:

• The Enjoy the Moment stamp set:
  
• Two colors cardstock: Old Olive and Very Vanilla
• One ink pad: Old Olive
• One super cute embellishment!
  
  
  
  

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets – Enjoy the Moment (154452)
• Card Stock – Mossy Meadow(133676); Sahara Sand (121043)
• Stamp Pads – Mossy Meadow (147111); Memento Tuxedo Black (132708)
• Misc. – Ladybug Trinkets (154299); Mini Glue Dots (103683); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Paper Trimmer (152392)

Measurements: 

• Mossy Meadow Card Stock: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored at 4-1/4”    2-1/2” x 3-1/2”
• Sahara Sand Card Stock: 2-1/4”  x 3-1/4”         

Instructions:

1. Use Mossy Meadow ink to stamp the pod and seeds images randomly from the top left corner to the bottom right corner of the front of the Mossy Meadow card. Also stamp one pod on the Sahara Sand panel.
2. Stamp greeting in black under the pod image on the Sahara Sand panel.
3. Adhere Sahara Sand panel to Mossy Meadow layering piece, then attach to front right side of card with dimensionals.
4. Use mini glue dots to attach ladybug to card front.

Easy right? Ready to give it a try? Click on the stamp set or Ladybug image above to place an order at my online store! 

Learn how to use leftover paper strips to make a playful colorful card

Are you a paper hoarder like me? Do you keep every leftover strip of paper because you are sure you are going to use it someday? Well then today's project and video is for you!  I am going to show you a fun technique that will help you use up lots of strips of paper to make a playful, colorful card. Once you give this technique a try you will come up with all sorts of different ways to use up scraps! Are you ready to learn how?

 

Here's how to get started. Look through your paper strips/scraps and find up to five colors that work well together. For my card, I chose:

• Pretty Peacock
• Rococco Rose
• Seaside Spray
• Just Jade 

Make sure your strips are different widths and long enough to cover the Whisper White layer that they will be adhered to. If you don't have different widths, use your Paper Trimmer to create strips using your paper scraps. 

 

Then, think about the occasion you want to make this card for and think about a phrase for the front. For my card, I chose to use my Playful Alphabet dies. If you want to order them at my online store, click on the photo below: 

 

And that's it. This card is so simple and fun to create. Watch my video below for step-by-step instructions and some BONUS tips along the way. (Don't miss a second card idea shared as well!)

 

Stamp set: none

 

Ink: none

 

Paper and cutting dimensions:

       Whisper White: 4 1/2" x 3";  2 1/2 x 2"; 11" x 4 1/4" 

       Just Jade: 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"; scrap strips
       Pretty Peacock: 1" square; scrap strips

       Seaside Spray: 1" square; scrap strips
       Rococco Rose: 1" square; scrap strips

 

Misc: Paper trimmer #152392; Playful Alphabet dies #152706; Tasteful Labels dies #152886; Multipurpose liquid glue #154974; Just Jade 2020-22 In Color Ribbon #153261; Tear & Tape adhesive; Woven Threads Sequins Assortment #149498

 

Here's my video - thanks for watching! 

 

There are so many options with this simple map. What would you choose?

I mean really!

So many options come to mind for this week's Paper Craft Crew card map challenge. Right away these sets came to mind, when I thought about that large scallop image in the centre:

Healing Hugs

Sweet Ice Cream

Hey, Chick

And yes, I could simply die-cut a scalloped circle and stamp a phrase on it. So many choices!

But in the end I decided on my Art Gallery bundle. Why this choice?

Because I wanted to use some of my Fine Art Floral paper as a background.

And instead of the large scallop circle I could use the largest flower image in this set. 

I ended up stamping and die-cutting two extra stems; I cut apart the leaves to tuck under the flower on my card - just to help the flower stand out a bit more. 

Here's my card:

Now it's your turn - what stamp set/bundle will you choose for this week's challenge? If you want to see what the other crew members created, click here to hop over to the Paper Craft Crew website. 

Want to create amazing background layers using only ink and paper?

In this blog post and video I am going to show you how. This technique is super easy, fun and really eye-catching.  Once you learn this background idea you can create cards for a variety of occasions using the supplies you have on hand.

I decided to use my Art Gallery bundle for my card - I love this bundle and seem to be using it all the time lately - don't I! 

I use it because I love the phrases and dies - and the large flower stamp inks and stamps beautifully! Although it is a two-step image you really can't mess it up. 

 

That's all you need to make my card at home. To learn how to make the gorgeous background, watch my video below. 

If you want to recreate my card, here's what you need: 

Stamp set: Art Gallery bundle (156227)

Ink: Night of Navy, Misty Moonlight, Seaside Spray, Mint Macaron

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Seaside Spray: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
        Misty Moonlight: 3 3/4" x 5 1/4"; 2 3/4" x 4"
        Whisper White: 2 3/4" x 2 1/2";  2 1/2" square; 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Misc: Stampin' Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, die-cutting machine

Here's the video so you can learn this fun technique! (thanks for watching)

Have you tried this easy trick for using your word dies?

It's an Art Gallery sort of week it seems. I love this bundle and so love to feature lots of ideas for those of you who have already purchased it from me.

When I first saw this bundle I was quite take with the large phrase. Funny, but in the past when I see a phrase die I usually avoided purchasing it and then regretted it when I saw so many cute samples using it. Do you do that too? 

So this time I thought: not going to happen again! I bought the entire product suite in the catalog and have had a blast since then. 

Here an easy trick when you have a large phrase die. Die-cut it out of your favorite card stock color and then cut it apart so that you can use it on more than one project. Or you can feature a bit of the phrase on a card - like here:

This card is actually very simple. If you don't own embossing folders (yet) then try a plain color strip of card stock. There are so many combinations of phrases in the Art Gallery stamp set so I hope you will have fun trying them all. 

Here's how to make this card at home. And if you want to see a completely different idea, using the entire phrase, watch for my Friday newsletter this week - I have a super cute project using the Art Gallery dies! (Not a subscriber yet? Join my mailing list on the right side of this blog!)

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets: Art Gallery Bundle - stamp set and coordinating dies (156227)
• Card Stock: Blushing Bride (131198), Terracotta Tile (150884), Old Olive (100702), Night of Navy (100867), Basic White (159276), Fine Art Floral designer series paper (154558)
• Ink: Poppy Parade (147050)
• Other: Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653), Stitched Nested Labels Dies (149638), Fine Art 3/8” Ribbon (154561), Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (154317), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103579), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

Measurements: 

• Blushing Bride: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”
• Terracotta Tile: 5 1/4” x 4”
• Designer Series Paper: 5” x 3 3/4”
• Old Olive: 4” x 1”
• Night of Navy: 3 1/2” x 3”
• Basic White: 3 1/4” x 2”

Instructions:

1. Attach the designer series paper to the Terracotta Tile cardstock.
2. Wrap the ribbon over the front of the card, securing it on the back of the Terracotta Tile cardstock.
3. Emboss the strip of Old Olive cardstock and attach it slightly overlapping the ribbon as shown.
4. Attach these layers to the Blushing Bride card base.
5. Die cut the stitched label from the Basic White cardstock.
6. Carefully apply Poppy Parade ink to only the words “Are Lovely” from the image that says “You Are Lovely”. You could instead use a post-it note to mask off the word “You” when applying the ink. Stamp the words (Are Lovely) in the bottom right corner of the stitched label.
7. Using the Night of Navy cardstock, die cut the words “JUST WANT TO SAY”.
8. Use Paper Snips to separate the letters Y O U and use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach them to the stitched label as shown.
9. Attach the label to the card using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Why not challenge your next card design with these 4 colors

Normally I find color challenges a bit intimidating (or overwhelming??) but this week I knew exactly what I was going to use! (whew, sense of relief)

I knew that my Fine Art Floral designer paper had all of these challenge colors so immediately headed to my designer paper stash to pick my design:

Now, I am convinced that there are more colors in these designs than what the catalog states: 

• Petal Pink
• Flirty Flamingo
• Poppy Parade
• Bumblebee
• Pool Party
• Where's the dark blue and dark purple and dark green???

But choosing from the posted colors and matching to today's challenge, I chose: Bumblebee, and for contrast I chose Crushed Curry, and finally Mossy Meadow. 

And of course I then decided to use the Art Gallery bundle for my card images and phrase because it is the perfect compliment to the paper. I love the versatility of this bundle! 

Here's my card. It is simple layers with the stamped and die-cut flower bits. Add a phrase on top and the card is complete.

If you don't recognize my card layout, check out this blog post for an identical layout and Art Gallery products but using different colors. 

Now it's your turn! Try our color challenge and see what you create at home. And if you want to see what the other Paper Craft Crew team members created, click here to head over to that site. 

Do you want to learn the secret behind the Mirror technique?

I am going to show you two different ways to achieve the mirror technique using your Silicone Craft Sheet and the super fun Hey Chick stamp set. Each way is super easy but one of them helps you be a little more precise.

I have seen this technique many times but never tried it myself until this week. Now that I know how easy it is, I will be looking for many more opportunities to give it a try. 

What is key for the Mirror technique is that you have the Silicone Craft Sheet:

You may have seen me use my Silicone Craft Sheet and Multi-purpose glue to assemble embellishments and prevent making a sticky mess. But did you know this Silicone sheet can help you make magic on your cards too?

 

The first way I show you the Mirror technique is using the Stamparatus:

 

 

I think this is a must-have tool for avid stampers because it helps you perfectly align stamp images, stamp multiples of the same project quickly and precisely, and get complete ink coverage. And in my video below I show you how to use the Stamparatus for the Mirror technique. 

 

As I have already written, I used my Hey Chick bundle for my card as well - this is such a fun set and one of the images is perfect for today's technique:

 

I used some of the dies to create fun elements on my card. Here's my card - I hope you will watch my video below and give the mirror technique a try:

 

 

Here's what you need to make this card at home. And if you want to order any of these fun products, CLICK HERE or on any of the images above to head over to my online store. 

Stamp Sets: Hey Chick (bundle, 158627

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends:  Poppy Parade, Smoky Slate, Mango Melody

Paper and cutting dimensions:

        Smoky Slate: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2; 3 1/4" x 1 1/2"; scrap for sign
        Basic Black: 4" x 5 1/4: 
        Whisper White: 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"
        Fine Art Floral: 3 3/4" x 5

Misc: Stamparatus (148187); Chick dies (158199) Fine Art Floral (154558); Adhesive Sheets (152334); Multipurpose Liquid Glue; Stampin' Dimensionals; Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon (153658)

Here's my video: 

Do you want beautiful blossoms that last forever?

You'll get them in the Pretty Perennials stamp set!

The flowers, leaves, and greetings make this set wonderfully versatile. Use bright, bold colors or soft pastels - either way your card will be gorgeous! 

 

Here's how to make this card:

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets – Pretty Perennials (154435)
• Card Stock – Very Vanilla (144237), Highland Heather (146986)
• Stamp Pads – Highland Heather (147103), Balmy Blue (147105), Pear Pizzazz (147104), So Saffron (147109)
• Misc. – Stampin’ Seal (152813), Opal Rounds (154289)

Measurements: 

• Very Vanilla: 5.5” x 8.5”, 5” x 3.75”
• Highland Heather: 5.25” x 4”

Instructions:

1. Score and fold larger piece of Very Vanilla cardstock in half to create cardbase, set aside.
2. On smaller piece of Very Vanilla cardstock, stamp “happy” in Highland Heather towards bottom right; stamp “mail” in Balmy Blue underneath
3. Ink largest flower in Highland Heather, stamp off on scrap paper then stamp onto cardstock (“second generation image”). Repeat, surrounding the words with 5-6 images.
4. Stamp smaller flower in Balmy Blue onto cardstock, varying first and second generation images, filling in spaces.
5. Add leaf image in Pear Pizzazz, continuing to fill in gaps as desired, varying first and second generation images.
6. Adhere this stamped cardstock onto the Highland Heather cardstock, then onto cardfront.
7. Add Opal Rounds randomly as desired.

Will you give it a try? 

Today's the day to try the colorful chalkboard technique

Most of the time I only use basic black cardstock as layers on my card, are you the same? I love how it makes the layer on top stand out but it can be a stand out on its own too. Today's the day to try the colorful Chalkboard technique to use with your basic black card stock. It takes only minutes and results in a bright, colorful card.

Are you ready to learn how?

Confession: I have never tried this technique before because I thought it looked very complicated. Not at all! It is super easy and fun too. 

For my card I decided to use the Painted Poppies bundle because it has line art images in it. 

That is the most important tip for this technique: you need to use line art images (not solid images) or this won't work. I don't have many line art stamp sets because I love to stamp, layer, embellish and be done. But sometimes it's nice to mix it up a bit, right? 

So I chose the larger poppy image and the smaller leaf image, along with my white embossing powder and heat tool. Then I used my Stampin' Blends which made this technique pop! 

Watch my video below for step-by-step instructions! Here's my Painted Poppies Chalkboard technique:

Stamp set: Painted Poppies bundle (153827)

Ink: Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends: Granny Apple Green Combo Pack (154885); Poppy Parade Combo Pack (154958)

Paper and cutting dimensions:

        Basic Black: 5" x 3 3/4"
        Whisper white: 5 1/8" x 3 6/8" PLUS scrap for phrase,
        Poppy Parade: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
        Granny Apple Green card stock: 2" square

Misc: Heat Tool (129053); Multipurpose Liquid Glue; Mini Stampin' Dimensionals; Basic Pearls Jewels; White embossing powder (109132)

Here's my video, thanks for watching!