Bunch of Blossoms: Recycle your card layouts

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Did you know you can recycle your card layouts?  I don’t mean pulling pieces and elements off the card and reusing them, but yes you could do that.  What I’m talking about is using the design of a card you’ve done in the past and changing up the stamp set and colors to create a whole new look.

Bunch of Blossoms

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I started out using the Bunch of Blossoms stamp set which has a coordinating punch called the Blossom Builder Punch: Purchase the bundle and save 10%.  This stamp set uses the two step stamping technique that I shared in yesterday’s post.  You can see that HERE.  I stamped three of the flower petals in Sweet Sugarplum ink that was stamped off once, then I stamped the next image directly over the first with the same ink not stamped off.  This gives depth to the flower petals.  Next  I punched those petals out  and fanned them out a bit to resemble a blooming flower.  I stamped one of the star shaped flowers and punched that out and wrapped it around the blooming flower.  After stamping the stem and leaves in a square of Whisper White I attached the blooming flower with Stampin’ Dimensionals to add depth to the project.  Another square layer in Pear Pizzazz and a banner of Sweet Sugarplum help to highlight the focal image, while the striped designer paper adds interest.  The sweet sentiment comes from the same stamp set.

Try your hand at recycling your card layouts and see what you think.  If you’d like to see my original use of this card layout which I posted last October please Click here

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Teddy Bear card that looks like an antique photo

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With the use of the Baby Bear  stamp set you can create this teddy bear card that looks like an antique photo.

Baby Bear

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The Baby Bear stamp set is a new addition to the annual catalog this year and it’s great because of the three step stamping technique.  Three step stamping is an upgrade from the long time two step stamping we’ve had around for years.  Maybe you’re wondering, “What does three step stamping mean”?  It’s simply stamping an image once, stamp directly on top of it with an overlay stamp in a different color, and…you guessed it…stamp another overlay image on top of the others in yet a different color.  In this case I stamped the most detailed image of the bear first using Soft Suede.  My second layer was Tip Top Taupe with the medium detailed bear image.  The final layer was stamped in Crumb Cake and it is the image that is nearly completely filled in.  This process gives great depth to the final stamped image resulting in an antique photo look.  I added the bow which is two step stamped with Watermelon Wonder with full strength ink on the more detailed image of the bow.  The second step was with the filled in image of the bow and once again with Watermelon Wonder which was stamped off once before stamping directly over the top of the first bow image.

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Friends don’t let friends Wine alone!

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The Mixed Drinks stamp set has some clever sayings like “Friends don’t let Friends wine alone”.  I kept this card simple by keeping it to just one layer on the front of the card and punching a hole with the 2″ Circle Punch then adding texture with the Petal Burst Embossing Folder.   I then finished up the front by wrapping the 1/8″ Smoky Slate Stitched Ribbon around the card.

Mixed Drinks

Next I stamped the wine glass and punched it out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and layered it on a piece of Smoky Slate which was attached to the inside of the card.  This punched circle layers perfectly inside the circle I punched on the outside of the card.  After stamping the inside sentiment I added another glass of wine and this card is ready to go.

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