Hello everyone.

Today’s card was inspired by this one that I received from Karen Matthews as part of a team postal project swap recently…

I loved the way that Karen had used masking to stamp the flower from Tasteful Touches so that they didn’t overlap and didn’t have any gaps. So much so that I bought the stamp set and dies she used. (Well that was my excuse, lol!)

So I had to give this a try but didn’t want to just copy Karen’s card so I decided to use Calypso Coral and created this card…

I made my usual card base with Whisper White Thick card cut to measure 21 x 14.5 cm then scored and folded on the long side at 10.5 cm. I cut a piece of Whisper White card ready for stamping that measures 10 x 14 cm.

I stamped the flower onto a few post it notes and fussy cut them so that I could use them to mask the flowers I stamped onto my card layer. The trick is to cut just inside the outline of the stamp so you don’t get a gap or overlap. It’s a neat technique!

I stamped mine around the edges, leaving a gap in the middle that I could cover with my Calypso Coral card cut with the largest of the Stitched Nested Label dies. I then embossed it with the Tasteful Textile 3D embossing folder.

I stamped my sentiment from the Tasteful Touches stamp set with Calypso Coral ink onto Whisper White card. When I added the extra stamped detail I inked up my stamp, stamped onto a scrap piece of paper and then stamped with the remaining ink onto the Whisper White card. This gives you a softer effect. I then cut this piece with a smaller Stitched Nested Labels die.

I adhered the stamped layer to my card base, then the embossed label. Before adding the sentiment label I added some loops of the gold twine from the Forever Greenery trim combo pack. I added the sentiment label on top with Stampin’ Dimensionals then added some Gilded Gems as my finishing touch.

I enjoyed making this card and I hope I’ve done Karen’s marvellous masking some justice.

I’ve listed the products I’ve used for today’s card below and you can click on any of the links to start your Stampin’ Up! online shopping with me.

Happy crafting,

Heather x

Tasteful Touches Cling Stamp Set (English) [152562] £21.00	Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder [152718] £8.25	Stitched Nested Labels Dies [149638] £33.00
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] £7.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] £8.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £9.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £7.75	Gilded Gems [152478] £6.50	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] £8.25
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.75