Stampin' Up! Artistically Inked and Best Year featuring Gilded Leafing

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Today's Hop: Share it Sunday

Today is Share it Sunday for the Crafty Collaborations Team. You will see a multitude of projects (this hop has a lot of participants) that will give you a lot of new crafting inspiration.

For my Share it Sunday project, I'm back with another fan-favorite from the the Stampin' Up! Artistically Inked Bundle -- this time I paired the intricate floral die with the amazing Gilded Leafing. I lightly spritzed Magenta Madness ink on the die and gold embossed sentiment from Stampin' Up! Best Year Stamp Set. Everything combined created a gorgeous and shiny card.

Card Tutorial

Ingredients

• Stamp Set: Best Year

• Dies: Artistic Dies

• Ink Pads: VersaMark WaterMark Stamp Pad (embossing ink)

• Cardstock: Basic White, Thick Basic White

• Designer Series Paper (DSP): Expressions in Ink DSP

• Classic Stampin' Ink Refill (Reinker): Magenta Madness

• Ribbon & Trim: Simply Elegant Trim (gold)

• Embossing Powder: Metallics Embossing Powder (gold)

• Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tear & Tape or Mini Glue Dots, and (optional) Spray adhesive (such as Elmer's Multi-Purpose Spray Adhesive)

• Coloring Tools: Stampin' Spritzer

• Other: Heat & Stick Powder, chalk and wax paint brush, container/box to hold the Gilded Leafing, water

TIP: a multi-purpose spray is a great way to adhere intricate and delicate die cuts to avoid using a liquid glue that tends to flood out from underneath the cut cardstock and onto the card; spray lightly to the back of the die cut pieces, press onto your cardstock, and cover with a large acrylic block for a few seconds to bond the die cut piece to the card

Tools

• Basic Supply Kit: paper trimmer, paper snips/scissors, bone folder, acrylic stamping blocks

• Stampin' Up! Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (SUCE = sookie)

• Anti-Static Powder Pouch or Tool (such as Stampin' Up! Embossing Buddy (retired), EK Success Powder Tool or Ranger Ink - Anti-Static Pouch)

NOTE: the non-Stampin' Up! products mentioned in this tutorial are my personal preference and are not endorsed by Stampin' Up!. I do not receive commissions or affiliate payments for mentioning these products

Techniques

• Gilded Leafing

• Heat Embossing

• Ink Splattering / Spritzing

Cardstock Measurements (Imperial)

• Card Base: Thick Basic White measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"

• Layer #1: Expressions in Ink DSP measuring 5 1/4" x 4"

• DSP Strip: Expressions in Ink DSP measuring 3 1/4" x 3/4"

• Sentiment: Basic White measuring 2 3/4" x ~ 3/4"

• Die Cutting: Basic White measuring 4 3/4" x 4 3/4"

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Prepare Your Cardstock: cut/trim/score/burnish all cardstock as described above

2. Trim Layer #1 DSP strategically so the area of the design you like best will show on the card

3. Die cut the large, detailed floral die from Basic White cardstock

4. Add 2-3 drops of Magenta Madness reinker and a bit of water into a Stampin' Spritzer bottle; shake well

5. Lightly spritz the die cut flowers and set aside to dry

6. Prepare the sentiment layer with anti-static powder

7. Stamp the sentiment in VersaMark ink

8. Cover the sentiment in gold embossing powder and melt with a heat tool

9. Adhere the sentiment layer to the DSP strip; match up the right edges together; allow room under the sentiment for the DSP to show

10. When the spritzed flowers are dry, take the VersaMark ink pad and blot it in various spots all around the die cut cardstock (don't cover entirely)

11. Cover in Heat & Stick powder and melt with a heat tool (don't over-melt)

12. Put the die cut flower in a container with Gilded Leafing and rub the leafing all over the flower

13. Clean off the excess Gilded Leafing; I like to use a chalk and wax bristle paint brush

14. Adhere Layer #1 DSP to the front of the card base

15. Adhere the die cut, spritzed, and gilded flowers to the front of the card (use small amounts of liquid glue or a spray adhesive)

16. Loop the gold Simply Elegant Trim several times and adhere to the right side of the DSP with Tear & Tape or Mini Glue Dots

17. Adhere the sentiment and DSP layer on top of the looped trim with Stampin' Dimensionals

Hop Along

Now it's time to sit back, relax and hop along with the rest of the Crafty Collaborations team.

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Thank you!

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Happy Crafting,

Krista