Welcome to the March 2021 Candy Hearts Blog Hop! This month we are featuring Spring themed projects. Be sure to hop to the next blog on the list, Pam Morris of Tap Tap Stamp. If you get lost, scroll down to see the list of hoppers.
My project features the True Love Designer Series Paper, which is all black and white. I love it because you can make it any color you want. The card has quite a bit of black on it, which may not seem very Springy. But I though the Spring colors really popped off the black background. What do you think?
I also used the Butterfly Gems which come in the 2019-2021 In Colors. This is the first time I’ve ever used them. I know! Crazy! How have I neglected these little beauties for so long? They will retire less than two months, so I plan to use them as much as I can until then. (Of course, I do use retired products, but not on anything I post on my blog.)
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Here’s what I made:
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Here’s what I did:
Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:
- Basic White Thick card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″
- True LoveDesigner Series Paper (DSP) layer cut to 3-3/4″ x 5″
- Basic White CS layer cut to 3″ x 4-1/4″
- Basic Black CS layer cut to 2-3/4″ x 4″
Stamped with the Springtime Joy stamp set:
- sentiment in Versamark ink onto a scrap of Granny Apple Green CS, then heat embossed in white
Cut using the Classic Label Punch:
- sentiment
Cut using Paper Snips:
- fussy cut the flowers from another pattern of the DSP
Colored using Stampin’ Blends Markers:
- white spots on DSP layer in Seaside Spray, Granny Apple Green, Flirty Flamingo, and Highland Heather
- flowers in Seaside Spray, Granny Apple Green, Flirty Flamingo, Highland Heather, Purple Posy, and Daffodil Delight
- edges of flowers in Basic Black, to hide any white that showed
Assembled the card:
- burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
- flowers glued onto the Basic Black CS layer
- Basic Black CS layer glued onto the Basic White CS layer
- Basic White CS layer glued onto the DSP layer
- DSP layer glued onto the front of the card base
- sentiment glued under the flowers
- Butterfly Gems (2 Purple Posy and 1 Seaside Spray) applied onto the Basic Black CS layer using a Take Your Pick tool
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Here’s the March 2021 Candy Hearts Blog Hop:
- Candy Ford of Stamp Candy <—– YOU ARE HERE!
- Pam Morris of Tap Tap Stamp
- Linda Krueger of The Stamp Coach
- Brian King of Stamp with Brian
- Joanne Brown of The Inky Dragon
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Here’s what I used:
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The Hey Chick stamp set from 2017 Sale-a-bration was so popular, Stampin’ Up! has brought it back. But that’s not all! Now there are coordinating dies. AND there’s a second stamp set, Hey Birthday Chick, that also has coordinating dies. One thing though – they’re available for a limited time, so get them while you can! Click on the images below to see them in my online store. Or CLICK HERE to see them all.
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Beautiful card Candy. The colors definitely pop on the black background, and I also love the bright green sentiment. Your butterfly gems are perfect – use them up! Thanks for organizing this fun spring hop.
Thanks so much, Linda!
Wow, great card. You are so talented!
Aw, thanks, Renae! You’re sweet.
Absolutely love that DSP. Your card pops of spring and joy.
AWWW how pretty ! I have this paper and never thought to color in the white triangles ! How creative and now I want those sweet butterflies because they look so pretty on your card !
I feel a CASE coming on !! Giggle !!
Such a stunner, Candy! These gorgeous colors look amazing against this black panel behind the flowers. I ADORE how you colored the Designer Series Paper behind focal panel, too – such a great way to showcase this gorgeous paper. Love!
This is so stunning and dramatic against black. Love your mad Blends skills too! And those little colored diamonds were not lost on me either! Thank you for a fun spring hop!
These flowers look so beautiful and realistic that I want to inhale their sweet scent! What a great card!