The standout bundle for me in the latest Stampin’ Up!® Mini Catalogue is Terrific Toadstools.
My daughter has a great fascination for fungi so I’m always on the lookout for them while out walking in the woods. They come in so many wonderful colours but I think the muted tones of the 2023-2025 In Colors™ lend themselves perfectly to the Terrific Toadstools theme.
This fits in perfectly as I am trying to use the Stampin’ Up!® In Colors™ which will be retiring this year. As a reminder, they are Moody Mauve, Copper Clay, Boho Blue, Wild Wheat and Pebbled Path. These have been my favourite In Colors™ for a long time and I will be really sad to see them go.
When it comes to the In Colors™, I always advise my customers to stock up early, ideally during Sale-a-Bration because then you get your free gift too. This means you miss the inevitable last-minute rush once the Last Chance list is announced, and the colours are likely to sell out.
For my Terrific Toadstools cards, I used a cheeky little two-tone stamping technique, which I explain in the stamping tips below.
- Ink your toadstool cap stamp in your chosen colour. I’ve used various Stampin’ Up!® In Colors™.
- “Stamp off” on scrap paper to remove some of the ink.
- Use a sponge dauber to add more ink of the same colour to the stamp, around the top of the cap and the bottom edge.
- Now you are ready to stamp on your project and should achieve a pretty two-tone effect.
It’s important to use different sponge daubers for each colour so you don’t contaminate your ink pads. These can be washed afterwards in clear water. Squeeze the water out of them then leave to dry.
For my first Terrific Toadstools card, I stamped the caps in Wild Wheat, Moody Mauve and Copper Clay.
I stamped the stalks in Basic Beige and used a similar technique to above, although this time I didn't stamp off, and just added some Pebbled Path ink to the edges. The sponge gives it a pleasing textured look, too, I think.
For the two larger toadstools, I cut a tiny slit in the centre of the cap to poke the stem through, for a more realistic effect.
The mound is stamped on Basic White cardstock in Basic Beige, with a Crumb Cake edge added using the ink pad directly to the stamp. On top of this I stamped a Wild Wheat leaf, stamped off so it doesn't dominate, and the spindly stems in Crumb Cake. I stamped the tiny Copper Clay toadstools directly on top of this as they are designed to fit.
Next I arranged my three Terrific Toadstools on the mount, popping up the main one in the centre, and the small cap on the right.
Because I like to echo features diagonally, I stamped “just a little thank you” in Copper Clay, to mirror the tiny Copper Clay toadstools.
The strip of Designer Series Paper comes from the coordinating Toadstool Gardens 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper which is free with a qualifying order during Sale-a-Bration. This paper is full of wild and wonderful colours which are ideal for a bright Terrific Toadstools card but on the back of one of these, you’ll find this woodgrain paper which is perfect for these muted colours. Just a strip was enough to bring this card together.
My second card uses the same techniques but brings Boho Blue to the fore. I stamped two different toadstools in this lovely colour, as well as a smaller Cooper Clay cap.
In the background this time are mini Wild Wheat toadstools. And this time I have two mounds, stamped in Crumb Cake, with some Pebbled Path sponged around the top.
I’ve used the same piece of Toadstool Gardens Designer Series Paper again as the base for this panel, with “poppin’ up to say hi” stamped on a hand-cut tag.
I hope you like my Terrific Toadstools cards are are tempted to add this fun bundle to your craft stash.
If you prefer brighter colours to these muted In Colors™ then make sure you're following me on social media as I have another sample to show you later in the week.
I love how you colored the toadstools. Great effect!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for the colors you chose. I like the placement of the toadstools.
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