Following my cardmaking class on Saturday, using the
Stampin' Up!® stamp set
Field of Flowers, I have a mega post
for you today.
Due to an absence of commonsense, I ended up offering
eight cards in two hours, which was stretching the bounds of
possibility a little but I think most people managed almost all of the
cards in what turned into a three-hour session.
This was all
held remotely via Zoom so we could keep safe, and everyone had their own
Field of Flowers stamp set to play with, and stamp in their chosen
colours.
The Confetti Flowers Border Punch was offered as an optional extra.
As
the elderly members of my family are running out of birthday cards and
have been threatened with Dire Consequences if they go shopping, I
decided to switch up the greetings for the cards I made during the
session, so I can replenish their supplies.
You’ll notice I've
used the silver foil-edged cards for this session; I don’t usually use
retired Stampin' Up!® products but I these were such a bargain in May that I couldn't resist stocking up to keep class costs down.
However, maybe I should have stocked up more because the class proved so popular that I ended up leaving myself short!
I kept the card layers
largely neutral – Misty Moonlight, Night of Navy and a splash of
Bumblebee – so people could add their own inks without clashing. While I made the initial samples in a wide variety of colours to show people different options, my
personal choice of colours for the session was Granny Apple Green, Magenta Madness, Misty Moonlight, Bumblebee and Coastal Cabana. Bright and cheerful!
First
card of the day was this one – as it was the most complicated. It uses a piece of the gorgeous
In Good Taste Designer Series Paper which goes with
everything. I showed the project using the flowers punched out separately but not all guests had this
option as the Confettie Flowers Border Punch was an add-on to the class.
If you
don't have the Confetti Flowers Border Punch, when you’re stamping with
Field of Flowers I suggest you use a paler green such as Pear Pizzazz,
Mint Macaron or Soft Sea Foam for the grass and leaves. Then use a
stronger colour for your flowers so they stand out. If you're using the
punch, then anything goes!
Just changing
one colour can give your project a whole new look. This is created
using the One-Sheet Wonder technique but I swapped out the Misty
Moonlight from my original sample on the left to use Coastal Cabana during the
class. I think I prefer the darker version though, what about you?
A
simpler version of this same card is to stick to just one colour – Magenta Madness – to
stamp tiny flowers all over your background. Because there are several
flowers on one stamp, this is really quick to make.
Another
card I changed during the class was this one. I couldn’t find my strip
of Bumblebee Designer Series Paper so thought (wrongly, as it happened)
I must have run out and changed it to Magenta Madness. I hardly dare
admit this but Magenta Madness is beginning to grow on me...
A
classic triptych design. You can do this in one of two ways; stamp the
whole piece and cut it into three. Or cut it up first and stamp
afterwards. I tried both and decided that the best route would be to
stamp the grass and flowers while it's still in one piece (a bit of
careful lining up is required), then add dragonflies once it's sliced
up. Can you spot the not-so-deliberate ‘mistake’? I added an
afterthought dragonfly in the wrong colour!
Need a small piece of cardstock but don't have the right shade? I created this Coastal Cabana strip by pressing a piece of Whisper White into an ink pad.
When you’re
making eight cards in a morning, you need at least one Simple Stamping
project! And this one could hardly be simpler; just stamps, ink and one
of our fabulous
Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes. I use these All The Time, they’re just so handy to have.
Field
of Flowers is such a versatile stamp set. You can make subtle,
tasteful, classy cards with it... or embrace the Brights! I've used
Magenta Madness, Granny Apple Green, Bumblebee and Bermuda Bay and popped up a single flower to add interest.
And finally, here’s the original version of the Bumblebee card you see in the first picture. Just a simple strip stamped with grass and flowers, to show someone you’re thinking of them.
I
hope you’ve enjoyed this foray in to a Field of Flowers and will
consider adding this beautiful set to your shopping list. You can buy the set from my website here. And if you add the Confetti Flowers Border Punch on, too, you’ll save 10%!
