Blossom Designs: Stampin' Up! Something Fancy

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While the title of this post says, "Something Fancy", it's not the only product featured in this card today. I went a bit wild! 😁 Do you always stick to the products in a Suite or a Bundle? I generally do, but depending on the stamp for example, I'll grab other products. The Something Fancy stamp set is only sentiments, and the coordinating dies are perfect, but I really wanted to incorporate the DSP and those small dies just wouldn't do.

How do you start when you make a card? Is it with the stamp set or maybe a colour combo? It is never the same thing for me and with this card, it started with the DSP. Then came the dies (Desert Details Dies), then the stamp set. I then had to throw in the Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder too. Just for good measure! 😁

Did you notice that my card base is NOT white?! Are you surprised? I am. 😁 But white didn't really work with these colours today. As I said, I started with the DSP (Fancy Flora - 6" x 6") from the Fancy Flora Suite of products. I am not usually drawn to yellow (you know I am a pink girl) but I couldn't resist the Daffodil Delight sheet so that was my starting point. I had all my new goodies sitting on my desk (I like to put magnetic sheets under the dies as I find it easier to pick the dies up off the sheet rather than the double-sided tape they are placed on) and thought I could cut out the frame from Desert Details Dies with the DSP. I grabbed some Basic Gray cardstock and started adding layers until I was happy with the combination. As you can see, I embossed the Basic Gray layer as I felt it was too plain without some texture.

The stamp set I stamped in Basic Gray and also So Saffron (what!) by accident. I thought I had grabbed Daffodil Delight (I was creating at night and white font on top of yellow is hard to see at the best of times), but I didn't, so I stamped away without realising but I think it worked out ok. I cut out each line and used alternate colours for each line. I die cut the other frame (yes, there are two) in Basic White, but it was too stark, so I used my blending brush and So Saffron ink pad and went around the outside. I raised both frames using dimensionals and also the Basic Gray lines of the sentiment. I added a double bow using the Simply Elegant Trim in silver.

I again used the DSP with the border die from Desert Details for the inside. I always forget to show the inside on my blog.

**As the new products aren't available until January, I cannot link them below. I have linked everything else that is current**

Card Measurements: Imperial
Base card - Daffodil Delight = 4 1/4" x 11" (score @ 5 1/2")
Layer 1 - Smoky Slate = 4" x 5 1/4"
Layer 2 - Basic Gray = 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"

Basic White scrap: sentiment

Card Measurements: Metric
Base card - Daffodil Delight = 10.5cm x 29.7cm (score @ 14.9cm)
Layer 1 - Smoky Slate = 10cm x 14.4cm
Layer 2 - Basic Gray = 9.7cm x 14.1cm

Basic White scrap: sentiment

I hope you like today's project. If you have any questions, let me know.

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