Stamp Off Glossy Cardstock Technique

Welcome to another weekly Friday Stamp Off Challenge,

offered by Susan, Buffy and Jackie.

As June speeds past, we are 1 month into the new

2017-18 Stampin' Up! catalog.  One of my favorite new

products is Glossy White Cardstock, found on page 194.

So many lovely techniques can be done with

this cardstock.  SU sold it years ago, and finally

brought it back, which makes me very happy!

I create many of my Stamp Off challenge posts
in advance, given travel and other activities.
I had already created this post, 
before last week's challenge,   
where Buffy used this technique .
 
I love  the fact that you can drag an ink pad 
across Glossy cardstock,

to create kind of a woodgrain look.  Unlike Whisper White

cardstock, smears or "mistakes" are more easily corrected

on Glossy cardstock.  In the sample above, I dragged

my Memento ink pad across the glossy layer.  After it 

dried, I added streaks of Wisteria Wonder.

Jar of Love, on page 29, with coordinating

Everyday Jars Framelits Dies (p 213) is a wonderful

"go-to" set.  In this example, I stamped the 

Daffodil and Wisteria Wonder flowers on Glossy 

Cardstock.  The jar of flowers was attached.

I can't wait to see what Buffy and Susan

create with Glossy cardstock, so please check

out their projects!

Celebrations Duo with Lovely Inside & Out

I'm still experimenting with new product from the

2017-18 catalog.  There is just something about

"new rubbah", that gets the juices flowing.  It's 

fun when you get an idea in your head

and then try to create it.  Sometimes it is just as

you pictured the finished project.  

Other times you take a journey that

ends up in a totally different location!

In this case, I pretty much ended up with the picture

that I had in my head.  I ran whisper white cardstock

through the Celebrations Duo Textured Impressions

Embossing Folder on page 211.  Next, I stamped 

the "burst" shape from the Lovely Inside and Out

set on page 157, in Pool Party, Wild Wasabi and

Crumb Cake.  My favorite part is the way the bits of color 

emphasize the letters.  I added "Birthday" from the 

Thoughtful Banners set on page 66.  The Linen

Thread finished things off.

Oval Tranquil Tulips

One of the lovely things about a new catalog, is new

Hostess Sets that can be earned with a workshop.

Tranquil Tulips, on page 223 is a stunning set.

It is a two step stamping photopolymer set,

that is easy to match up.  In this example, I used Sweet

Sugarplum and the new Berry Burst In colors (on page 184). Tranquil Tulips fits perfectly in the 

Stitched Shapes Framelits and Layering Ovals

Framelits, both found on page 214. 

The wording comes from the Lovely Words Thinlits,

also on page 214. They can be used within the frame,

or cut out for use of the words alone.  I mounted

the oval image on a piece of Wild Wasabi, run through

the Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.