Springtime Impressions Inlaid Die Cutting

Sandi MacIver – Stampin With Sandi – Springtime Impressions Inlaid Die Cutting

It’s Thursday and that means another Happy Stampers Blog Hop  whoo hoo!

It’s colour challenge week and I am SO EXITED to finally be able to create something with the NEW Springtime Impressions Thinlets coming in the new catalogue.

These new dies cut like butter. I cut my design out of watercolor paper so that I could add my colour, and then inlay it back into the original piece.

Sandi’s Tips & Tricks for the Springtime Impressions Inlaid Die Cutting Card:

• I started with a 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 piece of watercolor paper and die cut the flowers and leaves on the left.
• I pulled out the die cut  and water coloured it with the reinkers and aqua pen.
• For the background, I water coloured it in Smoky Slate before Black Embossing (yes – black embossing powder is returning – YEAH), the sentiment at the top.  The sentiment is from another new set, Rooted in Nature.
• I used my heat tool to dry everything and then attached the background piece to a piece of Whisper White before gluing the water colored die cut piece back in.
• This is matted to a piece of Basic Black 4-5/8 x 6-5/8 and then attached to the Thick Whisper White  card base 7 x 10, scored and folded at 5
• I cut the butterfly out of watercolor paper and added darker Berry Burst ink to him and a top coat of Wink of Stella before attaching him with glue dots.
• I embellished the background and flower centers with the Share What You Love Artisan Pearls.
• The finished card is 5 x 7 inches.

Now it’s time to hop over and see what my team mates have come up with for this week’s challenge.  They are both very creative so I know you are going to love their projects.  You can click on the Next button, or on the names below to visit their blogs:

Sandi MacIver – you are here

Kathie Zaban

Eva Dobilas

A PDF download for this card will be in my Free PDF Sunday post this coming Sunday.

 

for the Springtime Impressions Inlaid Die Cutting card.

 

Rooted In Nature Wood-Mount Stamp Set [146479] $75.00	Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Stamp Set [146482] $57.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [144089] $5.00	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [144092] $5.00
Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Ink Refill [131159] $5.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $9.25	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121045] $10.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $6.75
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $11.25	Springtime Impressions Thinlits Dies [146326] $39.00	Heat Tool [129053] $40.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.00
Aqua Painters [103954] $22.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $10.75	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927] $8.25

I hope you enjoyed today’s project and thanks so much for stopping in to visit.

Wishing you Happy Stamping.