colour me happy: JAI 650 Just add - Sending ginkgo leaves birthday card

Friday, 28 April 2023

JAI 650 Just add - Sending ginkgo leaves birthday card

Handmade ginkgo leaf card using Stampin' Up! Ginkgo Branch stamp set and dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Sending Smiles stamps and dies, Pansy Patch stamp set, Card by Di Barnes - Independent Demonstrator in Sydney Australia - colourmehappy - stampinupcards - cardmaking - cardchallenges

Hello and welcome. It's time to share a new Just Add Ink challenge project. This week we need to add large letters or numbers. Who doesn't love a large sentiment. I couldn't resist using my favourite Sending dies again. They're just such a lovely font and of course their size always makes a great focal point. I teamed them with the gorgeous Ginkgo Branch dies and one of the embossing folders in the new Basics 3d 3-pack. Here's how it turned out.

This was one of those cards that started off with one idea and turned into another. I'd spotted a fun springboard fold card by Susan Campfield that I wanted to try. I started by converting Susan's US sizing to suit my A4 cardstock, but in the end decided not to add the clever springy bits, just the card shape. It's such a fun idea though that I'll definitely try making another springy version. Thanks so much, Susan for the great idea.

This also turned out to be a fond farewell to the beautiful Mint Macaron, which is one of the colours leaving our collection this month. It's one I'm quite sad to lose as it's a really lovely shade. Have you loved it too? Of course it would look lovely in so many other colours too.

Back to those gorgeous Ginkgo Leaves dies though - which are also not carrying over. See my note further below. I cut the large shape for the front, and decided to leave the cut-out pieces in place - lots of mini dimensionals holding the pieces in!

The Sending word dies (letter and outline) were a perfect pairing with the delicate ginkgo.

Inside I stamped a sentiment from Pansy Patch (it works really well with the swirly 'sending') cut it out with a pierced square from the Stylish Shapes dies and added some more gingham paper behind it. Another little ginkgo die cut continues the theme inside. This is how the card looks flat-ish. How lovely is the cross-hatching texture of the embossing folder too?

And this is how it looks from the top.

The Ginkgo Branch stamp set and dies are NOT carrying over to the new Annual Catalogue but the good news is that both the dies and stamp set are 60% off now (dies were, $63, now $25.20, and the stamps were $41, now 16.40).They're only available until 2 May, unless they sell out first. You'll find them both in my online store here. Don't order the bundle option as the discount is not on there somehow! Here's what they both look like. Beautiful huh and so useful for so many cards?

So that's my 'large letter' card. I hope you found something you liked and want to try. Head to the Just Add Ink challenge blog to see all our challenge projects. You're sure to find ideas you'll love.

Take a look at the full card supply list here in my Stampin' Up! store. Note that once retiring items are unavailable to order they'll disappear from the list.

Thanks very much for visiting today. I really appreciate you being here (and leaving a comment too).
It was my 16 year Stampin' Up! anniversary yesterday so I'm still feeling the love from all the lovely messages I've received from Stampin' Up! friends, customers and fellow Demonstrators. Such a lovely community and one I'm very proud and grateful to be part of. If you'd like to know more about why being part of Stampin' Up! is such a great experience, ask me anytime. Today and any time is a good day to join.

Until my next project share.

Happy stamping and inky wishes.
Di

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