Blended Seasons Promotion

Hello, Crafters.

This month Stampin' Up! are running a promotion for

 a limited time stamp set and co-ordinated dies called

 Blended Seasons. It's a great set because it can

be used all year round, including Christmas.

  If you watch my videos, you'll know I'm not much of a

 colourer (is there such a word?), and when I first saw

 the large flower and leaves image in this set I thought

 no way! However, I found colouring such a large area 

so much easier when I used Watercolour Pencils, 

and, as it happens, there is also a set of ten new 

Watercolour Pencils on offer with the 

Blended Seasons Promotion. 

Sunday's video will show a card I made using this

bundle.  I started to think about other crafters who feel 

like me when it comes to colouring large areas, and set 

myself a challenge to use this large image without colouring! 

 Yesterday I made two cards, and I'm sharing the Cherry 

Cobbler version with you today. I heat embossed the

 image in Whisper White Embossing Powder on a layer

 of Cherry Cobbler Cardstock (CS). 

I adhered it to a layer of Whisper White CS, and then

 onto a Cherry Cobbler CS card base. Although it doesn't 

show in the photographs, I painted the flowers and the 

buds using my Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Pen.

 I heat embossed the sentiment, which is from the

 Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, using Whisper White

 Embossing Powder on a scrap of Cherry Cobbler

 CS. I die ct it using the smallest oval Stitched Shapes 

Framelits, and layered it onto a Whisper White scalloped

 oval I'd die cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies.

 Using Mini Dimensionals I attached this in the top right

 corner. To finish ooff the front of my card, I added a small

 Basic Pearl on either side of the sentiment. 

Inside the three flowers I adhered a Pearl White Basic 

Adhesive-Backed Sequin, and added a small Basic

 Pearl in the centre. To decorate the inside of the card,

 I stamped a part of the image at an angle in the bottom 

right hand of a Whisper White layer using

 Cherry Cobbler Ink.

If you're a crafter like me who doesn't like colouring

 in large areas, I hope this card has made you

 have a second look at this bundle! 

Until tomorrow, happy crafting.

JanB.