More and more crafters are moving away from blogging because of the work involved in keeping up a blog. While it is true that this is a commitment, I can't imagine not having a place to talk about everything that goes into making my stamping projects. We have gone exclusively to sharing our Stampin' Fancy Friday projects through Instagram and Facebook, so there isn't a blog hop. But I wanted to share more about the projects I made for SFF and I even have a card that wasn't shared there.
This month we are CASEing a Fancy Friend. It was really difficult because there are so many fabulous stampers on our Stampin' Fancy Friday team. But I could only choose one for the challenge, so my all-time favorite Fancy Friend stamper is Teneale Williams from Australia.
I absolutely fell in love with this card by Teneale and it had to be the one that I CASEd. She used the Humming Along stamp set and chose colors that reflected a tropical vibe. I have had this stamp set on my wish list for a while now. She used the floating die-cut technique. Teneale credits several stampers for her inspiration, but ultimately, she gives credit to Jennifer McGuire for the technique.
To make this technique work, you need some rather large images. After closely looking over Teneale's card, I decided to use the new Celebrate Sunflower stamp set (#152517). This is one of my all-time favorite sets and the smaller of the two sunflowers is perfect for this technique. You may have noticed how she embossed the background, and she even adds an ever-so-slightly larger Whisper White frame between the top layer and the card base. I tried to keep these things in mind when I created my card.
I wanted my card to have a rustic feel, so I used Crumb Cake cardstock along with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder (#142320). I think these go well with the sunflower images. And, of course, you know I had to add some Linen Thread to my card. Teneale used the Rooted in Nature stamp set for her sentiments, so I decided to stick with it too.
Another thing that Teneale did was to use the left-over flowers to create a card with the opposite effect. She also used the floating die cut technique on her second card except she used a large sentiment to fill in the center section. For my card, I did something similar, except I embossed the background layer and then stamped and die cut the sentiment for the centerpiece. I also place the sentiment on Dimensionals to make it the same height as the flowers.
I also decided not to use any sequins on the background. With the embossed background layer, I didn't really feel like they were necessary. I used Stampin' Blends to color the flowers and die cut them with the coordinating dies.
Here's a second look at both cards together. Hopefully, it will give you a better idea of how I used the positive and negative pieces to create two cards.
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