As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I have to say this year's catalog is full of amazing "bundles". Stamp sets with either framelits or thinlits to cut out the images. I purchased two sets from the new catalog. The "Swirly Bird" stamp set and the "Swirly Scribbles" thinlits and the "Weather Together" stamp set with the "Umbrella Weather" framelits.
Either set has mulitple design possibilities and together they offer even more. AND, because I am a Silhouette Cameo user as well I made a card using my wonderful machine in combination with the stamps.
Let me explain how I achieved this look.
First I went into my Silhouette Cameo library and found the "Cloud Border" image #2320. Yes, a really old one from way back, this one was designed by Silhouette. The image was too large so it needed to be resized but that is soooo easy. I just chose the "Scale" window, left the "lock aspect" on and made it 4.25" long since that was the width of the card I was making. I then made a rectangle using the "Draw A Rectangle" tool and sized it 4.25" by 5".
Next I overlapped the cloud border with the rectangle
Last, I selected both images and used the "Welding too" to attach them to each other.
This gave me the white layer for my card. Then I used the clouds from the Umbrella Weather framelits set to cut out the two clouds. I saved the two cutouts and stamped them with the stamp from the Weather Together stamp set. Always trying to save scraps you know. BWG! I then stamped and cut out one more large cloud.
The kites are stamps from the Swirly Bird stamp set. There are two stamps to make them, one is the solid sections and the other the striped sections. I found that it was easier to line up the pieces when stamping if I stamped the solid piece first and then the striped piece. The striped piece is a little easier to see through and makes lining up the images a little bit easier. It is tricky though and I do suggest practicing on scrap paper first to get the "feel" for it before stamping on your card stock. I stamped these on separate pieces of Whisper White card stock and then just free hand cut them out.
The clouds and kites are attached with Stampin' Dimensionals. The white background is attached with glue dots, this gives it just a little bit of lift off the card front without adding too much bulk to the overall thickness of the card.
I used the Project LIfe .01 black pen to hand draw the strings on the kites and added the bows using the stamp from Swirly Bird.
I also added a stamped cloud and a kite to the inside of the card.
The cardstock used is Pacific Point and Whisper White. The inks used are Pacific Point and Crushed Curry.
I hope you enjoy seeing this card and learning how I made it. The original was posted by Stampin' Up! and I CASE'd it.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator contact me and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. The start up kit is only $99.00 and you get to choose which products you want to receive. Go to learn more and when you join be sure to list me, Kate Creasey, as the demonstrator to sign up under.
If you just want to know where to buy Stampin' Up! products, I can do that for you too. Orders can be sent to me via email and I can have them shipped directly to your door.
Lastly, if you want to know more about the Silhouette Cameo and what a great companion it is with Stampin' Up! just ask, I'd love to share with you all the things it can do.
Enjoy!
Kate