I'm watching some snow lightly fall down out my window with no sign of the mountains today. They are covered up by a gray, overcast sky. It is the definition of winter still. It's a good thing I can pretend otherwise when I'm stamping and that's what I'm doing today! Have you seen the calla lily stamp set in the Sale-A-Bration brochure? It's a substantial stamp set with oodles of sentiments to go with the pretty lilies. Recently, Stampin'Up! made it even better by announcing they are going to offer framelits to cut out the lilies, beginning March 31st! When I first got my set, I did some fun stamping but the fun just got easier with the framelits! I thought you would like to see this set in action today. Here are a few examples for you:
The first thing you might note is that the lily stamps are part of Stampin'Up!'s "Distinktive" stamp collection and are carved from the photopolymer in a way to give great definition to lines and shading. These stamps work best with a ink pad that is not completely saturated with ink, in other words, a little less is more. If your ink pad is too "inky", take a plastic spoon or bone folder and gently push some ink to the other edges of the ink pad and keep practice stamping until your lily looks just like you want it. The fonts and sentiments with this set are timeless and beautiful.
With the new purple colors that were released last spring, I wanted to see what they would look like with this set. Again, even though I stamped Gorgeous Grape ink on Highland Heather card stock, you can still see the delicate line definition in the lilies.
This card was fun to make as I tried to fit as many lilies as I could on a card and so used the horizontal orientation. This subtle color scheme seemed perfect for a sympathy card.
And, here are the framelits for the lilies and stems, put to use. There is a learning curve with these! The stamps are made from photopolymer so can stretch and not be the perfect shape when you mount them on the acrylic block. In order to get the stamp shape and curve to line up with the framelit, it was easiest for me to place my framelit on my desk, blade side up, then lay the stamp on top to line it up with the framelit, then place the acrylic block on top of the stamp. This was not necessary for the lilies but was extremely necessary for the stems and leaves. The framelits also include the cute sentiment cut out shapes that I used on this card.
This ended up being a favorite one with the deep red tones. I used Merry Merlot for my lilies. It reminded me of the wedding flowers my daughter chose for her wedding! On this one, I didn't stamp the leaves and stems but just cut them out and they worked just fine without stamping. I also wanted to see what an embossed background would look like!
Interested in getting this set for yourself? Well, since it's a Sale-A-Bration freebie, it's relatively easy to get! The "Lasting Lily" stamp set can be redeemed for free with a $100 order of any Stampin'Up! product, including prepaid Paper Pumpkin subscriptions. The coordinating framelits will be available for sale March 1-31st . Contact me for any questions or you can simply order online and get your free stamp set after filling your shopping cart with at least $100 worth of product. We are heading into the last month of Sale-A-Bration soon so some freebies are starting to run out. If there's something you really want, be sure to act soon!
It's so fun to share what I'm up to. I'm grateful for this blog forum and that people are checking it out. I'd love to chat more about stamping so contact me if you want to know more about the products, the techniques or even becoming a demonstrator. It is easier than you think with no further commitment - the ultimate try it and see if you like it opportunity! A "Starter Kit" costs $99 and you can choose $175 worth of products. You will enjoy a 20% discount on any further orders you place and can continue as a demonstrator with a $300 quarterly minimum purchase, or not continue with no further obligation. If you were to join now, you have until June 30th to meet your first $300 minimum. That won't be difficult with more to love in the 2019 Occasions Catalog and the new Annual Catalog coming in June. As a demonstrator, you get the catalogs a month early and also are able to preorder many of the new products. You have access to the Stampin'Up! website which is full of tutorials and help, as well as Stampin' Connection, a demo-only forum full of inspiration and samples, plus several Facebook groups, etc. My personal team of demonstrators are called the "Big Sky Stampin' Stars" and we have a private FB group, frequent email training and monthly get togethers. We would love to have you join us and you don't have to be located in Montana to be part of the group! With this age of technology, almost anything can be "local"! Let me know if you want to know more about the option of joining Stampin'Up! I'll help you thru the process or you can do it yourself by clicking "Join the Fun" on the right side bar of the blog. Don't delay if you are interested! This special sign up offer ends March 31st!
Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday and stay warm!
Sarah
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