Forever Fern Two from One Cards!

Hi Stampin' Friends!
It's good to be back to my blog after a couple of weeks of company, camping and celebrating the 4th of July!  I hope you are having a great summer so far. There's something about July that thrills me, as in, summer is FINALLY here, but there's also something scary like, oh no, summer is HALF over!  Do you feel the same way?  Yikes!

While I haven't been blogging everyday, I've been thinking about what to do with all the new and wonderful products in the Annual Catalog that was released in early June. I'm just getting my hands inky with some of the suites and bundles and love to share what I'm learning and creating with you. The cards I have today were part of an "In Color" class I recently did, featuring the 2020-2022 In Colors in all their luscious glory. I hope you've had a chance to see them and even try some.  This is a fun technique that allows you to get two cards from one half sheet of Whisper White (or Very Vanilla) card stock. Here's one of the cards first:

I chose to use the "Forever Fern" stamp set for this idea.  First you take a half sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" Whisper White card stock, which is 5-1/2" x 8-1/4" and trim it down to 5-1/4" x 8".  Then, using several of the stamps from the Forever Fern set and the new In Colors, I stamped over the entire half sheet, leaving some space at the top for an eventual sentiment.

You'll see all the new In Colors including Misty Moonlight, Cinnamon Cider, Bumblebee, Just Jade and Magenta Madness.

Next, I cut the sheet into two halves, two pieces each measuring 5-1/4" x 4". This gives me two card fronts that are similar but still unique. You may have already surmised that if you took two half sheets of Whisper White card stock and did all the above, you would actually have 4 card tops, ready to go!

And, here are the cards that I finished off with some new brass foil leaves (using the Forever Fern Dies) and ribbon as well as a sentiments from the stamp set.  I think it would be fun to play with this technique and choose different stamps, different colors, different themes, etc. Once you get a stamp all inked up, it's awesome to stamp with it more than once before you clean it and put it away!

There is much to love in the new annual catalog!  I've listed my supplies below and a click on any of them will direct you to the online store for your shopping convenience. It's also the Bonus Days promotion time in July!  For every $50 you spend, you will get a $5 coupon code redeemable in August on an order. There is no limit to the amount of coupon codes you can acquire so start shopping now and save in August!

I'd love to hear your thoughts on my ideas, my blog, future creations etc.!  Do you have any special requests you'd like me to consider regarding techniques or products?  I'm happy to listen and would welcome any comments ;)

Back to the stamp room to dream up some more ideas!
Happy Stampin',
Sarah