Nature's INKspirations

Angie McKenzie | Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator - USA | Making others smile... one creation at a time.

New at SU - Inked Botanicals Suite

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Hello and welcome to my blog!  Today I am hopping with the NEW AT SU! Blog Hop!  We are a group of Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from around the world who are full of creative paper crafting ideas to share with you and get you crafting!  Today we are showcasing suites from the current Stampin' Up! 2023-2024 Annual Catalog and Online Exclusives.

Today's project is all about the Inked Botanicals Suite!  This amazing suite has a wonderful stamp set, coordinating punches, ribbon and 6"x6" Designer Series Paper!

Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper (1 of 2) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie
Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper (2 of 2) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

This amazing DSP is the perfect to create quick and simple cards with the designs while using the punches along with the sentiments.  I chose to use the DSP as a focal point along with drawing my inspiration for today's project from the color palette in the designs!  Lost Lagoon, Crushed Curry, Petal Pink and Calypso Coral were the colors I chose to highlight.

Inked Botanicals Suite Tiled Card (front) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

Project Details...

The large floral image was colored with the broad tips of the Stampin' Write Markers and then breathed over to insure the ink was damp enough to stamp on the Very Vanilla Cardstock panel.  The image was recolored and stamped three additional times to create the design.

Inked Botanicals Suite Tiled Card (tile design) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

Next comes the fun part!  Punching with the coordinating punches!  Below is the design that I created with additional punches to determine which punch I wanted to start with...

Inked Botanicals Suite Tiled Card (punched tile layout) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

And here is what the picture looked like after the punching was complete.  Isn't it amazing how the punches line up precisely with each other?!?

Inked Botanicals Suite Tiled Card (punched tiles) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

Each punched tile was heat embossed with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder four times.  Yes, this will take a while to do... I suggest having a small cardboard box or plastic container to do this so you do not burn your fingers.  Tweezers may work for you, too; however, I personally found them too difficult to use for this project.

Inked Botanicals Suite Tiled Card (close-up) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

Once dry, the embossed tiles were glued to two additional Very Vanilla tiles.  The tiles were adhered to a Very Vanilla Cardstock layer with Tear & Tape Adhesive with a touch of Multipurpose Liquid Glue to insure a close, tight fit. 

The Lost Lagoon 1/4" Bordered Ribbon was cut in half, wrapped around the tiles and tied off with a bow! The sentiment was stamped with Lost Lagoon ink and adhered with Mini Glue Dots on the embossed tile.

Inked Botanicals Suite Tiled Card (DSP torn background layer) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

The tiled layer was adhered to this DSP layer that was created with six different patterns of this amazing paper to resemble the colors of a sunset.  This 6" length design was trimmed down and adhered to a Very Vanilla Cardstock layer which was embossed with the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder.  

Inked Botanicals Suite Tiled Card (inside) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

The inside of the card was embossed and stamped to compliment the card front leaving plenty of room for a note to the recipient.  The Very Vanilla Medium Envelope front and flap were also stamped to complete the card ensemble.

Inked Botanicals Suite Tiled Card (card with envelope in background) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

**Unfortunately at the time that this blog post was published, the Inked Botanicals Suite is unavailable for ordering in the US.  Thank you for your patience as we restock these products around the week of August 21, 2023.

More inspiration is just around the corner.  I hope you have been inspired to create something beautiful with this fabulous suite of products to share with someone to get them smiling.  Now it's time to continue along the blog hop - you're currently with me, Angie McKenzie, at #7 - to get more inspiration from the others... so look at the list below and continue along.  But before you do, please take a moment to leave a comment before you hop along to the next post.  We love reading your comments!

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Inked Botanicals Suite by Stampin Up (card with envelope) | Nature's INKspirations by Angie McKenzie

You Can Make This Card!

Here's What You'll Need to Get Started...

BASICS

  • Clear Blocks G, I; Grid Paper; Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine; Heat Tool; Paper Trimmer; Paper Snips; Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive; Tear & Tape Adhesive; Stampin' Dimensionals; Mini Glue Dots

STAMPS

  • Inked & Tiled Cling Stamp Set  (bundled savings are available with the coordinating Inked & Tiled Punch Pack)

INK

  • Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad; VersaMark Pad; Subtles and Regals Stampin' Write Markers

PAPER

  • Very Vanilla and Very Vanilla Thick Cardstocks; Inked Botanticals 6"x6" Designer Series Paper; Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

OTHER

  • Lost Lagoon 1/4" Bordered Ribbon; Basics Embossing Powders

You can purchase any of these supplies from my online store if you live in the USA and do not already have a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator.

Time to Use Your Paper Trimmer!

        PAPER CUTS

  • Very Vanilla - 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" (x2), 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" (for stamping and punching), scraps (for punching tile layers)  
  • Thick Very Vanilla - 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2" (card base) 
  • DSP - 6 different patterns of your choice  

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