Stampin' Up! Cllimbing Orchids for Happy Inkin' Thursday Blog Hop

I used the Stampin’ Up! Climbing Orchid stamp set bundle from the 2017-2018 Annual Catalog to create my card for the blog hop today. The set will be in the upcoming 2018-2019 catalog but it won't be offered as a bundle. If you order it before May 31, 2018, it is available for 10% discount through my online store.

We have a sketch challenge this week and this is what I created for it.

Here is the sketch we are using (I flipped the sketch to suit the direction of my orchid stem and flowers):

My card also works for the challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge #290.

I began by adhering a mat of Share What You Love DSP to a mat of Marina Mist. I wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around the two mats and tied a bow. 

Next I stamped my orchids and leaves on a piece of Whisper White card stock using Memento Tuxedo black ink. I put all the plainer orchid stamps and leaves on my Stamparatus to accomplish all stamping at once.  I cleaned my stamps with the upcoming Simply Shammy, removed them and put them back where they belonged (unusual for me!) I then took the ones that are more detailed, aligned them with the already stamped ones using the Stamparatus again (available June 1). I inked them up with Rich Razzleberry ink, sponged them with Marina Mist ink and sponged the leaves with Old Olive ink. 

With the dies that match the stamp set, I ran everything through my Big Shot with the Magnetic Platform. Using the tree branch die from Seasonal Layers Thinlits (carrying over), I cut the stem out of Crumb Cake card stock.

I took a piece of Just Add Color DSP (on sale now and retiring May 31), fussy cut two of the watering cans, and colored them a tad with all three colors from the Watercolor Pencil set and blended with a Blender Pen.

My sentiment, from Swan Lake, is stamped in Rich Razzleberry on a scrap of Whisper White. I sponged the edges with Old Olive and cut it into a banner.

After doing a dry fit, I adhered all the pieces to the mat. For the watering cans, sentiment and smaller leaf, I used mini dimensionals...everything else got liquid glue. 

I then adhered the mat to my Whisper White card base.

For the inside, I had an oopsy. 

I had intended to have just the Marina Mist mat and Whisper White mat. I didn't notice that the edge of the stamp from Swan Lake (retiring May 31) had ink on it. Ugh! It's a stamper's nightmare! I had already punched the corners with the upcoming Detailed Trio punch. So, I had a piece of Old Olive card stock on my desk and it fit just perfectly over my boo boo...a stamper's dream...lol. I cut another piece of Whisper White and restamped. The top sentiment is from Swan Lake and the bottom one is from Sweet Cupcake (also retiring May 31).

If you have any questions, let me know. In the meantime, you can click on the next button to hop to Amy Koenders. 

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the team members involved in the hop today:

Amy Koenders  

Shelagh Freemantle

Mary Deatherage

Kristi Gray

Jaimie Babarczy

Sue Prather

Karen Finkle - you are here!

Card stock cuts for this project:

Base: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Outer and Inner Mats: Marina Mist 4  1/8" x 5 3/8" 

DSP: 4" x 5"

Inner: Whisper White 4" x 5 1/4", 2 3/4" x 3 3/4"

          Old Olive 3" x 4"

Products Used:

Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper [146926] $27.00	Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper [144180] $13.00	Climbing Orchid Photopolymer Bundle [145334] $46.75
Swan Lake Clear-Mount Stamp Set [142977] $20.00	Sweet Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set [141498] $21.00	Stamparatus [146276] $49.00
Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies [143751] $33.00	Detailed Trio Punch [146320] $20.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119682] $8.00	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100702] $8.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $8.00	Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950] $6.50	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50
Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad [126962] $6.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Simply Shammy [147042] $8.00
Watercolor Pencils [141709] $16.00	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Stampin' Trimmer [126889] $30.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00
Big Shot Magnetic Platform [130658] $40.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00

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