Bloom By Bloom - SBTD 05/19
Hello and welcome to the latest Stampers By The Dozen blog hop! If you are joining me from Judi or starting here with me, welcome! I hope you enjoy our projects and find lots of inspiration as you hop around with us.
Our theme this month is flowers, flowers and more flowers and was chosen by Tashana. So, I decided to do just that and use a stamp set with lots of flower images that will be retiring shortly called Bloom By Bloom.
I used a random colour generator - this is what it came up with. If you need some colour inspiration these tools are good fun - you can find the one I used HERE. If you are not keen on the results you can keep going until you find something that appeals. My colour combo popped up in the 'surprise me' category!
Something else I have not done for absolutely ages is a 'one sheet wonder (OSW). I decided to challenge myself to see just how many cards I could make from one A4 sheet of card.
Our theme this month is flowers, flowers and more flowers and was chosen by Tashana. So, I decided to do just that and use a stamp set with lots of flower images that will be retiring shortly called Bloom By Bloom.
I used a random colour generator - this is what it came up with. If you need some colour inspiration these tools are good fun - you can find the one I used HERE. If you are not keen on the results you can keep going until you find something that appeals. My colour combo popped up in the 'surprise me' category!
Something else I have not done for absolutely ages is a 'one sheet wonder (OSW). I decided to challenge myself to see just how many cards I could make from one A4 sheet of card.
If you look on Pinterest you can find lots of variations of OSW's, some using 12" x 12" and others A4 card stock.
I started with an A4 sheet of card and just stamped using a variety of images and the colours above.
Top Tip
Ensure that you stamp a selection of each of the images on all four quarters of the card.
Cut card stock according to OSW directions.
I cut my card into two 10cm pieces which left a 1cm strip and played around with my trimmer to create different sized pieces of card.
Once you cut your sections of card if necessary, you can add additional stamping in any blank areas.
Here are the first two cards I made using Pretty Peacock for the base - its one of the upcoming In Colours and, its my favourite!
For the next cards I reverted to my favourite white card base with lots of white space.
I had a single rectangle measuring 2.5cm x 7.5 cm left over so I used one of the narrow note cards for this next project - I have forgotten how cute these mini cards are!
Here are all the cards I made - a total of 5 made from less than half of my stamped piece of A4!!
I wonder how many cards I can make using my leftovers?
I really enjoyed using the OSW technique for my projects - if you have never tried this before why not give it a go and see how many cards you can make? Bloom By Bloom although retiring soon is still available - you could also look at other stamp sets to see new ways of using them.
Cut card stock according to OSW directions.
I cut my card into two 10cm pieces which left a 1cm strip and played around with my trimmer to create different sized pieces of card.
Once you cut your sections of card if necessary, you can add additional stamping in any blank areas.
Here are the first two cards I made using Pretty Peacock for the base - its one of the upcoming In Colours and, its my favourite!
For the next cards I reverted to my favourite white card base with lots of white space.
I had a single rectangle measuring 2.5cm x 7.5 cm left over so I used one of the narrow note cards for this next project - I have forgotten how cute these mini cards are!
Here are all the cards I made - a total of 5 made from less than half of my stamped piece of A4!!
I wonder how many cards I can make using my leftovers?
I really enjoyed using the OSW technique for my projects - if you have never tried this before why not give it a go and see how many cards you can make? Bloom By Bloom although retiring soon is still available - you could also look at other stamp sets to see new ways of using them.
Thanks to Tashana for choosing our theme this month. Next up is Tricia - I can't wait to see what she had come up with. If you get lost along the way a list of hoppers can be found below.
Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
Happy hopping!
Susan xx
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Thank you so much for looking at my Blog today, if you don't have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and you live in the UK, I would love to be yours!
If you need to order any supplies, simply use my “shop with me” button or click on the catalogue links on the right. Alternatively, contact me and I would be happy to place an order for you.
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Awesome use of the stamp to make your own DSP. A super way to show others different ways to use our stamps.
ReplyDeleteThank you Carly - not something I do very often but it is good to look at using stamp sets in different ways.
DeleteLove your color choices for your projects. I am going to miss this set!
ReplyDeleteThanks Judi - I'll miss it too, so many ideas, so little time!
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