I’m back with my Inky Friends for another Blog Hop. This time we are featuring Hidden Gems – sets that are often overlooked in the annual Stampin’ Up! calendar. Be sure to make your way through all of the stops on our hop. You may find a new favorite set or two along the way.
I am featuring Celebration Time. This set is a lot of fun for birthday projects and the coordinating framelits add to it’s versatility.
This first project has a very classy look thanks to the silver stripes from the Sale-A-Bration Springtime Foils Specialty DSP. The black panel is embossed with the Petal Pair Textured Impressions embossing folder. I couldn’t get it to photograph well. I cut out the cake framelit in silver and white (which had been stamped with the sentiment). I trimmed off the bow and base on the white and layered it on the silver. A paper doily, some silver sequin trim and a few rhinestones finish off this elegant card.
For this next card, I played around with some watercoloring. I started with a wash of Pool Party on panel of watercolor paper. Once it was dry, I stamped “celebrate” in Calypso Coral. I flicked some Bermuda Bay ink from my aquapainter for a little more depth. For the cake I cut out the framelit in Pool Party and Watercolor paper. I Slowly built up layers of Calypso Coral to create the ombre look on the cake. The little flower is actually on of the pieces for the top of the party hat. There are also a few of the clear epoxy shapes scattered on the card. Simple, but fun!
This time I decided to focus on some of the bolder images in the set. Pair them with Lemon Lime Twist and Tempting Turquoise and you have a bold, fun card. This flower was created using both of the tops for the party hat.
For my final project, I made some fun gift tags. I hope you see what a great set Celebration Time is.
I now send you over to Mickey Roberts featuring Pocket Full of Sunshine. Don’t forget to check out all of the other great sets along the hop. Or you can click on the previous button and go to Sharleen and her Jar of Love.
