Stampers Showcase SPRING theme APRIL Blog Hop

GOOD MORNING my friends!!! I'm so glad you're here with me today!  It's time for the Stampers Showcase Blog Hop, and this month's theme is SPRING/FLORAL.  YAY!! The Stampers Showcase is an incredible group of Stampin' Up demonstrators who create beautiful and amazing projects to share with you each month.  Every month is a different theme and each demo puts their own spin on it!  You'll definitely want to make sure you visit each blog in the hop.  So don't forget to find the "NEXT" button in each one, to take you on to the next.  You'll know when you've completed the hop, when you come back to the blog you started with. :-)

For my project, I decided to step back into the 2018 annual catalog.  All of the products I used can be found there.

Since our theme was Spring and Florals, the Abstract impressions Stamp set and coordinating dies screamed out my name!  You see that absolutely STUNNING die cut corner piece on the card?  That ONE PIECE sold me on the entire bundle! lol.  Of course, since then, I've found many fabulous uses for the set.  The stamps actually have some of my favorite (and most often "GO TO") sentiments.  So it's turned out to be a valuable set for my collection.

Beautiful isn't it?

This card was really simple and easy to do and actually took no time at all.  That big die cut piece really does most of the work for you. :-) Since it's such an intricate piece, you'll definitely want to have the die brush on hand to get all the little bits out of it and get the die cut free of the die itself.  But the brush makes quick work of it.

I cut the floral piece, and die cut the sentiment pieces before I stamped.  Since the stamps are photopolymer, I can easily see where I needed to stamp.  So, I got all the die cutting out of the way at one time.

Using the embossing buddy helps keep the powder from sticking where I don't want it to, and I get a nice clean embossed image this way too! I love embossing! Don't you?

I used dimensionals to layer between the Very Vanilla oval and the gold scalloped one.  This gives a nice texture to the card.  I also put dimensionals on the bottom of the gold layer when I attached the piece to the card. DOUBLE depth!

This fabulous trick really makes attaching those delicate die cuts a breeze!  You just need some liquid glue, a stampin' sponge, and a silicone mat.  The glue doesn't stay stuck to the mat, so it makes for easy cleaning.  Just squeeze out a bit of glue and then dab it onto the back of your die cut, with the sponge.  The important thing to remember here, is not to let  your piece slide around. It'll get glue all over the front if you do.  YUCK!

I really hope you've enjoyed today's project! Don't forget to follow the hop all the way around, so that you get to see everyone's beautiful designs.  Now, click the "NEXT" button below to head over to Rick's blog.  You're going to love his project!

The 2019 Annual catalog will be released soon.  If you would like to get on my catalog mailing list,  just leave a comment below.  If you'd like a "sneak peek" at some of the BRAND NEW products I have my hands on, check out the video below.  While you're there, won't you click "SUBSCRIBE" so that you can keep up with all my videos? I post a new one every Monday!!

Product List

Abstract Impressions Photopolymer Bundle [148348]	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706]	Big Shot [143263]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]
Petal Promenade Designer Series Paper [146913]	Calypso Coral 1/4" Ombre Ribbon [144235]	Heat Tool [129053]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Embossing Buddy [103083]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Stamping Sponges [141337]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Big Shot Die Brush - New Configuration [144262]