Global Stampers August 2018 Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to this month’s Global Stampers Blog Hop.  You are currently visiting me, Fiona Whitten, and may have just started here or arrived from one of the other design team members. You will find the links to hop to the previous and next blogs at the bottom of this post.

 

The theme for this month is Masculine Cards. Not something I tend to make a lot of and something do have problems with at times. Usually because of the lack of male related stamp sets and embellishments in my stash.

I’ve recently returned from the 2018 Alaska Incentive trip and one of the items we were all given as a prize patrol was the Corrugated Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (available in the soon to be released 2018 Autumn/Winter catalogue). I thought that this would be a great product to use in a masculine card because I love the deep textured grooves.

You do have to be careful with the folder though. These are the lessons I’ve learned –

• Spritz the cardstock lightly with water to prevent it cracking – this is really important if you are embossing a small piece of cardstock.
• Be prepared for shrinkage. The Night of Navy cardstock seen below shrank by 0.5 cm across the width.
• Be careful when running the folder through the Big Shot. You only need 1 clear plate and if you don’t run it through dead square to the aperture you could damage the edges of the folder.
• Use a strong adhesive to fix the corrugated cardstock to any layers because there is less flat surface to adhere things to.

To make the card I used the following

• Old Olive card base – 10.5 x 29.7 cm scored and folded at 14.9 cm.
• Night of Navy layer – 10.0 x 13.9 cm run through the Big Shot with the Corrugated Embossing Folder and then glued direct to the card front.
• Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper (DSP) – 6.5 x 12. 2 cm (odd size because I was trying to get an even border around). Fix to the card front (Night of Navy piece) using Stampin’ Dimensionals once the Whisper White stamped piece is glued in place.
• Whisper White cardstock – 5.0 x 10.0 cm. To ensure that everything lined up I used my Stamparatus to stamp the sentiment in Night of Navy and Old Olive. This was glued to the DSP.
• Basic Pearls – coloured using a Dark Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend. These were added between each sentiment to give some focus to the card.

Here’s a side view, and you can see the strip of DSP that I added to the inside of the card to finish it off.

 

Hope you have enjoyed seeing my card and the sneak peek of the Corrugated Embossing Folder. If you live in the UK and don’t already have a demonstrator drop me an email (fiona@oakfieldcrafts.com) with your address and I’ll send you a copy of the 2018 Autumn/Winter Catalogue later in the month.

Don’t forget to hop around the rest of the Global Stampers design team and see their fabulous projects. You can click on either of the following buttons or just use the list at the end.

 

The complete list of the Global Stampers taking part is as follows:

• Alicia
• Ann
• Fiona (you are here)
• Robbie
• Valérie

Happy stamping.

Fiona xx

Lots of ways to shop and save during August.

Join my Team –  The best deal in the catalogue because you get choose £130 worth of product for £99 (includes P&P). This month you can also choose products from the not yet released Autumn/Winter Catalogue. Contact me to find out more about this great opportunity.

Add the Acorn Club Code  44FVTH7V when checking out of my Online store. As a result, you will receive a free gift from me in September along with my Thank You card. But, you should not use the code if your order is £150 or more. This is because you then get to choose your own rewards.

Save 10% on Bundles from the new 2018-19 Annual Catalogue and of course the August special offer Blended Seasons bundle too. There is something for everyone simply because there are an amazing number to choose from.

Clearance Rack

Supply List for the Global Stampers blog hop card

The supplies I used for the card are as follows. I guess you could say they are a bit non conventional but it goes to show how versatile stamp sets and DSP can be.