Petal Parade Sweet Sorbet Flower Banners

01/08/2014

Petal Parade Sweet Sorbet Flower Banners

I recently found a blog called Around the World Stampin' Up! Challenges. They have some great sketch and color challenges posted every so often with samples by some talented Demonstrators from around the world. They also open the challenges up to anyone who wants to play along. I decided to participate in the AW08 Sketch Challenge this month with this card featuring some sneak peeks of products you'll be able to earn for FREE during Sale-A-Bration 2014 - Petal Parade Set and Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper.

Uses Petal Parade Clear-Mount Set (available FREE during Sale-A-Bration 2014) and Sassy Salutations Clear-Mount Set plus Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad, Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Black Card Stock, Pool Party Card Stock, Soft Sky Card Stock, Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper (available FREE during Sale-A-Bration 2014), Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, Brayer, Basics 3/8" Glimmer Brads, Basic Black 3/4" Chevron Ribbon, SNAIL Adhesive, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Stampin' Trimmer, Paper Snips, Craft Scissors, Paper-Piercing Tool, Stampin' Pierce Mat, 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, Big Shot Magnetic Platform, Standard Cutting Pads, Banners Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Clear-Mount Block B, and Clear-Mount Block H.

The tiny black dots on the Soft Sky layer were created using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. However, I did NOT use the Big Shot to emboss the card stock. Instead, I just inked up the raised dots on one side of the folder by lightly rolling the Brayer across them after first inking up the Brayer using the Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad. After placing the card stock inside the inked up folder, I just rubbed over the folder with my hands to transfer the ink dots to the card stock.