Stampin' Up!® Cactus Cuties - Retiring Bundle

 

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This card was created using the  retiring Cactus Cuties Bundle (stamp set + cactus builder punch).

Bundle Item #158058

Details

• Card base:  Early Espresso card stock, 8.5" x 5.5", fold in half .
• Layer of DSP:  He's The Man Designer Specialty Paper (in the Annual Catalog), cut 5" x 3.75".
• Stamp the cactus images, flower & pots onto white card stock:
• larger cactus:  Soft succulent ink
• Small cactus:  Parakeet Party ink
• Small flower:  Calypso Coral ink
• Pots:  Crumb Cake ink
• Punch & fussy cut all images.
• Stamp the sentiment in Early Espresso ink.
• Punch or die-cut a circle out of white CS piece.
• Cut a strip of contrasting piece of DSP. 
• Assemble it all as show in the photo (I used Stampin' Dimensionals).
• I made a faux bow with linen thread & glued behind the sentiment before adhering to the card.
• Add some Rustic Metallic Adhesive-backed Dots.  

Voila!  There you have it!  Try varying the greens of the cactus, or change the color of the pots...your choice.

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...And speaking of color options, take a look at my 2nd card:

The card uses the same Cactus Cuties Bundle (#158058).  I used some new 2022-2024 In Colors on this one.  My inspiration was the colors in South Western pottery & textiles.

Details

• Card base:  new Sweet Sorbet CS, 8.5" x 5.5", fold in half.  Card will be in the "landscape" orientation.
• A layer of another piece of Sweet Sorbet 5.5" x 4.25" that I embossed with Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder to give it some texture.
• Layer of Early Espresso CS, 4 1/8" x 3 1/8".
• Stamped layer:  White CS, 4" x 3".
• Pots:  Espresso, new Tahitian Tide, Calypso Coral.
• Cactus: Evening Evergreen  ink in the blue pot; Pear Pizzazz ink in the orange pot, and new Parakeet Party ink for the third cactus - but stamp this on a separate piece of white CS & use the Builder Punch to punch it out (then glue to card).
• Small flower:  Sweet Sorbet, stamp then punch out.  Use small glue dot to adhere it atop the cactus of your choice
• Stamp sentiment in Tahitian Tide ink.
• Add a small linen thread bow.

There you have the second card.  I'll bet you can think of your own variation on this design!!

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Stampin' Up!® Home & Garden Bundle - retiring soon

 Hello!  Welcome to my blog today.

My card today is made using Home & Garden Bundle.  It's on the RETIRING LIST.

It's time for the 2022 January-June Mini Catalog to retire.  Some of the stamp sets and other products will be found in the new Annual Catalog or in future minis, but many items are only available through June 30, or while supplies last.  There are many that are discounted...up to 50%.

View the list of retiring products HERE.

Card Details

Card base is Garden Green card stock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", folded at 4 1/4".

The leafy layered piece:  Pear Pizzazz CS that I stamped using the large background stamp Tropical Hideaway (AC item 158933) using Garden Green Ink.  Cut to a finished size of 5 1/4" x 4".

I water-colored the sky piece:  use water color paper (Fluid Watercolor paper 149612), Water Painters (151298), and a blue ink pad, such as Balmy Blue.  Set aside to dry.  Later you'll add the yellow trim piece along the left-hand edge.

Stamping & Die Cutting

• Stamp the ladder image with Early Espresso ink onto Crumb Cake CS & die cut.  
• Stamp the tools on So Saffron CS with Saffron ink, and again on Crumb Cake CS with Crumb Cake ink.  Die cut all.  Stamp & cut the spade head and the blades of shears out of the crumb cake & adhere on top of the Saffron tools.
• Die cut tropical leaves out of Garden Green CS.  I used a retired set of dies (In the Tropics).  You can use any foliage dies you might already have. Or try the Twigs & Sprigs Embossing Folder & Die (159168), new in the Annual Catalog.
• Edging Piece:  Die cut an edging piece out of Crushed Curry CS.  I used the Palms Dies for this.  
• This set of dies & the coordinating stamp set, Paradise Palms, are in the retiring mini  - retiring as a BUNDLE (#157719);  they did carry over to the AC, but separately in the Annual Catalog.  The bundle will be discontinued June 30.  
• Adhere to the water-colored background along the left edge (I used a small amount of liquid glue).  

Assemble:

• Adhere the Tropical Hideaway stamped layer to card base.
• Add a piece of DSP with a wood-grain or other textile-textured pattern (such as from He's The Man DSP 158941), cut 3" x 4 1/4".  Glue this on top of the Tropical piece off-set at an angle.  
• Glue the water-colored piece (with the edging piece already glued on), positioned square with the card base. 
• Add the die cut ladder & leaves using glue.  Add shears with dimensionals.
• Sentiment:  stamp with Early Espresso ink onto a piece of white.  Glue the trowel beneath the words, then trim the piece.  Add some linen trim/thread behind the sentiment.  Adhere to card with dimensionals.
• Embellishments:  I used one large & 2 small Rustic Metallic Adhesive-Backed Dots (159082).

There you have it.  I made the card, originally, as a masculine card.  But it would be fun to send to anyone, really, who enjoys gardening.  What do you think?

Here are pictures of the items I used:

Home & Garden Bundle, retiring.  (Item 157919)

Paradise Palms Bundle (157719), retiring. 

 Stamp set and Dies set available separately in New Annual Catalog (AC)

Tropical Hideaway, one large background stamp, new (158933 in AC).

I hope you enjoyed seeing the card, today, and are inspired to create a card of your own.  Be sure to check out the retiring products list.

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Thanks for stopping by.  Let me know if I can help in any way with your crafting projects, or if you need a Demonstrator.  I'd love to be yours. 

Take care.  Happy crafting!!  JULIE❤