Four corner stamping - creating 5 card fronts from one piece of cardstock, ink & stamps

 Hello & welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I live in beautiful Melbourne, Australia. For those of you who have previously visited my blog & are now returning, thank you. For those of you who are here for the first time, welcome!

 Here's a little bit about me. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies, embossing folders, projects & sometimes special DSP and Wednesday evenings when I highlight a technique, fun folds or tools & tips. I would love to hear from you if you have any questions or suggestions & my email address for that is craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

Stampin' Up® launched their new Annual Catalogue in May & it's a beauty! It's set out quite differently to previous catalogues but there are benefits to that. They now have sectioned it to have beginners, which is a step by step collection of materials in kits, then there is quick & easy where you select base materials & packs of pre-printed or diecut materials plus some stamp sets then there is create your way where you choose all the materials, stamps etc yourself & create your way! In the quick & easy section Stampin' Up® have also provided some inspiration with a colour wheel & information of various ways to use colour combinations. There is a section explaining 4 different ways to vary your colours - Monochromatic, Complementary, Analogous & Triadic. It's a wonderful tool to help with creativity & I shared my first post using it in my midweek blog of 29/5/24 & also in my midweek blog of 24/7/24 but it's not what this week's post is about, that is something I will explore more in future blogs.

This week I created 4 cards using one piece of cardstock, ink & stamps. This is a very useful technique that allows you to save time by making multiple card fronts from just one sheet of stamped cardstock. It's also a lot of fun! I hope you enjoy this technique.

I was able to create 5 cards with the DSP that I created. Here they are 

I chose bright, cheerful colours as it's nearly summer here in Australia. I love the vivid colours together and the daisies from the Cheerful Daisies stamp set are just perfect for this project.

To start this project I first gathered my supplies - stamps, inks, paper. I then got busy with stamping using the masking technique to mask off some of the flowers.

I started with the largest daisy & stamped it in Peach Pie & Pumpkin Pie, leaving gaps so that I could add other flowers around them.

This is where the masking technique comes in. If you have not done masking before, it's a great way to get depth to your finished images as the subsequent images appear to be behind the main focus. This is achieved by stamping an image onto post-it notes or masking paper then fussy cutting around it. This is then kept in the stamp case for many future uses. It is placed over the image so that when you stamp subsequent images they don't overlap on the main image.

I used a lot of different colours in this creation! I wanted lots of bright colours to really pop.

I used Blueberry Bushel & Azure Afternoon (retired), Melon Mambo & Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie & Peach Pie for the flowers, Mango Melody & Daffodil Delight for the centres & Granny Apple Green & Lemon Lime Twist for the foliage which comes from Cheerful Daisies & Country Bouquet stamp sets.

After I had finished stamping all of the blooms & greenery I then got to work cutting it into pieces for cards.

So, from the one sheet of cardstock I now had enough pieces to create at least 5 cards. I could have continued to cut pieces to create more or used some of the strips individually, but this time I was happy with creating 5 cards.

The next step was to add some mattes & bases. I co-ordinated the colours of the inks with the mattes & bases but some were also added to Basic White bases.

Then onto the final touches, sentiments & embellishments.

Card number 1 has a Pumpkin Pie matte, embossed with the spotty folder from the Basics 3D embossing folders. I stamped a sentiment from Cake Celebrations in Night of Navy, die cut it with Greetings of the Seasons dies & added some retired 1/8" Night of Navy ribbon & Adhesive Backed Pearl trio embellishments.

Card number 2 is possibly the simplest of all of the cards. It has a Melon Mambo base, a sentiment from Sweetly Scripted stamped in Starry Sky & some Transparent Adhesive dots.

Card number 3 is also very simple. A Blueberry Bushel base, Granny Apple Green matte, a sentiment from Cake Celebrations in Blueberry Bushel & some Iridescent Faceted gems.

Card number 4 uses the strips matted on Starry Sky with a white heat embossed sentiment on Blueberry Bushel from Cheerful Daisies, fussy cut & mounted on dimensionals plus some 2024-26 In Colour resin dots. Another very simple card.

The final card is perhaps my favourite. On a Basic White base I added a Granny Apple Green matte that was embossed with the stunning Ferns embossing folder. The sentiment is the same as card number 1. The embellishments are 2024-26 In Colour Shimmer gems. 

That's how quick & easy it is to make your own DSP & then create gorgeous cards! Now I have more beautiful cards to add to my Christmas gifts. 😁

That's all I have for you this week. I hope you've enjoyed looking at how to create your own DSP which can be any design & used for many different occasions.

Now I'd like to share some of the latest news from Stampin' Up®.

Stampin' Up® has a number of ways to purchase their lovely products. You can look through their physical catalogue or browse through the catalogues online but there are also some products that are only available exclusively online that don't appear in any catalogues. These products are called the Online Exclusives & are only available under the Online Exclusives section of the Stampin' Up® shop. Check out the online exclusives in my online store. Stampin' Up® adds more product items to the online shop so don't forget to keep checking the store to see what's new. There are some lovely new products now available including kits, embellishments, stamps, dies & embossing folders. Something for everyone! If you would like a copy of the catalogue please send me a message at craftedbyalison@gmail.com or on my Facebook page, craftedbyalison. 

NEWS & REMINDERS: 

1. Stampin' Up®'s newAnnual Catalogue is a beautiful piece of artwork as well as an amazing resource for crafting. As mentioned before, it's very different to any other catalogue that I've seen from Stampin' Up®. They have changed the front cover from featuring cards or supplies to a casual stamping picture as well as a radical change to the layout of the contents. There are still lots of beautiful pics of the products & ideas aplenty, it's just set out differently. I think you'll love it. If you would like a copy of the new catalogue then send me a message at craftedbyalison on Facebook or email me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com & I'll send you one. 
2. The new Mini catalogue was launched on 4th September! There are lots of gorgeous items ready to inspire your creativity. If you would like me to send you a copy, send me a message on my facebook page or email me.
3. Some of you may know that Stampin' Up® purchased a quantity of scrapbooking materials when Close To My Heart folded. They have taken on any CTMH demonstrators that wanted to cross over & have slowly been including scrapbooking products into our supplies. They now have a dedicated digital mini catalogue, exclusively devoted to scrapbooking products available here at my online shop. There are a number of kits available if you'd like to start your scrapbooking journey or if you already scrap then check the kits out!
4. Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now. Check out my online shop here. Stampin' Up® release a new items regularly. The last release date for a new selection of products was on November 5th and there are some gorgeous new products to tempt you. Why don't you check them out?

Stampin' Up® have a great range of Kits including crafting, card making & gift giving. Click here to check them all out in my online shop. As Stampin' Up® have so many beautiful kits available I will be featuring a different kit in each blog so that you can see the range. 

This week's featured kit is a brand new one, unique to all of the other kits. It's a watercolour kit that comes with a pad, water colour pencils & water painter that allows you to colour your own card fronts! It's called Nature's Paintings & it's gorgeous!!

Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...

Embrace your creative side with the Nature’s Paintings Kit. This unique kit includes everything you need for a fun creative experience: a colouring book, Watercolor Pencils, and a Water Painter. All you need is some imagination and water! Create lovely, picturesque images using advanced colouring techniques with this craft kit. Or make something that’s never been seen before—like green flowers with purple leaves. Keep it realistic or colour outside the lines—it’s up to you. And once you’re done, you can use your finished artwork to create a one-of-a-kind card front!

If you feel that you'd like to add this to your list then click here to purchase one from my online store. 

A lot of demonstrators use the special Host Code for their customers but I'm trying it this year as a new idea to see if this is what you, my customers would like to use. If you shop with me then don't forget to use this month's host code 69PTCE6U. This will allow me to pass on any hostess benefits to customers when the sales reach the required qualifying amount.

Lastly, there have been lots of great items added to the clearance rack so make sure you check them out using this link to my online store.

If you would like to purchase any of my creations that I feature in my blogs they can be found in my FaceBook shop at craftedbyalison or you can order something unique. 

If you would like me to send you a copy of the current Annual catalogue then please message me via my FaceBook page, Crafted by Alison or send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

My next blog is on Wednesday & I'm sharing how to make your own tags. With Christmas coming up there's always a need for tags but tags are also useful all year round if you want something small to go with a gift, a bottle or a bunch of flowers.

Next Sunday I will be featuring a new stamp & die bundle from the called Cake Fancy. It's perfect for birthdays but can be used for any other celebration where you get to eat cake!

I'm really looking forward to sharing these creations with you & hope you can join me for both the Mid week & Sunday blogs.

Well, that's it for another week. I hope you enjoyed this post & come back for more next week. Til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison.

Th ere were a lot of products used this week. Sorry for the long list!  😔 🤷 

Here are some links to the products I used today & some craft room essentials.

Shop with me

Stamps, Dies, Embossing folders & punches

• Cheerful Daisies stamp set
• Cake Celebrations stamp set
• Sweetly Scripted stamp set
• Greetings of the Season dies
• Basics 3D embossing folders
• Fern 3D embossing folder

Cardstock, DSP & paper goods

• Basic White Thick cardstock
• Basic White cardstock
• Blueberry Bushel cardstock
• Granny Apple Green cardstock
• Melon Mambo cardstock
• Pumpkin Pie cardstock

Inks & Markers

• Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' pad
• Peach Pie Classic Stampin' pad
• Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' pad
• Night of Navy Classic Stampin' pad
• Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' pad
• Pretty in Pink Classic Stampin' pad
• Granny Apple Green Classic Stampin' pad
• Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' pad
• Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' pad
• Basics WOW embossing powders
• Versamark ink pad

Embellishments

• Iridescent Faceted gems
• Transparent adhesive backed dots
• Adhesive backed Pearl Trio embellishments
• 2024-26 In Colour Resin dots
• 2024-26 In Colour Shimmer gems

Adhesives

• Multipurpose liquid glue
• Tear and tape
• Dimensionals
  
• Mini Dimensionals
  
• Foam adhesive strips
• Mini Glue Dots
• Adhesive sheets

Tools

• Paper Trimmer
• Take Your Pick tool
• Paper Snips scissors
• Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine
• Water painters
• Heat tool
• Blending Brushes
  
• Embossing Additions tool kit