Floral Essence for FF0044

Hello and Happy Friday to you! It’s time for another fun challenge over on the Festive Friday blog. For this challenge, our festivity is Boss’ Day, which is on Oct 16th. How do you play along? Use the Inspo List (below) of 10 items you can choose from to create your project. Incorporate THREE (or more) of the items in your project and link up! The project does NOT have to focus on the festivity itself, just the elements in the list. Easy, right? 

To get started on my card, the focused on the following items on the Inspo List: Thank You/For You - Flowers - Metallics. I guess technically this would also be appropriate for a Boss’ Day card, as well. That sentiment from the Country Home stamp set is one of my favorites. It is so perfect for a variety of occasions. 

Color Combo:

Merry Merlot

Early Espresso

Mossy Meadow

Soft Suede

When I got started making this card, I wanted to use more of a rich and neutral color combo to make the gold heat embossed details stand out a little bit more. I’m usually more of a “brights” gal when it comes to colors, so I wasn’t too sure about the colors at first. I do really like how it turned out though. 

This card features a variety of stamps, punches and dies. I recently ordered the Birch background stamp and was super-excited to use it on this card. I stamped the image in Soft Suede ink on Very Vanilla Cardsrtock and then sponged a little ink around the edges for a distressed detail. 

The flowers (Floral Essence set) and sentiment (Country Home set) were heat embossed in gold. I popped in a few leafy accents from the Bouquet Bunch dies, then added a few pearls and a simple bow. The heat embossing is really the star of the card though. 

Card Measurements: 

• Merry Merlot Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2” 
• Early Espresso Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• Very Vanilla Cardstock - 3-7/8” x 5-1/8” 
• Scraps of Merry Merlot, Early Espresso and Mossy Meadow Cardstock for die cuts and punches

There you have it, a sweet card to share with someone special. The embossing really adds a lot of extra detail to this card. I left the inside of the card blank to add a handwritten note. 

Hop on over to the Festive Friday blog to see what the rest of the Design Team shared this week. We’d love to have you join us with your project! The challenge is open from today through Monday October 14th at 8:00 PM CST, so you have plenty of time to play along. 

Festive Friday Design Team:

Ann Schach

Nicole Watt

Beth McCollough

Anne Marie Hile (you are here)

Patricia Chalas

Sharon Hashimoto Burkert

Thanks so much for stopping by today! All of the products I used on this card are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

This month’s Host Code is: AMTBNGZH. If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using this host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a free exclusive project tutorial bundle. (see the sneak peek below)

If your order is over $150 (before tax and shipping), do NOT use the host code. You will earn host rewards from Stampin’ Up! AND you'll also receive the gift from me. Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Have a HAPPY day today! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Floral Essence Bundle [151055]	Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set [149450]	Perennial Flower Punch [149522]	Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set [147678]	Birch Cling Stamp [149256]
Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]	Bouquet Bunch Dies [143659]	Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146979]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650]	Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack [149485]	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115]	Snail Adhesive [104332]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]

Floral Essence and a New Catalog

Hello there, stamping friends. Today is a very exciting day y’all. The wait is over, it’s new catalog launch day! It’s always so much fun when new products are released. So many new stamp sets, it’s tough to decide which ones to buy first. Don’t even get me started on the beautiful new In Colors and all the new paper and embellishments. This catalog is one of my favorites, for sure!   

CLICK HERE to take a look at the brand new Stampin’ Up!® Annual Catalog! 

Need need a copy of the 2019-2020 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog? If you don’t currently have a Demonstrator and would like to order through me, please email me: annemariehile@gmail.com

To celebrate the new catalog, here is a card I created using one of the new product suites: Perennial Essence. This site features the beautiful Floral Essence stamp set with the coordinating Perennial Flower Punch. You can buy them both together in a bundle for 10% off! The stamp set also coordinates with the Leaf Punch that carried over from last years catalog. One stamp set, two coordinating punches…yes, please! 

I also incorporated 2 additional punches on this card, the Banner Triple Punch for the sentiment and also the 1/2” Circle Punch for the center of the flowers. First, I stamped the center of the flowers and although the 1/2” Circle punch is just a wee bit larger than the stamped image, I added on some Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to snazz it up a little bit. Glitter always makes everything more fun!

I’m excited to share my card over at the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge. I was really inspired by all of those beautiful floral images in the photo. I actually have a couple of other cards in mind from these images, as well. Their challenge is open though July 17th, so check it out! 

Today’s Colors: 

Petal Pink

So Saffron

Old Olive

Flirty Flamingo

Another product featured in the Perennial Essence Suite is 12” x 12” Vellum Cardstock in Old Olive, So Saffron and Petal Pink. Swoon! I used the vellum on the punched leaves and also cut a stitched scalloped border (Be Mine Stitched Framelits) for a soft detail. There are lots of Stampin’ Dimensionals on the flowers, leaves and the banner for dimension on the card as well. I always say, you can never use TOO many Stampin’ Dimensionals. 

I added a tiny pop of the Petal Pink Organdy Ribbon behind one of the flowers. I cut a 3-3/4” piece of ribbon, folded it in half and tucked it behind the flower. Sometimes that little peek of ribbon adds just the right detail instead of a big, fluffy bow. 

 Card Measurements: 

• So Saffron Card Base - 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2” 
• Flirty Flamingo Cardstock - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• Whisper White Cardstock (embossed with Layered Leaves Embossing Folder) - 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”
• Perennial Essence DSP - 1-1/2” x 5-1/8”
• Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock (cut with scallop trim from Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies) - 1/2” x 5-1/8” 
• So Saffron (stamped sentiment, punched with Banner Triple Punch) - 3/4” x 3” 
• Scraps of Petal Pink, So Saffron and Perennial Essence Old Olive Vellum Cardstock for stamped/punched flowers and leaves
• Whisper White Cardstock (inside card) - 4” x 5-1/4” 
• Perennial Essence DSP (inside card) - 1” x 5-1/4” 

Finally, here is a little peek inside the card. I figured the sentiment on the front could work for either a wedding or an anniversary (or possibly retirement) so I just figured I’d add the appropriate sentiment or words when I needed the card for the occasion. 

All of the products I used are listed below. You can click on any of the photos to go directly to my Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

This month’s Host Code is: 947N4XJD. If you place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using this host code, you will receive a gift from me. If your order is over $150 (before tax and shipping), do NOT use the host code. You will earn host rewards from Stampin’ Up! AND you'll also receive a gift from me. 

Or, if your wish list is SUPER long, (like mine) you can always take advantage of shopping for your Stampin’ Up!® products with a discount by being part of my amazing team. CLICK HERE for more info. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a HAPPY day! 

-Anne Marie

Product List

Floral Essence Bundle [151055]	Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set [149450]	Perennial Flower Punch [149522]	Leaf Punch [144667]	1/2" Circle Punch [119869]
Banner Triple Punch [138292]	Be Mine Stitched Framelits Dies [148527]	Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143704]	Perennial Essence 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Vellum Cardstock [149101]	Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper [149100]
So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [105118]	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416]	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon [149441]
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad [147109]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]