To me, I think this card is simple…elegant…clean and I think just beautiful! I absolutely love having the white on white effect – it truly makes a statement! This technique can be used with so many different stamp set and themes. I used to use this technique a lot when I scrapbooked – I would take a photo and cut it – then piece it together like this card….a really fun effect!

The Summer Silhouettes Stamp Set is probably one of the most versatile stamp sets we have! If I had to pick an "A-B-C" list of stamps to purchase, this one would definitely be in the "A" list ! It is perfect for birthday's, thinking of you, sympathy, get well etc…a beautiful "go – to" stamp set! I have not used "purple" for a long time so I thought the Wisteria Wonder would be soft and subtle and after all…this color is getting ready to be retired  – boo-hoo!!! The green used here is Wild Wasabi ( don't you love that name!!!)

A couple of days ago, I shared a tip with you and it works great on this stamp set as well – if you have a stamp that has a flat surface that really needs good ink coverage, go over it with a sanding block to "scurf it up a bit"…this makes the ink really take hold and gives you a solid, crisp image! I like my leaves to be strong and bold!

I simply stamped my images on a piece of White Card stock…just free-handed it – if you want to use the stamp-a-ma-jig…you could – but this stamp is pretty easy to do free-handed! Stamp your image and then simply cut it in equal increments…voila!!! Now you know how I feel about the Stampin' Trimmer…definitely on the "A" list…this gem makes life so easy! I think I have soooo many trimmers in my house that I could fill a closet with…but HANDS DOWN – this is the best trimmer I have ever used! The precious little sentiment comes from the teeny tiny wishes stamp set…always a go-to for the perfect short and sweet message!

Space your cut up image evenly the Wisteria Wonder Card Stock and WOW~I still felt I needed a bit more so I thought the perfect soft and elegant touch would be to use the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder to highlight the tone on tone effect…these little gems at $7.95 are a SUPER bargain to make a card go from OK to WOW!!!

Here is another TIP – I find that after you emboss and then put an adhesive on the embossed piece, you sometimes crease your embossed image….( hope this makes sense) – I find if you put your adhesive on the card stick BEFORE you run it through Mr. Big Shot…you never have that problem! The adhesive of choice for me when doing this is the sticky strip ( I know it is more expensive than other options…but it is the one adhesive that really holds your image flat) Simply peel off and it looks and holds perfectly!

Wrapping a piece of Wild Wasabi Grosgrain Ribbon around the focal image pulled it all together – all it takes is just a little snip of ribbon, and look at the effect! I did POP with Stampin' Dimensionals the floral part of the card and the liner for the envelope was from the Subtles Designer Paper Series…(just love those paper collections!!!)

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STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES:

Stamp Set: Summer Silhouettes (126445 – wood) ,(126447- clear), Teeny Tiny Wishes  (115370 – wood, (127802 – clear) 

Paper: Whisper White(10730),Wisteria Wonder(122922), Wild Wasabi (108641), Subtles Designer
Paper (117152) – for liner!

Ink: Wild Wasabi (126959),Wisteria Wonder(126985)

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Tools: Stampin Trimmer (126889), Big Shot (113439)

The
Perfect Touches – Stampin Dimensionals (104430), Snail (104332), Sticky Strip(104294), Wild Wasabi Grosgrain Ribbon (126873), Fancy Fan Embossing Folder (127751)