Hi Crafty Pals,
Sometimes you need to make a quick card as you forgot a birthday, a get well or a just because card to cheer someone up and I think this one fits in that category.
When the new annual catalogue arrived and I saw the Nothing’s Better Than bundle it went straight to the top of my list. I love chocolate (as my students would be able to tell you), I love cookies and I quite like coffee, but being from the UK tea is definitely my preferred choice. The cups in the stamp set can hold tea or hot chocolate too right!
So getting back to the chocolate and the card – I stamped the outside of the chocolate with Cajun Craze and the the inside with Crumb Cake, but I stamped on scrap paper first so the colour was a lighter shade. Inking up the stamp and then stamping on a piece of scrap paper first is a technique called stamping off and it is a great way to add lighter shades to projects.
I wanted to add something else and I think the little stars add an extra bit of interest without being sparkly as I am not really a glittery person.
If I had the opportunity to spend a bit more time and wanted to make it a ‘stepped up’ card I could have stamped the word chocolate all over the background (stamping off first), die cut the word chocolate with the die from the Love You More Than set and finally pop them up with mini Stampin’ Dimensionals or the foam sheets. If I wanted to add a bit of sparkle some of the Gold Glitter Enamel Dots or the gold option from the Metallic Pearls would be a great coordinating choice with the other colours in the card.
I am so glad I got the bundle as for me it is so versatile when thinking about my family and friends. Not forgetting and best of all if you buy the stamp set and dies together as the Nothing’s Better Than bundle you get 10% off.
Have fun creating
Melanie
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