Throwback Thursday Today's Tiles

 Today I'm sharing a #simplestamping card that highlights how 2 step stamping works. There are quite a few 2 step stamping stamp sets around but the Today's Tiles set shows how it works beautiful. 

You start by deciding which stamp you're going to use first and what colour ink you're going to use. I typically use the most filled in stamp and use a light shade. But for today's sample I used the  dark shade of green called Evening Evergreen from the 2021/23 In-Colors.  I also recommend using a stamp positioning tool such as the Stamparatus. The reason will become clear 😉

Next I laid the infill stamp on top of my stamped image to line it up exactly.  Being photopolymer the stamps are clear so it's easy to do 🙂.  Close the plate so that it picks up the stamp and ink with an alternative colour. For my example I've used the pretty lilac Fresh Freesia.  For my card I used the other shade of green called Soft Succulent. Now stamp and the infill will work like a charm. 

The result is lovely.  It gives your stamping another dimension. 

I love the versatility that 2 step stamping offers. Most of my projects this week have just used the outline stamp which is fab. But by using the infill stamp it opens up a whole host of colour options 😀 I loved the delicate tonal look that I've achieved using the 2 shades of green. 

To finish my card I used a sentiment from the Today's Tiles set and die cut it out using the coordinating die set called Field Tiles.  

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Tips tricks and techniques Tuesday Today's Tiles

 These new In-Colors work together sooooo well 😍 and that is a great tip for when you're looking for colour combo's..... Stampin' Up! Brings out a new range of 5 trend setting colours every year and they all work well together making those hard to decide colour combinations so much easier!!!  And the Today's Tiles with it's  multiple image focal stamp is just crying out to be stamped then cut out!! 

My tip for cutting the squares out is to mount them on the same colour cardstock as you have stamped them on if you're cutting out isn't perfect . A far more forgiving way to work especially for beginners.

To give the card another point of interest I used 3d foam to raise alternate squares on the out side edges.

 I then die cut the center focal point and used 3D foam to raise  that too. I used all the In-Colors to create a blended background to go behind the white die cut piece.

A few sparkles and a sentiment and my card was complete.

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What's your favourite In-Color? 

Make it simple Monday Today's Tiles

 This week is the last week of the 2020 /2021 annual catalogue from Stampin' Up! 😪 but.... what it does mean is that next week sees the launch of the new 2021/2022 annual catalogue from Stampin' Up! 😃 With that in mind this week I will be using a stamp set that hasn't been used at all and is retiring 😢 but I'm going to be introducing the new In-Colors for 2021/23!!! The stamp set is called Today's Tiles. ( read on to see how you can recieve your own set of the stamps in our give away this week!!)

As always we start the week with a #simplestamping project. And this week is no different just stamps, ink and paper. I think the card for today really do show how you don't need a ton of "stuff" to create great cards.

Don't they look good if I do say so myself!!

And the colours 😍 so gorgeous!!! So with out further adolet me introduce, in no particular order,  .... Evening Evergreen a beautiful rich dark green that will add a touch of elegance to any project.

Next up we have the delicate and gentle shade of light purple.... Fresh Freesia.

Now let me show you a subtle yet vibrant shade of peachy orange we like to call... Pale Papaya.

Then there is the bright vibrant pink  called.... Polished Pink.

And last but by no means least a fabulous dusky green that is called ... Soft Succulent.

Don't they all look fantastic?  But which one are you drawn too first? As a lover of pinks and greens in particular this selection is very tricky but I have to say that Pale Papaya is the one that drew my eye straight away!!

This week I'm running a give away!! If you'd like a set of the Today's Tiles for yourself all you have to do is leave a comment on any of the posts this week here on our blog. You can leave a comment every day to be in  with more chances to win 😉 The lucky winner will be randomly drawn on Saturday the 1st of May 2021.