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Staying Positive In Trying Times

March 16, 2020 Leave a Comment

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you can’t have missed the latest developments with COVID-19. In Nova Scotia we’ve had our first confirmed cases and here, as elsewhere, steps are being taken to slow down the spread of the virus. While it’s definitely a worrying development, it’s not unexpected so we are as prepared as we can be. It’s important to stay positive and keep a sense of perspective. So to that end, if I end up having to self-isolate I’m planning to spend it inside my craft studio. After all I’ve been stockpiling stuff in there for years!

Sending positive thoughts and feel-good wishes in pastel colours using the Positive Thoughts and All Wired Up Stamp Sets and Nature's Thoughts Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

POSITIVE THOUGHTS

All joking aside I have a feeling I’ll need to stock up on get well cards (but hopefully not many sympathy cards). Today’s project mainly uses the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set with a sentiment I love.

Having chosen the stamp set I then thought about my colour scheme and I settled on pastels. I pulled out ink pads in Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride, Seaside Spray and Daffodil Delight.

Then using my Paper Trimmer I cut and scored some Mint Macaron Card. I folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder to create a card base.

On a layer of Very Vanilla Card I used Mint Macaron ink to stamp the leafy image in the bottom right corner. Then with Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) I fixed the layer inside the card base.

I stamped the same leafy image on the front of a Very Vanilla Medium Envelope too, so everything would coordinate.

Finally I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of Very Vanilla Card with Mint Macaron ink, and set it aside.

For the background layer I chose the All Wired Up Stamp Set. It’s a delicate pattern that wouldn’t distract from everything, but the stamp itself is very large. So with the help of my Stamparatus I stamped it onto Very Vanilla Card using Seaside Spray ink

Now all I had left to do was create the focal point for the front of my project.

NATURE’S THOUGHTS

Sending positive thoughts and feel-good wishes in pastel colours using the Positive Thoughts and All Wired Up Stamp Sets and Nature's Thoughts Dies from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

I began by stamping the leafy image from the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set onto Whisper White Card using Mint Macaron ink. Next I stamped the flower in Blushing Bride and the butterfly in Daffodil Delight. Then I cut out each of the images using the coordinating dies from the new Nature’s Thoughts Dies. Before putting away the dies I also cut out the stamped background piece using the rectangle die from the set.

With the die cutting complete, I began by fixing the stamped rectangle to the card front with liquid glue. Then using Stampin’ Dimensionals I attached the sentiment.

The leafy image came next, added with liquid glue at the bottom and a dot of liquid glue behind the very top leaf. This way I could add some subtle dimension by fixing the top leaf to the bottom of the sentiment.

After that I attached the flower using Stampin’ Dimensionals, leaving just the butterfly to do. I gently folded the butterfly wings up and then fixed a narrow strip of Stampin’ Dimensional along the line of the butterfly’s body. Then I added the butterfly to the card.

I really liked the design but it needed a little extra pop of colour. So I pulled out my card scraps and there among the Daffodil Delight pieces was a 1/4″ strip that was perfect for what I had in mind. I put some liquid glue on the back of the strip, carefully tucked it underneath the sentiment and fixed it to the rectangle layer. My project was now complete.

I have to say that this is the first time I’ve used the Nature’s Thoughts Dies and I love them. With that cute pierced pattern around the edge I know this rectangle die will get a lot of use.

MORE PROJECT IDEAS

For more project ideas using the Positive Thoughts Stamp Set see these earlier blog posts:

  • Lovely Lipstick is leaving soon
  • Positive thoughts for a simple Sunday

PRODUCT LIST

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Mint Macaron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad
Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin’ Pad
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad
Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set
Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set
All Wired Up Cling Stamp
All Wired Up Cling Stamp
Nature's Thoughts Dies
Nature’s Thoughts Dies
Stamparatus
Stamparatus
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous), Sympathy and Get Well Cards Tagged With: All Wired Up, flower, leaf, Positive Thoughts, Stamparatus

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