Nina's Southern Accents: Nothing’s Better Than

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Nothing’s Better Than

Hey Y'all!

I recently participated in a card swap with some other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, and I wanted to share one of the cards I made. I chose one of my favorite bundles, Nothing's Better Than. If you know anything about me, you know that I am a true coffee-a-holic, so there is no question why this is one of my favorite sets!😊

I love this color combination of Coastal Cabana, Poppy Parade, and one of the new In Colors-Misty Moonlight. This card incorporated several of my favorites, including the Stitched So Sweetly dies and the Bufffalo Check background stamp.

I started with a Whisper White cardbase, added a layer of Coastal Cabana, the Buffalo Check stamped layer, with a 1/2" strip of the In Color DSP in Misty Moolight on top and bottom to make it "pop." I also used that DSP in Cinnamon Cider for the "coffee" die cut. Then came the Poppy Parade and Coastal Cabana die cuts ( I did some tone on tone stamping on my Coastal Cabana Stitched Nested die cut. My Stamparatus came in very handy since I had to make 21 of these cards for the swap. I used it to stamp the sentiment and the cup. I randomly stamped the little retro star, which may be my favorite stamp in the whole set! I was feeling like my card still needed something, and decided to add the Poppy Parade heart. This was such a fun card to make!

Tips & Tricks:

To make your cardstock go further, die cut other pieces from layers that are going to be covered up. For example, the Stitched Nested Coastal Cabana layer was cut from the bottom Coastal Cabana layer, the heart from the Poppy Parade layer.
Thin strips or scraps of DSP can be used to "sandwich" a layer, like I did with the Misty Moonlight on either side of the Buffalo Check layer.
The Stamparatus is a lifesaver when it come to making multiple cards. I created a template with the negative of the die cut, lined my stamps up, and placed the die cut into the negative. Perfectly stamped every time.

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Love,

Nina

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