Soft Seedlings – Carol Payne Stamps

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Stampin’ Up! Soft Seedlings Birthday for Grace!

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Busy weekend again! Every year sometime before Christmas all of the "Payne Girls" (my daughters, teen granddaughters, and daughter-in-laws) go shopping together one Saturday. For a long time it was always after Thanksgiving, but a few years ago we started going before Thanksgiving, which actually works better for me as I can then get a better handle on my present-buying. When you are buying gifts for 25+ peeps, it takes a while to get it organized. I've figured out a good way to keep track, which involves putting Post-It Notes on gifts as I put them in my cart in the store and keeping a small notebook in my purse to keep track.

This year with Faith expecting Wesley the first of December she requested we go in October as she really didn't feel comfortable traveling over an hour from home and doctor so close to her due date, so we were glad to get to all go together on Saturday! I did get a good start on my shopping, so now if I can just keep going and get it all wrapped sooner rather than later! haha!

I realized I hadn't shared the card I made for Grace's birthday in September with you yet, so here it is!

I used the Soft Seedlings stamp set and Hello Harvest Bundle to create this fall-themed card with a birthday message.

For the front greeting I used a sentiment from Hello Harvest, stamped with Cajun Craze ink.

I used an inkpad-dragging technique to ink all of the leaves, starting by inking the leaf first with Pumpkin Pie, then dragging the edge of the Cajun Craze pad along the outside edges of the leaf. After stamping Very Vanilla with one of the leaves, I stamped the Hello Harvest pumpkin over with Cajun Craze ink, then cut with a Rustic Pumpkin die. As I added Clear Wink of Stella all over the pumpkin I found that the Wink of Stella solution slightly picked up the stamped Cajun Craze ink and moved it as I painted with the brush to give the pumpkin the all-over orange blush look! Wink of Stella also intensified the colors of the leaf.

I finished off the inside with the banner sentiment from Hello Harvest.

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Soft Seedlings Cling Stamp Set (English)	Hello Harvest Bundle (English)	Hello Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English)
Rustic Pumpkin Dies	Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush	Brushed Brass Butterflies	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Stampin' Seal	Stampin' Dimensionals	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Specialty Plate

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Stampin’ Up! Soft Seedlings Meets Hello Harvest!

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Carol Payne

Hey there! The card I'm sharing with you today is probably one of my most favorite I've created in a long time! It's not that I'm not pleased with the cards I create and share with you, I just really love how this one turned out! I used the Soft Seedlings stamp set and the Hello Harvest bundle from the July-December Mini catalog

One of the keys to this card is to stamp everything on the 4" x 5 1/4" Very Vanilla layer BEFORE embossing with the Leaf Fall 3D folder.

I started by inking the leaf/seedling image with Pumpkin Pie ink, then used the edge of the Cajun Craze ink pad to drag color around the edges. I breathed on the stamp to re-moisten the ink before stamping on the Very Vanilla layer. Without re-inking, I then breathed on the stamp again to stamp in the upper right corner of the layer.

I stamped the greeting from Soft Seedlings with Cajun Craze ink, then I put the layer inside the Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder. To make this folder work correctly you need the Specialty Plate to layer on top of the folder without a cutting plate beneath it to crank through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. I have included the gray Specialty Plate in the clickable supply list below.

The thing I love most about this card is the pumpkin! I used the same ink dragging technique on the leaf stamp again, then stamped on a 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" square of Very Vanilla. I then stamped the pumpkin from Hello Harvest over the leaf with Cajun Craze and cut it with the coordinating Rustic Pumpkin Die. I mounted it on the card front with a dimensional in each "corner" of the pumpkin, then stacked two dimensionals on top of each other in the center to give it a bit of a rounded look. The magic really happened for me when I decided to paint some Clear Wink of Stella over the pumpkin! It intensified the colors of the leaf, as well as gave it some shimmer!

I finished the card front with randomly placed Brushed Brass Butterflies and Champagne Rhinestones.

On the inside layer I repeated the ink-dragging technique to ink and stamp the leaves again, and then stamped another Soft Seedlings sentiment. I stamped the leaves on the Very Vanilla envelope too.

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Soft Seedlings Cling Stamp Set (English)	Hello Harvest Bundle (English)	Hello Harvest Cling Stamp Set (English)
Rustic Pumpkin Dies	Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder	Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad
Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush	Brushed Brass Butterflies	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Stampin' Seal	Stampin' Dimensionals	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Specialty Plate

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Stampin’ Up! Soft Seedlings!

Posted on September 13, 2022 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today I have a fall-ish card I created with the Soft Seedlings stamp set! I love fall card making! My favorite colors are the dark rich colors of fall, and I love creating cards with them. The colors I used today are Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, and Very Vanilla.

I used a super-easy technique to combine Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze on the leaves. I stamped the leaf and seeds with Pumpkin Pie, then dragged the Cajun Craze ink pad directly on the inked stamp before stamping on the Very Vanilla layer.

I accented the leaf and the greeting with Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I added 1/2" x 5 1/4" strips of Metallic & Shimmer 6 x 6" Specialty paper to the top & bottom of the vanilla strip before adding to the card front with dimensionals.

Inside I breathed on the leaf stamp to re-moisten the leftover ink to stamp in the opposite corners. The Cajun Craze stamped sentiment is also from Soft Seedlings.

I created a second version with a design added to the right side with one of the Artistic Mix Decorative Masks and a Blending Brush with Pumpkin Pie ink.

I think I probably should have used a lighter touch with my Blending Brush so the "hello" would show up a little more. I'll remember that next time I use the masks over a greeting.

It's hard to see in the pictures, but I embossed a 4" x 5 1/4" layer of Soft Suede with the Leaf Fall 3D embossing folder for both cards. One card I left the embossed layer as it came out of the folder . . .

and the other card I used the Blending Brush to add Pumpkin Pie ink to make the raised design show up better. Can you tell which card is which? Which one do you prefer?

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Soft Seedlings Cling Stamp Set (English)	Leaf Fall 3 D Embossing Folder	Metallic & Shimmer 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes
Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad
Blending Brushes	Artistic Mix Decorative Masks	Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Simply Elegant Trim	Stampin' Seal	Stampin' Dimensionals
Mini Glue Dots	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

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Texture Chic Memories & More Cards & Envelopes	Texture Chic Memories & More	Trinkets Adhesive Backed Flowers
Rose Gold 12” X 12” (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper	Soft Succulent 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Satin Shimmer Ribbon	Slimline Envelopes
White 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Frayed Ribbon	Snowy White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Velvet Sheets	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Mini Ruffled Ribbon
Soft Pastels Assortment	Fresh Freesia 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon