by Joanne James28. June 2013 21:24All is well in the James household today, so it has been a day of catch-up crafting with the opportunity to tick a few things off my 'to do' list and also have another play with some new goodies! One of the best things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is that we get the opportunity to purchase items before the new catalogue goes live and in some instances even receive new product free.
For today's 'sneak peak, I've made a card that showcases some fabulous new mosaic products - take a look:
The word 'mosaic' means 'to create images with a collection of small pieces of glass, stone or other materials' and the products I've used in today's card are great for paper ones. There is a patterned embossing folder, a stamp set and a co-ordinating punch that makes it so easy to create these mosaic shapes in super-quick time. For my card, I embossed the background and then stamped and punched a variety of patterned mosaic shapes, interspersing these with one of the smaller images from the stamp set stamped straight onto the background. I cut away the outer edge to show the profile of these tile pieces and anchored the banner with a final mosaic piece on dimensionals and finished with a coloured rhinestone. Here's a close up of the detail:
I also took the opportunity to play with two new colours: the card base is one of the new in colours, Coastal Cabana, and the yellow I used is the returning Regals colour Crushed Curry. I love this colour combo. I hope you like this card as I think the set is called 'Mosaic Madness' for a reason - I am brimming with ideas on how to use it, so there will be lots more where this came from. There is a co-ordinating set of designer series paper too - a blog post for another time though!
Back tomorrow with another project; until then, happy stampin'!
Stampin' Up Supplies:
Stamps: Mosaic Madness, Happy Day
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Ink/Stampin' Write Markers: Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy
Tools: Mosaic Embossing Folder, Mosaic Punch
Finishing Touches: Basics Rhinestones