Kindest Expressions – The Weather Man – Stamping Sunday

Kindest Expressions is a Cling Rubber Stamp Set from Stampin’ Up!® that has been sadly overlooked on my stamp shelf. The theme for the Stamping Sunday blog hop today is “the Weather Man” and the perfect opportunity to use one of the sentiments from this stamp set that I absolutely love, but haven’t yet used …. “Sending Sunshine and Rainbows”.

Kindest Expressions … and lots of other stuff.

Of course, I wanted a rainbow to go with this sentiment … but didn’t have a rainbow stamp set. 🙁 So I have used the circle dies from Stylish Shapes Dies to create my own rainbow with ink and blending brushes. I used the good old ROYGBIV to select the colours … “Rinse Out Your Granny’s Boots In Vinegar” … or Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.

“Rinse Out Your Granny’s Boots In Vinegar”

ROYGBIV

I elected to use some Heat Emboss Resisting for this quite large sentiment, otherwise it would have covered up most of the background. Creating the rainbow was immensely satisfying using all the circle sizes in the Stylish Shapes Dies. It was just a matter of starting with the largest as a mask and ink blending around the edge, using the first rainbow colour (Red = Poppy Parade). Then I used the next smallest circle to create the next rainbow shade (Orange = Pumpkin Pie), and so on through the remaining colours. Yellow = Daffodil Delight, Green = Granny Apple Green, Blue = Azure Afternoon, Indigo = Gorgeous Grape, Violet = Berry Burst.

So my Rainbow Mnemonic ends up as PPDGAGB ….

Put Porridge Down Grandpa’s And Granny’s Boots

PPDGAGB

Delicate Forest Stamp Set and Dies …

The “foresty silhouette frame” from the Delicate Forest dies was perfect for this card … well not quite perfect, I did have to cut it in half and streeeeetch it out to fit the square card format, but that was pretty easy. I did add some of the die cut foliage to the bottom to continue the frame effect across the card.

MATERIALS

Kindest Expressions Stamp Set / Stylish Shapes Dies / Delicate Forest Dies / Delicate Forest Stamp Set / Elements of Text Stamp Set / Rainbow coloured ink pads / Ink Blending Brushes
*For a full list of supplies I used, click on the first image or scroll on down to the bottom of this blog post.*

Ooooh!! An IN YOUR FACE close up! Showing all the slips and splodges that I didn’t quite manage to hide. Once I get the video up, it is a journey through a day in the life of a Klutzy Crafter! 😉 But with a bit of polishing and some “added shadow”, the white heat embossed words stand out quite nicely from the rainbow background.

A mini rainbow on the inside completes the card! Love it when I get my inside done at the same time as the project … doesn’t always happen, but it means the card is much more likely to be sent out if it has an inside done.

So what do you think? A little bit messy and a crafting journey. I thoroughly enjoyed creating this card and LOVE how colourful it is.

I am excited to see how the other designers interpreted this theme … hop on over to to the amazing Mikaela Titheridge’s blog first, then follow the hop all the way through the entire blog hop list. I know you will be thrilled by the creativity. I am off to check out all the amazing designer’s projects now … don’t forget to leave comments as you go. We love comments so we know you are out there and looking at our creations.

See you next month.
xx Cheryll

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Here is a visual list of the items I used to create this card .. click on an image to see it in more detail.

Product List

Kindest Expressions Cling Stamp Set (English) [161415] $42.00	Delicate Forest Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162675] $35.00	Delicate Forest Dies [162679] $67.00	Elements Of Text Cling Stamp Set [164774] $46.00	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $15.75
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad [147088] $15.75	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $15.75	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $15.75	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $15.75	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $15.75
Azure Afternoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161663] $15.75	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $15.75	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143] $15.75	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $20.25	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] $20.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $23.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $20.25	Small Blending Brushes [160518] $25.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $27.00	Basics Wow! Embossing Powder [165679] $37.00