Encre, papier, ciseaux: On the Swing at Sunset

This is my latest creation, done with the Twitterpated Suite products. I wanted to use catalogue stamps for a change and after looking at my collection, I chose to pull out the Forever Young set. I stamped the tree in Basic Grey craft ink on pink Twitterpated paper and embossed it with clear powder, then I used a sponge and some Blushing Bride and Coral Calypso ink to create a gradient look in the sky behind the tree. I cut the image out with a circle cutter and matted it with the Scallop Circle #2 die.

For the background stripes, I used the Ribbon Lace border to punch stripes out of Baja Breeze cardstock and layered them over a piece of Baja Breeze DSP from the Twitterpated pack. On the bottom strip, I added a piece of Blushing Bride pleated satin ribbon and added a Build-a-Brad at the left. (Those are retired, but you could use the 3/8 in. brads for a similar look). I punched a circle to add on top and covered it with Crystal Effects. Pearls were added to the two top rows.

The sentiment block was created using another catalogue set called Four Frames. I stamped the frame on patterned paper and punched it out using the matching Decorative Label punch, then used a sentiment from the SAB Il faut bien le dire set and punched this one out with the Large Oval punch. I then added a flower made with the Boho Blossoms punch and Bitty punch with a Twitterpated button in the centre.

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Forever Young, Il faut bien le dire (SAB), Four Frames
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz
Design papers: Twitterpated
Inks: Basic grey, Island Indigo
Punches: Decorative Label, Lace Ribbon, Circle, Large Oval, Boho Blossoms, Bitty punch pack
Big Shot: Scallop Circle die
Accessories: Circle cutter, Build-a-Brad, Crystal Effects, Stampin' Dimensionals,
Clear embossing powder, Pearls, Twitterpated button