Kintsugi Class & Club

Today I have eight makes to share with you, using the lovely Kintsugi Inspirations Suite from Stampin' Up!  I LOVE this set of papers and coordinating supplies/tools!  In addition to the papers (I used a 4" x 6" piece of each of 5 double-sided papers plus some of the patterned paper used with cutting dies and A2 sized cardstock panels in the following colors: Misty Moonlight, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Lost Lagoon, Cloud Cover, and Basic Beige), for these makes I've used the Joined Together 3D embossing folder, and the Inspiring Imperfections stamps and dies.  I've also made extensive use of the beautiful rectangular dies in the Textured Notes die set - which I mostly used with gold metallic tag board from my stash.  In addition, I used various pieces of cardstock for card bases - or basic white card bases from my stash.  NOTE: I had about 3 gold panels cut to A2 size - then added most of the cutting dies to each so I got a variety of frames from the one piece of gold card stock.  All other materials are from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card #1:

This card started with a plain white card base from my stash.  To this, I added a gold mat/frame die cut, an embossed panel from Misty Moonlight cardstock, and another gold mat/frame die cut.  I stamped a sentiment onto a piece of white card stock using Misty Moonlight ink, and then added it with another piece from the embossed panel near the bottom.  The vases and flower were die cut from one of the papers.  The golden "twig" was die cut from the center of one of one of the smallest gold die cut pieces.  A little golden Flower Accent (also from the suite) was added near the greeting - both flower and cup added with mini-dimensionals. 

Inside: 

The inside of this card could have made the outside of another card!  I used one of the Textured Notes dies to cut a white piece that would fit inside the gold frame.  To this, I stamped a greeting in Misty Moonlight ink and the flowers in Old Olive ink.  I then used a Petal Pink Stampin' Write Marker to color in the flowers before adding the panel to the mat and gluing toward the top of the page.

 

I took another strip of the embossed paper and a strip of the gold to form a border at the bottom - to which I added a stamped vase & flower (vase stamped in Old Olive ink, flower stamped in Black and then colored with Old Olive and Petal Pink Stampin' Write Markers) using mini-dimensionals.  I DO love that all the Stampin' Up! products colors match, so I know I can use Misty Moonlight ink and have it match my Misty Moonlight cardstock - etc.!

 

Card #2: 

This card and the next started as 4 1/4" x 11" pieces of Lost Lagoon cardstock.  They were scored at 5 1/2" and folded as a normal A2 card.  Then I cut off a 2 3/4" piece of cardstock from the card front.  This was set aside while I added patterned paper to the card front and the right side of the inside where it would be visible.  I turned the set aside cardstock sideways & glued it just to the left side (the front flap) of the card.  To this I added an embossed piece of white cardstock.  I die cut the vases and flowers from one of the papers and added them to the embossed piece - using both glue and mini-dimensionals for shaping.  The greeting was die cut using dies from Wanted to Say die set (discontinued) - from Lost Lagoon, white, and gold.

Inside: 

Inside I added a white panel for a message - decorated with die cuts from the Inspiring Imperfections die set cut from the Lost Lagoon cardstock.

Card #3:

This card was made in a similar way to the last one - except that I used white cardstock and the blue/gold patterned paper.  I also used the outside piece of the gold tag board left from the die cutting.  This formed the outer gold "mat".   To the "sideways" white piece, I added a gold frame and a piece of blue and gold flowered paper - again gluing the whole to just the left flap.  I die cut the greeting using the Wanted to Say die set with white and Misty Moonlight cardstock - added with mini-dimensionals.  I finished the make with a gold ribbon bow from my stash.

I added scraps of the Misty Moonlight embossed cardstock top and bottom of the message area on the inside.

Card #4: 

This card started with a standard white card base and looks like a standard horizontal card - but it is actually an easel card.  I simply scored the card front in half and glued my completed card front panel to the lower half of the card front.  I used a piece of white cardstock just smaller than the card front as a base for my front panel.  I added a narrow Misty Moonlight cardstock mat (gutted to be used elsewhere).  I embossed an A2 sized piece of Cloud Cover cardstock and then trimmed it just a bit smaller than the Misty Moonlight mat.  I ran embossing ink along the edges and heat embossed them using gold glitter embossing powder from my stash before adding it on top of the darker mat.  A piece of the blue and gold flowered paper, matted on the smaller gold piece adds decoration to the left side of the card front.  The vase and bowl were die cut from the patterned paper.  The flower was stamped in embossing ink and then heat embossed with the gold glitter embossing powder. I colored the flower with the lighter Night of Navy Stampin' Blend, and the leaves with the Wild Wheat Stampin' Blends (discontinued).  Then I die cut the flower.  I die cut a piece of white and stamped my sentiment on it using Misty Moonlight ink before matting it with a piece of the Misty Moonlight cardstock and adding it with mini-dimensionals to the upper right corner.  I added another little piece of Misty Moonlight cardstock as a "shelf" for the vase and bowl with flower (the latter with mini-dimensionals).

As Displayed: 

I used scraps to create borders top and bottom on the inside.  I added the upper border with mini-dimensionals to serve as a "stop" to hold the folded/displayed card front.

Card #5:

This card again started as a plain white card base.  I glued a mat of Lost Lagoon cardstock to the card front, then a die cut gold mat, then a piece of patterned paper, then a gold mat, then a piece of embossed Petal Pink cardstock.  I added a vase and flower die cut from one of the papers.  The sentiment (stamped in Lost Lagoon ink using a stamp from Timeless Tulips discontinued stamp set) was stamped on a scrap of Petal Pink cardstock and matted with white cardstock before being added with mini-dimensionals.

Inside: 

Again, on the inside of the card, I've used scraps of cardstock, patterned paper, and narrow pieces of gold.

Card #6:

This is another card made using a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of cardstock (this time Basic Beige).  This time I scored both at 5 1/2" and at 8 1/4".  I used a slightly smaller piece of the cardstock for a base for the card front - cut to the same size as the larger gold mat.  I then added a piece of the beige and gold paper before adding another gold mat and a final piece of embossed Misty Moonlight cardstock.  For some reason, the color doesn't show properly in the picture.  The cup was stamped using Misty Moonlight ink on Petal Pink cardstock.  I then colored the rim, base, and leaves using a Wild Wheat Stampin' Blend (discontinued) and the flowers with the darker Night of Navy Stampin' Blend before using the matching die to cut out the cup.  I could have gutted the lower part of the cardstock card front base where it wouldn't have been seen, but I didn't think to do that, so had to make do with white cardstock.  I used ink to color it and matted it on a piece of Petal Pink cardstock after stamping the greeting (Hero Arts Kit-Tea Stamp & Cut) using Misty Moonlight ink.  I simply added the cup to the lower right corner, gluing a die cut gold piece glued in place to look a bit like steam.  The sentiment was added with fmini-dimensionals in the upper left corner and decorated with a couple of the golden Flower Accents. 

As Displayed: 

A couple pieces of the patterned paper forms borders top and bottom - the top piece was added with mini-dimensionals to serve as a stop for the card front when folded for display.

Card #7:

I didn't have a lot of the patterned paper left at this point, and not much cardstock besides the Old Olive piece which I hadn't yet used.  I decided to start with a standard white cardstock base from my stash.  I scored it in half and folded it back.  I cut a small strip of the Old Olive cardstock to glue to the inside of the card - and added a small strip of gold on top.  I glued the remaining piece of Old Olive cardstock to the left side of the folded card front.  To this, I added a gold piece, a white piece, and the patterned paper with small strips of Petal Pink cardstock on either side of it.  I stamped the cat/cup on a piece of white cardstock and the cup on a piece of Petal Pink cardstock (again using the Kit-Tea Stamp & Cut stamps from Hero Arts).  After coloring the cat with Stampin' Blends, I fussy cut both cat and cup and glued them together.    I used black ink to stamp the sentiment at the bottom of the patterned paper, then added the cat/cup with glue and mini-dimensionals.

As Displayed: 

Card #8:

By this time, I was sitting there with two little scraps of patterned paper, a piece of coordinating cardstock, and a tiny strip of gold foiled tag board.   This is a TRUE scrap card, using those pieces taped together and embossed before adding them to the card.  The gold wasn't really long enough, so I put my focal over where it was missing some.  I used scraps of white to create stamped /die cut focal (Kit-Tea Stamp and Cut from Hero Arts) colored with Stampin' Blends, and sentiment (again from the discontinued Wanted to Say die set).

So, there you have eight fun cards made using the Kintsugi Inspirations Suite from Stampin' Up!  I LOVE this set!