#SimpleStamping Stepped-Up! - Southern Serenade

Hey all - here's my post that featured on the Stampin' Up! Corporate Blog last week!

Southern Serenade by Stampin' Up! card - Susan Wong

Stamps, ink and paper. They’re the stripped-back basics of stamping that we know and love. Quick and easy cards are where we all begin, but have you ever wondered exactly how to ‘step it up’ into an Artisan-quality project? Here’s an example to get you thinking…

Stamp sets like Southern Serenade (145921) are great for simple cards because they have versatile sentiments with one or two main images. They work well for single layer cards and basic layering.

TIP: For two-tone stamping like this, simply ink up the lighter colour ink on half of stamp at the edge of the Stampin’ Pad, then the darker ink on the other half before you stamp. If you have Stampin’ Write Markers on hand, use the brush ends to colour and then huff on it and stamp.

From there, when I want to #makeacardsendacard that’s extra special, it’s the texture that really does it for me. So, I stepped-up my basic design above with the Tin Tile DTEIF (147906), Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109129) and watercolouring, Colored Doilies (146935) and trims (124262, 138401, 144128).

Want to try this card design with one of your favourite sets?
Here are the measurements:
- Standard Card base - half an A4 (or 8 1/2” x 11”) sheet
- Optional extra white mat – 10.1cm x 14.4cm (4 1/8” x 5 3/8”)
- Pineapple Punch – 3 5/16” x 4 5/16”
- Shimmery White (or Whisper White) – 3 1/4” x 4 1/4”
- Lemon Lime Twist / Coastal Cabana – 1 1/8” x 2 1/8”