Playing with Patterned Paper and Making Spring Cards

If you know me, you know that I love patterns and texture and layers! Today's spring cards have all of that and more. I'm playing with patterned paper using it for a background and also doing some paper piecing. 

These cards use the Flowering Rain Boots stamp set from Stampin' Up!® You can find them in the 2022 January-June Mini Catalog. These cards use lots of different cardmaking techniques. If you missed my live video, be sure to watch the replay to see exactly how these cards were made.

​You'll find all the dimensions and more info below. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Complete Supply List for these Spring Cards

Patterned Paper and Texture

This Flowering Rain Boots card combines Bermuda Blue and Mossy Meadow patterned papers for the background. Each year Stampin' Up! releases monochromatic patterned papers for each of the color collections. These are the patterns from 2021-2022. There will be new patterns in the upcoming 2022-2023 Annual Catalog and you are going to love them!

Pool Party (card base): 8 1/2" x 7", scored at 3 1/2"
Bermuda Bay: 8 1/8" x 3 1/8"
Bermuda Bay DSP: 3" x 6"
Mossy Meadow DSP: 3" x 2"
Plus scraps for stamping and die-cutting

Calypso Flowers for Spring

One of my favorite techniques for DistINKtive stamps like the Flowering Rain Boots set is to stamp the image in a color and then color over it with a slightly lighter color Stampin' Blend alcohol marker. This will cause the the shaded areas to run a little, but it leaves a shaded area. This is such an easy way to color an image and get great shading!

Bumblebee: 8 1/2" x 7", scored at 3 1/2"
Calypso Coral: 8 1/8" x 3 1/8"
Plaid Calypso Coral DSP: 3" x 4 1/4"
​Dotted Calypso Coral DSP: 3" x 3 3/4"

Rain Boots for Spring

My last spring slim line card uses lots of the 6" x 6" patterned paper - Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink, and Bumblebee. I stamped the boots with Crushed Curry ink on Bumblebee patterned paper and the flowers with Calypso Coral on Petal Pink.

I embossed the Basic White cardstock with the dots embossing folder. I love this folder and I'm so sad that it is being discontinued!

Bermuda Bay: 8 1/2" x 7", scored at 3 1/2"
Basic White (layer): 8 1/8" x 3 1/8"
Basic White: 7 7/8" x 2 7/8"
Pool Party DSP: 2 7/8" x 5"

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