Hello friends. Today I have a card I created over the weekend while having a play with the new Stampin’ Up! ink blending brushes that were introduced in the 2021 January to June mini catalogue. I’ve created a birthday card using the Dragonfly Garden bundle (which includes the Dragonflies Punch).

I’m really happy how this card turned out. I found the blending brushes GREAT to use. This wasn’t my first experience with blending brushes as I had purchased another brand prior to Stampin’ Up! releasing their own. The Stampin’ Up! ones are a great price point in comparison (quite a bit cheaper) and comparable (if not better) in both ease of use and result on our Basic White cardstock. I was able to get a really great smoothly blended result.

Colour Combination for my Stampin’ Up! Dragonfly Card

My blended colours are Soft Sea Foam (centre), Pool Party (sky) and Mint Macaron (lower third). I also used Just Jade cardstock for my base card and one layer of the dragonflies, and Shaded Spruce as my ink colour for the stamped dragonfly.

Ink Blending Stamping Technique Video

I have a video to show you how I created the blended ink background.

Measurements and Instructions for my Stampin’ Up! Dragonfly Card

1. The blended background piece is 9cm x 13.3cm, and the Pool Party mat layer is 9.4cm x 13.7cm. The base card is a standard C6 top folding card in Just Jade.
2. Once I made the background with the blending brushes, I used Mint Macaron ink to over-stamp the foliage, and Pool Party ink to stamp the dragonflies in the top right hand corner.
3. I stamped two dragonflies from the Dragonfly garden stamp set using Shaded Spruce ink. One was stamped onto Just Jade cardstock, and one was stamped onto Whisper White cardstock.
4. I punched these Dragonflies out with the Dragonflies punch, along with one of the smaller butterflies in Just Jade. 
5. I adhered the Just Jade Dragonflies directly to the blended background using Stampin’ Seal.
6. I coloured the other Dragonfly in with light Mint Macaron Stampin’ Blends and then adhered it over the large Just Jade Dragonfly with Dimensionals (just in the centre so the wings can be lifted a bit). I then added a few Rhinestone Jewels in the centre.
7. I adhered this whole piece to the Pool Party layer with Stampin’ Seal, and then tied a double layer of linen thread around the bottom (about 2 cm from the base), tying in a bow on the left side.
8. I wanted this card for a birthday card, so I have the birthday sentiment stamp in Peaceful Moments. I stamped that in basic black onto Basic White, and the over-stamped the foliage stamp in Mint Macaron (stamped off once). I cut the greeting out with one of the Tasteful Labels dies which has fine stitching around the outside.

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Claire