Striking and fun Black Magic technique with video!
I shared this pretty card on last week’s Live video. It’s the Black Magic technique!
My colors include Peaceful Pine, Old Olive (ink only), Golden Glow and White. It features the Fern & Flora bundle seen here.
What is the Black Magic technique? It’s where you start with a light neutral piece of card stock and add color with sponges or markers. Then stamp images in Versamark and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. The magic happens when you cover it completely with a water based ink (here I used Secret Sea). Then wipe off the ink that does not ‘stick’ to the heat embossed areas. True magic!
Watch my video tutorial further below to see this technique in action.
On this card I used mostly the stamp images; only the greeting die-cut is from the dies. I added a few In Color butterfly gems and the pretty Golden Glow ribbon too.
I created a free project sheet for this card; click here to download it or to print it.
I made one with Golden Glow as the card base and the other as Peaceful Pine as the card base.
Below is the video tutorial for this card and another.
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Check out this neat Botanical Expressions fun fold card
I shared this pretty card on last week’s Live video. It features a new die from the Online store called Botanical Expressions:
You can see a glimpse of the die in the photo above. It cuts the leaves out but not the edge, so you can make the leaf element as wide as you’d like. See this die here.
My colors include White with Peaceful Pine. The designer paper is the Moonlit Flora DSP seen here. The greeting tag is from the Scalloped Blooms dies. I’ve been using the greeting tags in this set of dies a lot.
This card fold is what I’m calling a Vertical Book-binding Z-fold.
DETAILS – Makes 1 album with 28 pages – Album size: 7-3/4″ x 7″ x 1-7/8″ – Page size: 6.5″ x 6″ – Colors: Blueberry Bushel, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger – Sentiments printed in English, French, and German
This is super exciting news! All first-time demonstrators (beginning July 1, 2026) will receive a surprise Welcome Box—a gesture of appreciation and a warm welcome into the global Stampin’ Up! creative community.
Here is a video that shows what’s inside. But here are the details:
What’s Inside the Welcome Box
A handwritten welcome letter from Sara
Stampin’ Up!-branded swag:
Pen
Pop-up pencil case
Pop-up waste basket
An exclusive card kit including:
Kit-sized stamp set
Full-size clear block
Classic Stampin’ Spot
Supplies to create eight “hello” cards
Here’s the link to join my Team; it’s just $99 and you can choose up to $125 in products of your choice!
Important Notes
The Welcome Box is exclusive to first-time demonstrators. Beginning July 1, 2026, anyone joining for the first time will receive a Welcome Box.
Current demonstrators have a one-time opportunity to order a Welcome Box after it launches. See below for details.
Rejoining demonstrators will receive all other joining perks (including the coupon code) but not a Welcome Box.
Another sample using DSP strips; the pretty Velvet Meadow DSP
I shared a card using a strips technique a few days ago and wanted to share the card that inspired it today.
Here are the products I used: Velvet Meadow DSP, Bubble Bath, Berry Burst & Peaceful Pine CS. The greeting is from the Flowering Meadow stamp set and the scalloped tags are from the Scalloped Blooms dies seen here.
When using up your strips you can adhere them diagonally across your card stock, leaving a small space between each. Once this CS is filled in, trim off the excess on the edges.
The Velvet Meadow specialty paper has a fuzzy, flocked feel to the flowers and some leaves. It’s luxurious! Check it out here. I fussy cut the flower and leaves to add to the greeting.
July Stampin’ Up! specials:
There are new Online Exclusives out this month! They include florals, Fall, Halloween and Christmas! See them all here.
Here are a few links & graphics of two of the suites:
DETAILS – Makes 1 album with 28 pages – Album size: 7-3/4″ x 7″ x 1-7/8″ – Page size: 6.5″ x 6″ – Colors: Blueberry Bushel, Crisp Cantaloupe, Crushed Curry, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger – Sentiments printed in English, French, and German
This is super exciting news! All first-time demonstrators (beginning July 1, 2026) will receive a surprise Welcome Box—a gesture of appreciation and a warm welcome into the global Stampin’ Up! creative community.
Here is a video that shows what’s inside. But here are the details:
What’s Inside the Welcome Box
A handwritten welcome letter from Sara
Stampin’ Up!-branded swag:
Pen
Pop-up pencil case
Pop-up waste basket
An exclusive card kit including:
Kit-sized stamp set
Full-size clear block
Classic Stampin’ Spot
Supplies to create eight “hello” cards
Here’s the link to join my Team; it’s just $99 and you can choose up to $125 in products of your choice!
Important Notes
The Welcome Box is exclusive to first-time demonstrators. Beginning July 1, 2026, anyone joining for the first time will receive a Welcome Box.
Current demonstrators have a one-time opportunity to order a Welcome Box after it launches. See below for details.
Rejoining demonstrators will receive all other joining perks (including the coupon code) but not a Welcome Box.
Here’s the second card I made featuring the Violet Dreams suite. I shared it during last week’s video.
It showcases the pretty Violet Dreams DSP seen here. There are 3 pieces from the DSP on this card: the violets die-cut, the striped frame and the green DSP strip. This DSP has 2 sheets of die-cut ephemera included in the package. I love that; it opens up so many options when creating.
Besides the DSP I added the White layer behind the frame, the Hydrangea Hue ribbon and rhinestones. So quick!
Here’s the free project sheet for this card; click here.
Look closely at the coordinating colors on this card. Stampin’ Up! makes it so easy to create with perfectly matching colors. It’s my very favorite thing about SU. I used the violets as the starting point and simply repeated each color once or twice on my project for a wonderfully cohesive look.
Tip: If you struggle with color coordination pick two colors and repeat them at least once if not twice on your project. This works!
Check out the video below where I shared on more pretty card featuring DSP strips.
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