Free-form waves using the Floating Technique

March 15, 2022

We made this gorgeous 'wave' card at a Team meeting last month. I used the Waves of Inspiration bundle and a Blending Brush for the sky.

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The colors are Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point and White. See those gorgeous gems? They're called Rhinestone Waves Basic Jewels and there are 168 in a package for just $6.50! See them here.

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I had a bunch of curvy foil pieces left over after die-cutting a bunch of these waves from the two blue colors in the Blue Foil paper seen here. I challenged myself to use them and came up with a free-form wave using the Floating Technique.

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I adhered various die-cut foil pieces to a Window Sheet using Multipurpose liquid glue and added them to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. This take a bit of patience as you can imagine!

Here are some tips to achieve this:

It's best if you start at the bottom and add just a few pieces. Let it set to dry.
Adding a weight over them while they dry helps keep them flat. The foil likes to curl up.
Next form the top of the wave. I used one of the long curved pieces for this.
Add just a few pieces at a time and let them dry. They slide easily!
Fill in the center of the wave a few at a time. Again, add weight over it all to set & dry.
Trim off the sides of the Window sheet at 4" to fit the White layer. I fussy cut the top to match the foil wave.
I adhered it to the textured 'Bark 3D' White 4" X 5 1/4" piece of CS with mini dimensionals.

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This card is part of my Waves of Inspiration tutorial and video with 11 projects! This is available to anyone who purchases the Waves of the Ocean Collection from me or purchases my Waves of Inspiration kit to go.

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Baby Swipe technique with tips & video! Plus retiring lists & colors.

March 30, 2023
They released the retiring lists from the Annual & Spring catalogs yesterday. Here are the lists:

Here's the Annual Catalog retiring list: Download 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products_US Landscape

And here is the Spring (January-April) retired list Download January-April 2023 Mini Catalog Last Chance Products_US Landscape

*There is a sale on some of these retiring items but the discounts do not start until April 4th.

Here's a graphic on which colors are retiring. Go here to shop and get the items you need before they're gone!

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Sad to say good bye to these colors:
- Soft Suede
- So Saffron
- Blushing Bride
- Mint Macaron
- Pear Pizzazz
- Pacific Point
- Mango Melody
- Rich Razzleberry
- Bermuda Bay
- Merry Merlot
- Sahara Sand
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Which are returning?
- Fresh Freesia!!
- Misty Moonlight
- Blueberry Bushel
- Berry Burst
- Lemon Lime Twist
- Lost Lagoon
- Pretty Peacock
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Have you ever done the baby swipe technique? It's so fun; playing with baby wipes and ink refills is a bit addictive!

I made this card for our March Team swap; the theme was to use a technique involving ink refills.

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My colors include Daffodil Delight, Polished Pink and Black.

Other products used:
- Potted Succulent dies for the greeting die-cut
- Dainty Delight dies – black die-cuts
- Penned Flowers dies for the scalloped edge
- Brass butterflies seen here
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Can you spot the shimmer? I used the Pearlescent paper from the Annual Catalog. See it here.

It was the perfect sheen for this technique as the moist ink did not absorb quickly like it might for regular card stock. Glossy paper would also work well.

After I added the color, I let it dry for an hour or so. Then I textured it with one of the embossing folders in the 3D Basics pack seen here. These are currently out of stock but they'll be back in May.

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Below you can see the difference in my cards; especially the colors. One is soft and subtle and the other more vibrant. This happens as you work with your baby wipe; the first few swipes are bold and the next few are much softer.

Tips for success:
- Fold and roll your baby wipe in a tube. Hold it tightly and add a few drops of ink refills.
- Add each color separately in a row. I tend to add enough for about 1/2" of surface.
- Start swiping off your paper and then onto it. You can do straight swipes or get creative and add curves or swirls. Let dry.
- Shimmery, pearlescent or glossy works best. But you can do it on regular card stock too.
- I suggest you use light to medium colors.
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Notice the colors of the butterflies? I colored the Brass Butterflies with a Polished Pink blends marker for the left card. I wasn't sure I liked it or not so left them uncolored for my swap cards.

Watch the video here or click on the image below to see this technique. It's the last technique I share in the video.

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The Retired List is here; while supplies last! See which colors are coming back and which are leaving

March 29, 2023
Stampin' Up! just released the retiring list and we now know which of our colors are leaving us. Remember these items are while supplies last!

There is a sale on some of the retired products but the discount will not kick in until April 4th.

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Here's the Annual Catalog retiring list: Download 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Last Chance Products_US Landscape

And here is the Spring (January-April) retired list Download January-April 2023 Mini Catalog Last Chance Products_US Landscape

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They announced they would do a color refresh with the new Annual catalog this year. This keeps our color line fresh, on trend & up to date.

Watch this fabulous video on our new color line!!

Here's the list of retiring colors:
- Soft Suede
- So Saffron
- Blushing Bride
- Mint Macaron
- Pear Pizzazz
- Pacific Point
- Rich Razzleberry
- Mango Melody
- Bermuda Bay
- Merry Merlot
- Sahara Sand
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Returning Colors:
- Fresh Freesia!!!!
- Misty Moonlight!
- Berry Burst
- Blueberry Bushel
- Lemon Lime Twist
- Lost Lagoon
- Pretty Peacock
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Regency Park with the Baby Wipe technique!

March 29, 2023
During March our Flowerbug's Team has been focusing on using re-inkers. I hadn't played with the 'baby wipe' technique for awhile. I chose the Regency Park suite when creating this cute card:

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It might not show up well here but the White greeting die-cut is 'caught' and held in place by the larger die & the outer two corners of flowers. These dies fit together perfectly! *you can see the dies in the photo below; the bottom most label nestles into the largest one with flowers on two edges.

Here's the Sentimental Park bundle as well, with the greeting & die-cuts. This bundle was one of my first purchases from the Spring catalog and I've used it a lot!

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The other bundle in this suite is the Petal Park bundle seen here. It includes the stamp set & coordinating flower punch. I used the solid flowers on the middle right for my baby wipe technique and added the outline flowers (top right) in Black.

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I had a die-cut dotted background piece (from Dots & Spots here) among my 'extra's and thought it would work well for my background.

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What supplies do you need for the Baby Wipe technique?
1. A baby wipe or two
2. At least 2-3 colors of ink refills
3. A stamp and card stock
Success tips for the 'Baby Wipe' technique:
- Choose colors that work well together. I tend to choose 3 of my favorites like yellows with pinks, blues with greens, purples with blues etc.
- Pick a stamp with a solid image; lots of rubber. An outline image will not show your colors well.
- Fold the moist baby wipe into an ink pad; I use at least 4 layers.
- Drop multiple drops of each color in each area. For example – 4 drops of yellow, move over a bit, 4 more drops of yellow etc. Then fill with the second color in the same manner. Fill in any empty areas with the 3rd or last color.
- When inking your image stamp it in your 'baby wipe' handmade ink pad multiple times, trying to keep it in the same place as much as possible. Moving the image around too much can muddy your colors.
- Huff the image and stamp!
Here's the inside of my card; I added a few more of the multi-colored punched flowers.

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My colors include Polished Pink, Daffodil Delight and Mango Melody.

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