Dashing Designs EF | The Maui Stamper

This simple layout can be anything you need – a true Swiss Army Knife design. Change the color palette and the DSP and you could have a child’s card, a feminine girlfriend card, or even a thoughtful sympathy card. The options are endless.

Stamps: Heartfelt Hexagon, Everyday Greetings, Greetings of the Season
Color Palette: Basic White, Pebble Path, Memento Black
Accessories: Hexagon Punch, Stamp Cut & Emboss Machine, Dashing Designs 3D Embossing Folder, Country Woods DSP, 23-25 In Color Opaque Sparkle Dots, In Color Textured Ribbon (retired), Stampin’ Dimensionals

I discovered that the hexagon stamp can be a little tricky to line up on a block. Since it’s an open stamp, the edges move around a bit and when you go to punch it, if it’s not perfectly “squared” it doesn’t fit. I solved the problem by lining up the stamp on top of the punch – put the side that you use to stamp directly onto the punch and have the flat side facing up. Then place your block on top of the flat part and carefully peel the stamp off the hexagon. Try it, it works!

The sentiment uses two Online Exclusive stamp sets, Everyday Greetings and Greetings of the Season. Between the two, just about everything you might want to say is covered.

My apologies about yet another retired ribbon. You could substitute the Pebble Path Jute Trim, and that would be even more manly. I need to clear out my trim drawer.

I usually make my mats pretty tight, so that Basic White panel is 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. That means the DSP is 4″ x 5 1/4″, and if you make the embossed piece 2 1/4″ tall and the DSP piece 3″ tall, they’ll butt up nicely to each other. I like to make my DSP panels 4″ wide so that I can cut 3 across on a 12″ piece of patterned paper. And my favorite Country Woods DSP is still on sale in the Online Store!

Select Designer Series papers are 15% off while supplies last !

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I’ve enjoyed playing with all of the things meant to go INTO the shopping cart from Attention Shoppers. This little plant is sweet and simple, so instead of 3 as I did with the cake, I did a line of 5.

Stamps: Attention Shoppers, Leaf Collection
Color Palette: Basic White, Smoky Slate, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Memento Black
Accessories: Stamp Cut and Emboss Machine, Attention Shoppers dies, Dashing Designs Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Blends, Country Lane DSP, Transparent Adhesive Back Dots, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green make a bold, bright color combination. I love the way they contrast with the Smoky Slate stripe in the Country Lace DSP. Gray is an easy color to pair, and it’s not as stark as black when you’re want something a little softer. I love that we have grays that lean cool (Smoky Slate) and warm (Gray Granite).

I used both Lemon Lime Twist and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends for the leaves. You could easily use just one or the other if you don’t have both.

When I line up my row of plants (or whatever it is) I like to start with the middle. From there I put one on the left edge and one on the right edge and then I squeeze the two middle ones in place. (Yes, measure twice and all that…I made sure 5 would fit before I started.) I also place the middle one first when there are 3. It makes my symmetry-loving brain happy.

The background pieces are the same size, but they’re offset. I hand lettered the sentiment because I couldn’t find what I wanted to say. This card was intended for one of my favorite plant people.

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