#stampinup #faithfulinkspirations Straight up–is it going to be you and me forever–oops, having flashbacks to the 1980s…Straight up, the “Whiskey Business” stamp set is one of my favorites in the new catalog. I got it because my husband is a whiskey connoisseur. Me? I’m a cheap date–give me a bottle of Mike’s Hard Limeade (oh, wait, they don’t make that anymore). Anyway, I thought it would be fun to pair this set with some of the elements from the In Good Taste Suite. I think it worked out perfectly! Here’s a card I’ve made for an upcoming swap with my fellow Proverbial Stampers.
I started by stamping the decanter and glass in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink onto Whisper White, but I thought that was too stark for this design. Then I switched to Gray Granite, but that was too “muddy.” Smoky Slate was too light, so I settled on Basic Gray, which was just right! I colored the whiskey with a Dark Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blend and then a Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blend–remember, these “blend” colors, so the finished product was perfect! I added Clear Wink of Stella to give the liquid some shimmer. I painted Wink of Stella onto the ice cube, too. Then I fussy cut the two elements with my Paper Snips,
Next, I embossed a 3-7/8″ by 5-1/8″ Whisper White Card Stock panel with the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder and adhered it to a 4″ by 5-1/4″ Gray Granite Card Stock mat–oh wait! Before I adhered the Gray Granite mat, I used one of the Tasteful Labels Dies to cut a label from the center. Then I adhered everything to a Basic Gray Card Stock card base.
On top of that, I adhered a 1-1/2″ by 3-7/8″ strip of the herringbone tile sheet of In Good Taste Designer Series Paper to the card front. I adhered the decanter and glass to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped a sentiment from the “Whiskey Business” stamp set and cut it out with another Tasteful Labels Die. I adhered this to the Gray Granite label that I cut from the middle of the mat and then adhered the label assembly to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a finishing touch, I added three Silver Metallic Pearls.
I can’t wait to see the swap cards I receive in return. I will certainly show them off here on this blog in July when I get them, so stay tuned!
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