Stampin’ Up! Product Suites typically include a bundle (stamp set and a punch or die set that coordinates), Designer Series Paper, embellishments and often another coordinating tool. From the Forever Greenery Suite, I chose to use the Forever Fern stamp set (it also comes in a discounted bundle with the Forever Flourishing Dies), the Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper, and the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper. By purchasing the suite, it’s like the “Easy” button for the products – you don’t have to enter each item’s code one by one – you get all the coordinating products with one easy item code. It’s a nice option if you know you love everything in the suite anyway!
For this Greenery Greeting Card, I added a die cut circle of Whisper White Cardstock, stamped the sentiment in Shaded Spruce (which is one of the colours used in the Designer Series Papers) and then added a few Gold Glitter Enamel Dots – the one item that is not part of the suite, but coordinates nicely with the gold theme.
Super easy! Honestly, I think the most time consuming part was being sure to be careful when removing the gold laser cut element from the sheet! This greenery greeting card probably took me about 5 minutes max. Perfect for a Manic Monday!! Pick the elements from the suite, pick the colour to coordinate and you’re off to the races.
The YamStamps Newsletter is going out tomorrow and will feature a card tutorial that also features leaves, but in a totally different colour scheme (and with a totally different stamp set than today). Be sure to be subscribed to get weekly paper crafting information and inspiration! In the meantime, I’m off to play with my new Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine! (Did you see the pic I shared on the YamStamps Facebook Page?) Demonstrators get to order the machine right now – before actual sales open up in September. By then I’ll be all set to help you figure out how to use it when you get to place your order next month!
