Make your own patterned paper using Under my Umbrella

Today I have a project for you showcasing how to make your own Designer Series Paper or patterned paper using stamps. I've used a bright and cheerful colour scheme and the fabulous Under My Umbrella stampset, which sadly will be retiring soon. 

The Under my Umbrella stampset coordinates with the Umbrella Builder punch, which will also be retiring in May 2021. However, you can still order these popular items while stocks last until May 3rd and the Umbrella Builder is now an amazing 60% off at only $12.40!

I wanted something to makre something colourful so chose two colours from Stampin' Up!'s "Brights" collection and one of my favourites from the 2020-2022 In Color's, Magenta Madness. 

First I created my own patterned paper by stamping the wellington boots randomly all over some white cardstock turning the stamp by 90 degrees each time. I did this in the three colours making sure that some images overlapped the side of my cardstock. This makes it look like the piece has been cut from a larger sheet of paper. Of course, you could always stamp a large sheet and then cut down to suit your project. 

I considered colouring the boots in but I liked to simplicity of the pattern created by stamping them onto white cardstock and leaving them as outline images. 

After stamping the boots I filled in the spaces in between with the small flower grouping from the stampset. I used this patterned paper as the background of my card front and a piece of super bright Mango Melody cardstock to make the card base. If you look closely you can see I splodged a little dot of Magenta Madness ink somewhere I didn't want it. Fortunately this can be fixed by placing the sentiment over this area.

After stamping the sentiment in Magenta Madness ink I used a 2" circle punch to punch it out, then added some flowers in Mango Melody to the bottom left. I also stamped flower groupings in the other two featured colours and fussy cut them out, adhering them to the back of the sentiment before using Stampin' Dimensionals to pop up the sentiment on the card.

I finished the card by stamping and punching a partly closed umbrella using Magenta Madness ink on the same colour of Designer Series Paper, punching it out using the Umbrella Builder punch. 

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Product List

Under My Umbrella Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [151518] $28.00	Umbrella Builder Punch [151293] $31.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096] $13.00	Magenta Madness Classic Stampin' Pad [153117] $13.00	Mango Melody A4 Cardstock [147013] $15.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	2020–2022 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153070] $20.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

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New Baby Kangaroo and Company Card

 

This week I was inspired by my friend's new baby to make this card to welcome a baby girl. I was thinking of a patchwork kangaroo and have used the technique of "paper piecing" to get near to creating that effect. The papers used are from the Peony Garden Designer Series Paper pack, which are perfect for a new baby with the subtle greys and pastel pink of the colour scheme.

The paper piecing technique involves stamping the image onto different papers and then cutting elements out before glueing them back onto the original. You can use as many different papers as you like, but I used just two different designs for mama and another design for bub. I used the Kangaroo dies to help with the cutting and then fussy cut the mama kangaroo's tummy and inner ear out of the alternate side of the Basic Gray floral paper. I then stamped the baby kangaroo on a Petal Pink print and used the dies to cut her out. 

The kangaroo dies cut a slit into the mama kangaroo's pouch so that the baby can sit inside, but if you don't have the dies you could achieve the same with scissors or a craft knife. As this card is for a baby girl I wanted to add some pretty bits, so I cut out a white background with the Stitched so Sweetly Dies and cut a couple of tiny hearts from coordinating papers. The sentiment is stamped on a strip of Petal Pink card, finished with a flag end. 

Finishing touches are a little linen thread bow and a champagne rhinestone, which coordinates perfectly with these papers. 

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These are the products I used for this project, but you could create a similar look with just stamps and ink, your favourite papers and a pair of scissors! Why not have a go at this technique?

Product List

Kangaroo & Company Bundle [156269] $64.75	Peony Garden Designer Series Paper [152483] $20.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $15.25	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $10.50	Clear Block E [118484] $20.00	Clear Block B [117147] $10.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00

Like this technique?

If you liked this technique, see some more ideas from Stampin' Up! CEO Sara Douglass in this video.

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