Elegant Simplicity with Soft Suede
Posted on: Friday, July 10th, 2009
I am so excited! My order from the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue arrived today filled to the brim with new goodies to play with! Of course I just had to crack it open and use one of the brand new stamp sets: Wedding Sweet.
Today’s card showcases Soft Suede – the final one of Stampin’ Up!’s six new In Colors. I was saving this until last (i.e. avoiding it actually *lol) because it’s a challenging color to work with. Although it looks at first glance like it’s a medium brownish color, if you hold it up to Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip then you’ll notice that it has a greenish tinge to it and so doesn’t combine well with those colors. It seems to have a similar undertone to Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke – in fact it kind of seems to fall in between those two colors…I didn’t feel ready to try and tackle that combination however. I did notice though that when you look at it as a stand-alone color it has a very rich and elegant feel to it. This immediately made me think of pairing it with gold and vanilla. And they do look beautiful together.
The other thing I love about today’s card is that it is a great example of a beautifully elegant, but SUPER simple card that is ideal for making LOTS of. It also sets a personal record of being the only card I’ve ever made that has NO DP and almost no layers.
Here’s how I made the card:
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Run an embossing buddy over a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Soft Suede CS. Stamp the large flourish from the Wedding Sweet stamp set in Encore Gold Pigment ink onto the CS. Sprinkle on gold embossing powder and heat emboss with your heat tool.
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Stamp the greeting in Soft Suede Classic ink in the bottom right corner of the Soft Suede CS.
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Mat the Soft Suede CS onto a 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″ piece of Brushed Gold CS.
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Pierce two holes in the top left corner of the Soft Suede CS and insert two gold brads.
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Mat the Brushed Gold/Soft Suede CS to a Very Vanilla card front (4 1/4″ x 11″ folded in half with bone folder). You’re done!
How simple is that? You can finish today’s card in about 10 minutes.
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Stamps: Wedding Sweet (115466)
Inks: Soft Suede Classic ink (115657), Gold Encore! pad (101017)
Paper: Very Vanilla CS (101650), Soft Suede CS (115318), Brushed Gold (102935)
Accessories: Mat Pack (105826), Paper-Piercing Tool (116631), Bone Folder (102300), Snail Adhesive (104332), Gold Brads (104337), Gold Embossing Powder (109129), Heat tool (100000), Embossing Buddy (103083)
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47 Comments
July 10th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
LOVE THIS! it’s on my wishlist and this just makes it that much more appealing to me to buy! ha!
As for the colour, i noticed the greenish undertones as well. I said it was like “if true thyme (old in colour) and close to cocoa got together and had babies….it would be soft suede!”.
Yummy project!
Thanks for sharing.
D.
July 10th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
What a beautiful card! – Simple and elegant!
July 10th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Very elegant! I love the little added touches you always seem to add (gold brads today). I would LOVE to get one of these in the mail! Thanks for sharing.
July 10th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I agree, so elegant. YOu always have just the right embellishment to add. Thanks for sharing.
July 10th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
This is one of the three colours I thought were ok. I really like how you used it here! It does look very elegant and I love cards that only take 10 minutes!!
July 10th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Love the elegance of this stamp! TFS!!
July 10th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Love the elegant simplicity of your card. Sometimes these are the most difficult cards to make. Great job!
Are you sure you’re not going through withdrawals from not using dsp? tee hee
July 10th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I love having the option of clean and simple. I’m not much of a “decked out” kind of card maker. Thanks for showing how simple can be elegant!
July 10th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
very elegant card thank you for sharing all of the great color combos with us it makes all the new colors so much more appealing.
July 10th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Beautiful, just beautiful! You’re talent never ceases to amaze me.
July 10th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
I love how you captured its rich side. Great Job!
July 10th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Wow Andrea, I love this card! I can see it with other stamps and even as a Christmas card. I happen to be one of those Bold Bright people who has been loving this new set of colors and just needed a slight nudge to jump right in. In a class I teach each Thursday I used Crushed Curry with Real Red for a quick and easy Christmas money card. Yes, it’s bright but it looks great together!
Thanks for sharing you great work!
Joni<
July 10th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Gorgeous!!!! Love the simplicity of this!
July 10th, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I really like this card. Like you said, it is simple, yet VERY elegant! Love that flourish as well
July 10th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Andrea…I love this card! So elegant and simple! Who wouldn’t want to receive this invitation! Kim S.
July 10th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
It may be simple but it is so very elegant.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Perfection lies in the simple things…love it.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
I often forget about the brushed gold and silver card stock. This sets it up perfectly. Thanks for the reminder!
July 11th, 2009 at 1:04 am
This is gorgeous, Andrea. Thanks for all of your amazing in-color inspiration.
July 11th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Very beautiful! I haven’t ordered anything from the new catalog yet…this set is going on my list!
July 11th, 2009 at 4:07 am
this is so elegant.
July 11th, 2009 at 5:27 am
Very nice card…. so simple and elegant!
July 11th, 2009 at 5:39 am
I loooove this colour combination – I think it would be great for elegant Christmas cards! Saving to memory…:)
July 11th, 2009 at 7:33 am
I haven’t had the time to play with my new colors from stampin up but after you posted your samples I feel like I need to find the time thanks for sharing
July 11th, 2009 at 7:41 am
You are right–simply elegant!
July 11th, 2009 at 8:49 am
I had the same issues while trying to pair it up! I’m thinking the best way is to simply avoid it, kind of like you did, but at least you paired it with something! The Wedding Sweet flourish is so elegant — a stamp set that I didn’t notice but will have to go back to pay attention to I guess! Love the card! TFS!
July 11th, 2009 at 10:19 am
What a beautiful card! I love the gold with Soft Suede. I need to take a look at that stamp set, I missed it.
Thanks for sharing this one!
Sandy
July 11th, 2009 at 10:32 am
Out of all the new colours, Soft Suede is the one that really appeals to me. Combine it with Dusty Durango & Very Vanilla and it makes a nice “fall colour” combination.
Love this super simple card, Andrea.
SIMPLE + ELEGANT = ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL !!
July 11th, 2009 at 11:24 am
That is funny you saved Soft Suede for last. It is fast becoming my favorite. When River Rock first come out I thought that was a hard color to work with because of the greenish tint but it turned out to be an awesome color. I love that SU! introduces six In-colors each time. The experimenting is half the fun!
July 11th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Thanks for this beautiful card – I love Soft Suede but didn’t know what to do with it! I can’t just sit here looking at it for a year so it was nice to get a sample from you. Ditto for all the cards you made using the new In Colors. They sure are bright but I like them and can’t wait to use them all. Thanks again.
July 11th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
what a great simple and elegant card!! love this – who would have thought that so simple would be so elegant all at once!! love it!!
July 12th, 2009 at 8:50 am
What a beautiful and elegant card. When I first saw this color I didn’t think I’d use it much but after seeing your card I have changed my mind.
July 12th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I love the idea of embossing in gold on this color. I haven’t used the color yet but been looking at it warily. I have to run down to the stamp room and try it. TFS and the usual inspiration.
July 12th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Elegant and beautiful!
July 12th, 2009 at 11:22 am
Very elegant. I don’t usually like gold, but I really like it with this color.
July 12th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Very pretty. I love the simplicity of your design.
July 12th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
Beautiful! I bought that stamp set too and totally love it. I really like the way you paired the gold with suede. Nice!
July 13th, 2009 at 9:15 am
I love this color. I think that it is one of my favorites. It goes with just about every color under the rainbow and when accesorized. Awesome!!!!!
July 13th, 2009 at 10:29 am
love this color ,I had to go look at that wedding set as it didn’t jump out at me , now something else to save up for. Thanks for sharing
Eileen
July 13th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I love that this is so simple and elegant!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
I just used this stamp set for some wedding Thank You cards as our gift to the bride & groom… that was this past Sat. so I have not heard anything as of yet… Hope they liked them
TFS
Candyce Mathews
July 15th, 2009 at 12:40 am
I love how simple this card is!!! I think I might have to get this set. You kill my pocket book ladies!
July 15th, 2009 at 8:30 am
I love the simplicity of this card yet, it’s so elegant. Your designs are wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing.
July 15th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
I’m so glad I came across your blog! I am a new SU Demonstrator and I really need all the help I can get! You have some really cute ideas and I am really anxious to see the free class planner and test it out!
The blogging thing is new to me also. Some time I will start my own blog.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Kelly Wood, Palestine, IL
July 16th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Very pretty. I love it.
July 17th, 2009 at 9:10 am
Now that is beauty in simplicity. Love it! Truly elegant AND can be duplicated. Wish I had the set and could show it in my next stamp camp! Thank you for sharing the idea. – Sandy
July 21st, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Wish I had Wedding Sweet but I’m going to try this beautiful idea with another set (haven’t decided which one yet). Thanks for BEAUTIFUL inspiration!