STAMPtember® Feature: Winnie & Walter

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Hi crafty friends! Welcome to our 2nd to last STAMPtember 2016 brand feature. Today we’re so happy to be spotlighting the sweet and talented Shay and team behind Winnie & Walter on the blog today! In keeping in line with our features, we’re also offering a special limited time discount on all in stock Winne & Walter branded products with the code mentioned above. Be sure to shop early for the best selection as always! I was so blown away by the blended beauties Heather Hoffman created below! Read on for more details and supplies, and enjoy!

I recently stumbled upon a technique that I have loved and had so much fun recreating – using dual layers of embossing and distress inking to create a fun, dimensional, and fairly flat card that is easy to mail!

I put this set together with a couple gorgeous Winnie and Walter sets – In Bloom: Renee’s Leaves (perfect for fall) and The Big, the Bold, and The Blessing (with Winnie and Walter’s signature font that made me and so many others fall in love with them from the start)!

I used my Mini MISTI to easily create the four by doing them all at once. The secret is to stamp all the foliage in Clear Embossing Ink, then stamp the words in Black Versafine ink, THEN all at once, sprinkle clear embossing powder over all of it. This way you have one layer of embossing, but the sentiment can stand out from the leaves behind it.

 Here is a closer look at what you have – the leaves are almost invisible at first!

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And then like magic, when you add the distress ink blended over the top – the leaves pop out white! I played with distress inks until I found a few combos I liked, then used my foam blenders to apply the ink. My favorite paper for this technique is SSS White 120 lb Cardstock – it is so super smooth that the distress inks blend over it beautifully, and it is thick enough to stand up to all the heat from the embossing without warping too bad.

 Once that was done, splashed some water over each of them, as well as some white paint splatters by thinning down some white acrylic paint with water in a Mini Mister and flicking that on. I die cut them with the largest SSS Stitched Rectangle Die, and added a very thin black mat before mounting on white cardbases and adding a few Sparkling Clear Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

Here is a closer look at each of them – this first one uses Mustard Seed, Carved Pumpkin, and Candied Apple:

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This one uses Shabby Shutters, Stormy Sky, and Rusty Hinge:

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Next up Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, and Peacock Feathers:

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And finally, Fossilized Amber, Fired Brick, and Seedless Preserves:

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Thanks for reading today and thanks again to Heather for providing this gorgeous inspiration! Stay tuned for tomorrow… we are revealing our exclusive with Newton’s Nook, and it is TOO cute!

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  1. Love these color combos! I picked up some new inks and I’ll be needing some new foam blenders. Love this technique :)

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  2. Loving Stamptember! So many fun goodies and collaborations. Will be sad when the month is over, but can’t wait to see more until then!!

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  9. Another great set just for STAMPtember! The colors used on the cards are beautiful. I have to agree about the SSS 120# white card stock is the best thing available! I love it!

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  11. So Cool. Love the embossing technique. I would have sworn you used white on the leaves. And I never thought to stamp everything first and then emboss it all with the clear. Genius. (you can bet I will be trying that out!)

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  12. GORGEOUS cards Heather!!!
    I’m already a fan of W&W, so I’m feeling EXTRA INSPIRED!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your INKY AWESOMENESS :)

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  20. Wow – these cards are just stunning and perfect for fall!! Love how they are super mail friendly, but still have so much dimension and pop because of the embossing and blending.

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  24. Very impressive array of cards. The color combinations are superb. Love the way the contrast between the outline stamps and the bold sentiment. Lovely all around. Cheers!

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  32. What a great idea to stamp in both inks before adding the embossing powder! I’m excited to try this out, along with some of those fantastic ink combos! Thanks for the tips & sharing your gorgeous cards!

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  35. It is always amazing to me to see how fabulous a few colors of Distress ink blended together can look. Beautiful cards. Thanks so much.

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  36. Beautiful cards.
    the color layering is wonderful.
    Like being able to emboss the whole card
    at one time. Thanks for the instructions.

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  46. Gorgeous cards and stamp sets! I’m going to have to get the beautiful leaves one for sure because not only do I love leaves, it has my name on it :)

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