Slimline Card featuring the new Natural Tones Stampin' Blends markers and In The Moment stamp set

 Wow the months have flown by. I'm ready to get 2022 going and try new things. I've loved the look of slimline cards and have done a few. Stampin' Up! has released a slimline bundle (Slim Sayings) in the new 2022 January-June mini and it has sparked my love for this card size again. 

I love starting off with a sketch and seeing what I can do with it. Check out the layout below and give it a try. 

Measurements: 

• Card Base: 8 ½” x 7” scored at 3 ½”

• Rectangle 8 ¼” x 3 ¼”

• Rectangle 7 ¾” x 2 ¾”

• Banner shape 2” x 2 ½”

• Rectangle 3” x ½” (adjust as needed for greeting)

• White cardstock 8 ¼” x 3 ¼” (inside layer for colored base)

I used Smoky Slate and Misty Moonlight for my base and first layer. I love a blue and gray combo- well I love most colors paired with a gray. 

For my stamped layer, I decided to try something different. The image from In The Moment is stamped directly onto a piece of wood grain patterned paper from Heart & Home designer series paper pack. I absolutely love this look. It's fun to stamp on dsp- try it! The image is stamped in Basic Gray classic ink. I used my Stamparatus and stamped it several times to make sure the image was dark enough to see over the wood grain.

I colored in the image with Stampin' Blends markers. Stampin' Up! is releasing a new set of blends February 1, 2022 called Natural Tones. So of course I had to use those on this card and test them out. They're wonderful. Colors used: light/dark Old Olive, dark Mossy Meadow, light/dark Night of Navy, light/dark Balmy Blue, light/dark Crumb Cake, light/dark Smoky Slate, Natural Tones 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700.

I used the Natural Tones on the skin, hair and dog. Aren't they wonderful. I'm super excited about these new blends. There's 5 new combo sets. They are different from our regular blends line in that the combos aren't a light and dark version of one color. They are two distinct colors. Demonstrators can per-order them now and they go live to customers on February 1, 2022. Don't miss them! 

The Heart & Home designer series paper may be one of my favorites of all time- so far. It has beautiful patterns on one side and wood grain in Basic Gray on the other. Seriously, stock up on this!

Heart & Home designer series paper #157928

Natural Tones Stampin' Blends collection 

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my card with you. I hope you'll give the slimline card a try. It will fit into a letter sized envelope or #10. 

Enjoy and happy stampin' 

~ Beth