Mosaic Madness Stamp Set - I love it!

Hi! I hope everyone had a fun and safe Fourth of July! My girls and I certainly enjoyed the fireworks. Watching them makes me feel like a child - full of awe.

This week I decided to try a stamp set from the new catalog.  I used a friend's (thanks, Beth!) because I wasn't sure I wanted to purchase it.  It was a demonstrator pre-order item; I have seen lots of cards created with it. Now, it was my turn.

Supply list:

Stamps:

• Mosaic Madness (w. 130246, c. 130249, p. 123)
• Banner Greetings (w. 129711, c. 129714, p. 202)
• Positively Chevron (w. 130496, c. 130499, p. 126)

Papers:

• Whisper White cardstock (100730, p. 145)
• Pool Party Core'dinations cardstock (129954, p. 147)  - available as an assorted pack in each color collection

Inks:

• Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad (131178)
• Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad (126986)
• Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad (126944)
• Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad (126982)

Embellishments:

• Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246, p. 171)

Tools:

• Mosaic punch (131267, p. 180)
•  Stampin' Sanding Block(129367, p. 157)
• Modern Mosaic embossing folder (129984, p. 191)
• Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439, p. 184)
• Stampin' Trimmer (126889, p. 176)

Step 1:

Ink up the Positively Chevron background stamp with Strawberry Slush ink.  
The easiest way to do this with a large stamp is to lay the stamp on the table, with the rubber side facing up.  Next, dab it with the ink pad until the entire surface is covered with ink.

Place the front of your card on top of the inked background stamp.  Place a piece of scrap paper over this and burnish it with you hand.  It is important that you do so with the edges as this part of the design will show on your card.

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2:

Run the Pool Party Core'dinations through the Big Shot with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder.

Sand this piece after embossing it.  How much you sand it depends on your preference.  The more you sand it, the more white that will appear.






    

Step 3:

Stamp three of the larger mosaic stamps, three times each.  Each stamp should be a different color.  Punch them out with the coordinating mosaic punch.

Step 4:

Now we are ready to make our mosaics go 3D!  

Score each of the nine punched out shapes - right down the center, lengthwise.  Fold along the score line, stamped sides toward each other.

Keep one of each color folded in half.  It will be your center.  Take one of the same color and adhere one fold to the left side of the center punched shapes.  Take the last one of the same color and do the same to the right side.

You will do this with the remaining punched shapes.  These are the three 3D shapes for you card.

 

Step 5:

Stamp (Daffodil Delight) and cut out the mini mosaic strip. Adhere it to your card, with the Daffodil Delight 3D shape anchoring one end. Adhere the remaining two 3D mosaics. Stamp some of the smaller mosaics in a random pattern. 

Step 6: 

Stamp a sentiment and cut it out.  I added a Rhinestone Basic Jewel to it.  Pop up the sentiment with a Stampin' Dimensional.  

What a fun card!
 And I liked the new popular mosaic and chevron images - who knew?