Soooo excited that Stampin’UP! has finally released an Asian influenced stamp sets after a hiatus of several years! This is the first card that I’ve made from this stamp and die bundle, Joined Together 3D Embossing Folder and Specialty Designer Series Paper. I realize that I forgot to add the flower accent embellishments to this card, but it was sent to a male so I usually don’t add bling to guys’ cards! (Phew!)
Here’s the card:
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Before I get into the detail of the card, let me explain what Kintsugi is. “Kin” means gold and “tsugi” means to join or mend. Hence the term is used to describe the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with veins of gold between the broken pieces. Each break adds to the history of the vessel and so, this sentiment is most appropriate!
The recipient of this card is the one person I often chat family history with. So rather than a “happy birthday” on the front as a sentiment, I used one of the stamps in the bundle since it was absolutely fitting our friendship.
I only stamped twice for this card: the sentiment and the chrysanthemum. The flower was stamped in Memento Black and colored in using watercolor pencils in Pacific Point and Garden Green (my watercolor pencils predate the recent Color Refresh). The vase is fussy cut from the Specialty DSP and I sponged it with Gorgeous Grape and Misty Moonlight.
Can you see the gold “crack”? It was die cut in gold foil and added to the vase after. I used the frame from the Framed Scenes Dies to emphasize the new 3D embossing folder design:
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Then I did something different by layering it on a mat of Misty Moonlight and then onto a 5.5x11” piece of the specialty DSP that was scored at 4.25” like the typical card base. It was lighter in weight than Basic White card stock so I added a panel on the inside plus a strip of the DSP.
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