Today I have a colouring technique to share with you.
I have used colours from both of the Water Colour Pencils packs to add colour to this card.
I used Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Greenand Melon Mambo to colour the images I stamped using Night of Navy.
BLENDER PENS 102845 $21 Dual-tipped pens filled with specialized solution for easier blending. 3 acid-free, xylene-free pens.
The Blender Pen allowed me to blend the colours to achieve a smoother look.
It is easy to vary the intensity of the colour by applying different more or less pressure while colouring.
I chose to stamp the images in Night of Navy because this is the colour I used for the card base.
When the flowers and leaves were coloured I cut them using the Blossoming Happiness Dies.
The Basic White layer was cut using the die that creates the torn spiral paper look. The die is part of the Blossoming Happiness Dies. I also tore and distressed the lower part of this layer.
The ‘friend’ greeting was stamped on the white layer before I positioned and adhered the flowers and leaves.
The card insert and envelope both have a Night of Navy rose stamped to embellish these areas.
I finished the card by colouring some Iridescent Rhinestone Basic Jewels using the Dark Night of Navy Stampin’ Blend and positioning them on the card front.
It has been quite a long time since I last used my Water Colour Pencils. It was nice to reconnect with them.
Tomorrow I will have some challenge projects to share with you.
Until then, happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
Memories on Monday takes me back to my first paper crafting memories. I started scrapbooking more than 20 years ago and since then I have spent more time card making than scrapbooking. It is great to return to a regular scrapbooking day.
This week I am featuring the Hues of Happiness Suite Collection.
For this layout, I imagined a photograph of a gorgeous Spring garden.
After selecting the Designer Series Paper for this layout, I trimmed it down to 8″x 8″ and attached it a piece of 12″x 12″ Daffodil Dleight cardstock.
Then I cut a matte layer for a 6″x 4″ photograph to be added.
Then I used the Alphabest Stamp Set and coordinating punch to create the title for the layout.
Three of the floral images and leaf image were stamped, using Night of Navy ink, directly onto a piece of Designer Series Paper. Each flower and the leaves were then die cut using the Blossoming Happiness Dies.
The flowers and leaves were then arranged around the central photo area and adhered in place.
I finished the layout by using the spiral paper tear away die to cut a Basic White journalling space.
Stamping directly onto Designer Series Paper is one of my favourite techniques.
Tomorrow is Technique Tuesday. I have a few ideas that I am mulling around – you’ll have to wait and see what I decide to do.
Until then, happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
As I posted a little while ago, I am working hard to get myself up to date with my blogging. It is early Sunday afternoon and these are my projects.
I am featuring the Hues of Happiness Suite this week.
HUES OF HAPPINESS SUITE COLLECTION 158828 $122.25 (AUD)
When I make my projects each weekend I choose to use Notecards & Envelopes.
Let me show you the first #simplestamping project I made.
This project uses two ink colours and stamps from the Happiness Abounds Stamp Set. Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green are colours that coordinate with this Suite.
The same rose image was stamped inside the card and on the front of the envelope.
The second card has been taken up a wrung. I used some simple masking to stamp a second rose and some leaves to the card front.
The same greeting was stamped on a piece of Basic White cardstock and trimmed down to size. Stampin’ Dimensionals were placed under the sentiment and then placed on the card front.
Let me add another step to the creativity ladder.
For this card, I continued to use masking to layer the stamped floral images and I added a third colour – Poppy Parade.
I used a different flower image to stamp inside the card and envelope front.
The greeting was using Poppy Parade ink on a scrap of cardstock in the same colour. This was then trimmed down and popped up on the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Three Iridescent Basic Jewels were coloured with the Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend pen and added to the card.
The flowers, for this card, were stamped in Daffodil Delight. Before I die cut them, I used a Blending Brush to add colour to the centre of each of them. A few light brushstrokes, using the Clear Wink of Stella, added a little shimmer to the centre of each flower.
I cut a base layer from the Hues of Happiness 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper and used one of the Blossoming Happiness Dies to cut out the spaces and pop ups. After tying a bow and wrapping the ribbon ends around this piece, it was adhered to the card base clearly showing up the white spaces. I used the White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon for this bow.
The greeting was stamped, trimmed down and added to the front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Finally, a few Iridescent Basic Jewels were coloured using the Dark Granny Apple Green Blends pen and placed on the card front.
Here’s an up close look at the card.
And, finally.
For this card I cut a variety of flowers from the Hues of Happiness DSP.
I stamped the double leaf image several times across the top of the card base, using Granny Apple Green.
A piece of yellow/green DSP was cut and then die cut using the edge die with the small rectangular slots. Then I threaded some of the White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon through these spaces and finished with a bow. The ends of the ribbon were tucked under and secured in place with some Tear & Tape.
This DSP layer had Stampin’ Dimensionals added before positioning it up on the card front.
The flowers were then positioned and secured on the card.
After die cutting and trimming a piece of Basic White card, I stamped the greeting and added it to the card using dimensionals.
I coloured several Iridescent Basic Jewels using Daffodil Delight and Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blends and attached them to the card.
Tomorrow I will a scrapbook/memory keeping layout to share with you.
Until then, happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
Please contact me if there is anything Stampin' Up!® that I can help you with ... leave a comment on my page, send me an email [mmmstampintime@gmail.com] or phone me on 0419727836.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
