I wasn’t planning to write a blog post about this card- okay, actually, it never occurred to me to write a post! I just pulled out this gorgeous new stamp set by Stampendous and went crazy with it! But someone requested a post to describe how I made this so here I am! I’ll try to remember to at least snap some photos of the process the next time I make a card! But for today I’ll just explain my process!The name of this set is Cling Garden Mum and it comes with a beautiful flourish stencil and some gorgeous samples depicted on the back of the packaging! I was so inspired by the samples! To begin my card, I taped the stencil to a panel of watercolor card stock and sponged on Broken China distress oxide ink. The next step was to heat emboss the giant mum directly to the stenciled panel using black embossing powder. I decided to use my Bister watercolor powders to fill in the blossom; the depth of color is determined by how much powder and how much water you add! I tried to create shading with the use of both! When the flower was colored in I decided to add the row of flourishes down the right side; to do that, I stamped them in Versamark then heat set them with clear embossing powder. I then sponged a layer of Black Soot distress ink over the whole panel, trying to stay away from the blossom. This, of course, made those flourishes pop! If you look at the top left you’ll see where I stamped on a scripty stamp using a little water then removed the dampness with paper towel. This left a faint impression for yet another detail! My card looks far more complicated than it actually was! To finish it off, I trimmed down my watercolor panel and adhered it to a base card of textured aqua card stock then added the sentiment strip. I like how this pops against the colorful background! I typically keep my inside panel quite basic with a sentiment or a coordinating strip of patterned paper as a band at the bottom, but this time I went all out! I used Technique Junkies Zinnia’s with Monarch stamp in Hickory distress oxide ink right over the stenciled pattern which I did first! I heat embossed the sentiment onto a scrap of pink then cut it with a label punch. I think I can still write a message inside despite all the other stuff going on here! I had so much fun making this card and hope I’ve inspired you to play with your own stencils and stamps! Thanks for your visit!
It’s been too long since I’ve posted on my blog but between craft shows and holiday preparations and activities, I haven’t made new cards until now! Today’s project was to create Thank You cards and I was inspired by an incredibly beautiful card I received from Angelica Conrad of My Love For Paper blog! Take a peek here! She used Nuvo Shimmer powders but I don’t own that product so instead, I used my Bister and Brusho watercolor crystals which give the same effect. The process was pretty much the same as Angelica’s; I heat-embossed the snowflakes from Tim Holtz’ Mini Weathered Winter in white onto a piece of watercolor card stock then spritzed it with a heavy layer of water. I sprinkled on several shades of Bister or Brusho crystals, then spritzed more water to make the color move and blend. This one is my favorite with shades of purple and aqua! When all my panels were completed, I added the multiple-Thank You stamp which I embossed with white ink and clear powder right over the background. I like how subtle it is! Wait. Maybe this one is my favorite with it’s bright rainbow of colors! 😀 A dear stamping friend sent me a package filled with die-cut snowflakes and other goodies recently and I added one to each card, lifting it with a 3D Foam Square for a little added interest. The final touch was to emboss “many thanks” from an old Stampin Up set onto a scrap of black paper with white embossing powder and attach that over the glittery snowflake. I like the pop of black, don’t you?! A base card of white completes my card! These are the first four of a number of Thank You cards I’ll need, so I’ll be back with the next batch soon! Thanks for visiting!
Here’s another card using Brusho watercolor powders on Hero Arts Everything Flowers background! I began by heat-embossing the image with clear embossing powder onto Strathmore watercolor paper and then “painted” a wash of water over it all. Simply shaking or sprinkling the powders onto the wet card stock causes them to bloom and spread, some being contained within the embossed lines of the image. I cut the panel down in order to adhere it to a panel of blue card stock and attached it to a white card base. I purchased the sentiment stamp from AC Moore, and heat-embossed it using green embossing powder onto a panel of the watercolor paper, trimmed it down and attached it to another layer of the blue card stock. A few colorful sequins finished the card!
This card was made using the same technique but I used Bister watercolor powders instead; they’re more muted in tone and are sold by I Brake For Stamps. I cut down my panel to fit my card base and then heat-embossed a sentiment bought from AC Moore with red embossing powder onto a piece of vellum card stock. I hope you enjoy these “color explosions” as much as I do!
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