You know how you look through a catalog and something just catches your eye. Well, when I first looked through the Occasions catalog this was the stamp set that caught my eye. There are so many ways to use it. My husband and I love to camp. Yes, we still camp in a tent at 72 and 83 years of age. Our favorite place to camp is the mountains. I was trying to get the look of sunset in the mountains when I made this card. What do you think? Did I succeed?
Final technique with Brusho for this week.
1. Take a rectangular acrylic block.
2. Tap the colors of Brusho you want to use. One section of the block per color.
3. Use an aqua painter to add water to the brusho and therefore make a water color spot.
4. Use that color to create your scene.
One of the stamps in the set is little dots. I used it on the water to look like sparkles and in the sky to look like the beginning of stars.
This set is so much fun to use. I thought about trying to recreate this scene, one for each season of the year, or for different times of day.
Brusho has been so much fun for me to play with. I hope I have inspired you to try some of these techniques too.
Next week I will be showcasing some birthday cards made with some of the new stamps in the Occasions catalog. Come back and visit.
Don't forget to leave me a comment this week, so I can send you a card made with Brusho. Till Monday find some time to stamp.
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This week I am featuring another fun action card called a slider card. I used the set in the new catalog called Shooting Star. It also has some thinlits that help create the slide areas, and several of the accent pieces. In this card the plane image swirls and slides on the cut out groove.
Are you curious how I made the background. I used watercolor paper, my aqua painter, and 3 colors of blue ink.
1. Open your ink pad a little and squeeze the top and bottom together.
2. Open the ink pad all the way and you should see a puddle of ink on the lid.
3. Make sure the tip of your aqua painter is wet, then touch it to a tiny bit of the ink on the lid. Spread it over the water color paper squeezing out a little water to make the ink spread if it looks too dark or thick when you first apply the ink.
I used, Soft Sky, which I put down first, then Marina Mist, then Island Indigo. The combination turned out just the way I wanted it.
I added some Gold Wink of Stella on top of the stars and to accent the plane.
Come back tomorrow to learn the steps you need to take to make a slider card.
Does this chair look inviting? I love the old fashioned look. I used the notecard and matching envelope set for the base of the card.
The designer paper is from the A Little Foxy designer series paper stack, and the colors are found in the paper.
For this version I used the Playful Palette designer series paper stack and echoed the colors in the chair.
For the final card I decided to use a neutral palette. I used black and grey and colored the chair in with varieties of those colors.
Come back tomorrow to see how I fix an elegant but simple card and turn it into a card with a little bit more.
Doesn't this card make you feel happy? I used the sample from the annual catalog on page 145 as my sample to make this card. If you are looking at your catalog can you see what I changed?
1. I made this card standard size rather than a square card.
2. I changed the second color to Tempting Turquoise instead of pool party.
3. Instead of using linen thread I used the gold filigree ribbon.
4. My background color is Calypso Coral rather than Tangerine Tango.
I like both cards and had fun making my Wow card using water color paper.
Come back tomorrow to see how I took one simple card and created 3 using the same layout.
I love how the background in this card helps pop out the flowers. How did I make it?
1. I cut a piece of watercolor paper to fit the card.
2. I chose 3 colors of ink pads, Emerald Envy, Rose Red and Sweet Sugar Plum. Then I squeezed each ink pad to make a pool of ink on the lid.
3. Finally I took an aqua painter and making sure the tip was wet dipped it in the ink and spread it over the water color paper squeezing water onto the paper if I needed to lighten the color.
Several stampers were a little nervous and really did not like the results when they first saw them, but once the put the flowers and leaves on the card they loved what they did. And that is what Stampin'Up! is all about.... We Love what we do!
These are the last few days in which to place a $50 order and then receive $5 credit to spend in August. Purchase this bundle and you will be there. And purchase this bundle from me and I will send you some free doilies. My coupon of the month. Just go to the shop now button at the top of this page and you will be set.
Come back tomorrow to see the WOW card that everyone loved.
I love this card for the coloring effect. This was done using blender pens. They are great to use, but when I am coloring in a larger area like the grass I find it hard to blend the colors the way I like them. They are absorbed into the cardstock too fast. So I decided this would be the card I would fix.
See if you can see what I kept the same and what I changed.
1. The ink and cardstock colors are the same
2. The background paper has been changed to water color paper and therefore was easier to get a blended look.
3. The shape of the card has been changed (I hope you noticed this on your own)
4. There is ribbon on both cards, but it has been changed to lace trim around the oval.
5. The same saying is used on both cards just placed in different spots.
6. The design is the same on both cards but looks very different due to the colors around it.
Is it Friday already, WOW another fast paced week. I hope you have had as much fun looking as I have had creating the In the Meadow cards for this week.
Come back Monday for Paper Pumpkin Week. I will be creating extra cards from some of the latest Paper Pumpkin kits. Have a great weekend, and if you are interested in the In the Meadow stamp set or any of the supplies I have used you can shop in my store by clicking on the link above.
Do you recognize this stamp set? It is one of the free offerings for Sale a Bration. The stamp is called Pedal Pusher and includes a basket and a variety of items that can be placed inside the basked.
Here is how simple this watercolor technique is.....
1. Stamp the image using Versa mark.
2. Emboss the image with white embossing powder. Make sure to rub the surface with an embossing buddy before stamping to keep the static electricity down.
3. Select 2-3 colors you would like to have in the background and using your aqua painter apply sweeps of color to the background. Avoid lingering over the cardstock with the aqua painter as it might cause the paper to bead up a bit.
4. When dry rub a paper towel over the white image to remove excess ink. Simple!
Notice the silver at the bottom of this card. That is not paper it is the glitter tape that is another free item you can order during Sale a Bration. 3 colors come together with this item, white, gold and silver.
Come back tomorrow to see a WOW Christmas card.
Stamp Set: Botanicals for You ( free for Sale a Bration #141234 wood or 141237 clear)
Ink: Memento ink pad #132708 refill #133456 pad $6.00 refill $5.00
Designer Paper: It's My Party paper stack #140552 $26
Card stock: Mint Macaron #138337 $7, Basic Black #121045 $7
Baker's Twine: Combo pack #140555 $6.50
Curvy Corner Trio Punch #139683 $20
Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack #133787 $17
Check out all the other Sale a Bration items you can earn and come back tomorrow to see how to make a card using a simple Watercolor Technique.
What other way can you achieve a water color look? I call this technique Batiking.
1. Ink the back of a solid stamp with either an ink pad or a marker.
2. Hold the stamp about 6 inches away from you and gently spray water onto the inked part of the stamp. The water should from little bubbles, but not drip.
3. Press the stamp onto any kind of card stock and voila, you have a batik look to your image.
For this card I used the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and matching Framelit. The saying is from the Best of Love stamp set, and the designer paper is called Fresh Prints paper stack.
Who would you send this card to?
I have always loved the look of watercolor. This was one of the make n takes from leadership and is very easy to duplicate.
1. First stamp the image from the single stamp Vivid Vases on a piece of water color paper. It is best to use water color paper if you are going to do any kind of coloring. The regular Whisper White paper tends to ball up with water on it.
2. Squeeze your ink pads together to create a pool of color on the lid.
3. Use an aqua painters to take a bit of the ink and color in the vases and flowers. Add a bit more ink for a shading effect.
Can you think of other stamps you would like to use with this water color technique?
My club classes this month and last have been focusing on Watercolor techniques. This technique today is called Impressionistic Stamping.
1. First spray water on the water color paper until it is wet all over.
2. Next stamp your image on the wet paper. The ink will spread out and become a little blurred. I wanted to use a 2-step stamp for my card so I used the Too Kind stamp set.
3. Once the ink and paper are dry ink up the smaller image in a darker color and stamp on top of the blurred image. You should have a bright and clear stamped image.
This effect resembles some of Monet's paintings. What stamp would you use to make a card using the Impressionistic technique?'
Do you like the look of watercolor? It is my favorite medium. My monthly club is a technique club so the 2 cards the members make each month are based on the same technique. January and February the technique was water color. Here are the steps for this card.
1. Ink up an acrylic block.
2. Gently spray water onto the inked up block.
3. Stamp the block onto a piece of cardstock. It does not have to be water color paper. This is just a piece of Whisper White cardstock.
4. These blocked pieces create the background for the solid flower image.
What stamp would you place over these background blocks?
