Posted by Jennifer Spiller on Aug 3, 2015 in Best Thoughts, Definitely Dahlia, Faux Watercoloring, In Colors, Stamp A Ma Jig |
I had a completely different blog post ready for y’all today. But, in double checking the Clearance Rack the stamp sets used to make the card had sold out!!! That’s okay though, you get to see a beautiful card that I made over the weekend to send to a Stampin’ Up! friend who recently lost her mother. When I first got back into stamping I read a blog post by a fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator (Brian King) that said something about yellow being bright and cherry and that we need cherry at times of sorrow. Sense then, I have allowed myself to think outside the box for colors for a sympathy card. Here is Brian’s original post about yellow : Sympathy and prayers in Yellow
Over the weekend I played around with some color combinations that combine the new In Colors with existing Stampin’ Up! colors. I just love the way Daffodil Delight combines with Watermelon Wonder. It is a stunning combination. 
Definitely Dahlia stamp set is perfect for the faux watercolor effect used to stamp the Dahlia. The sentiment is from Best Thoughts stamp set. I know I will be getting lots of use out of these two stamp sets. The Dahlia Stamps so very perfectly and makes a stunning image.
definitely Dahlia Stamp Set by Stampin’ Up!
Here are the Details of today’s card:
- The card base is Thick Whisper White card stock cut in half at 5 1/2 inches and scored at 4 1/4 inches. Make sure you use the bone folder to burnish the scored edge.
- Cut a piece of Watermelon Wonder card stock to 4 inches by 4 inches.
- Cut a piece of Daffodil Delight card stock to 3 3/4 inches by 3 3/4 inches.
- Cut a piece of Shimmery White card stock to 3 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.
- Using sponge dabbers and your Daffodil Delight ink pad add some daffodil delight ink the Definitely Dahlia stamp. I used a fair amount of ink. Adding more than one layer of daffodil delight ink. Using a second sponge dabber add Watermelon Wonder ink to the dahlia stamp. Do so sparingly and in random places. Finally, Spirits with water and stamp on to the Shimmery White card stock. Allow the image to dry before you move it around. The water in the ink will make the image run. (tested and tried) Also, the amount spirits onto the stamp will determine how blurred the image becomes. I highly recommend testing before stamping on your final image.
- Using sponge dabbers add daffodil delight ink and Watermelon Wonder to the “Your in my Thoughts” stamp from Best Thoughts. DO NOT ADD WATER! Using the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig stamp the sentiment at the bottom of the card.
- Glue the layers together with multipurpose glue. Use Stampin’ Dimentionals to add the layers dahlia to the card base
The Shimmery White Paper that Stampin’ Up! offers is defiantly worth the investment when doing projects like this. The water and the smooth texture of the paper react so well together. It’s a match made in heaven. And the sponge dabbers make it so easy to add the ink to the stamp in a random pattern. This card was lots of fun to make. One think about this faux water coloring technique is that each time you stamp the image comes out different. What fun!
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Thank You for stopping by Westside Paper Creations on this Monday. I trust everyone had a great one and I will see you back here soon.
Jennifer
Posted by Jennifer Spiller on Aug 2, 2015 in Best Thoughts, Endless Thanks, Envelope Paper, Garden in Bloom |
It’s fun to be playing along in some blog challenges. Especially after fallowing some of them for inspiration and ideas for a while now. I am always inspired by what the creative team brings to Mojo Monday challenge. This weeks challenge is almost over and time for a new creation. But, you still have time to play along as I did. I love the challenge of creating a card from a sketch. Though, I find sketch challenges much harder than color challenges (well, so far that is) The Mojo Monday sketch was created by Julee. It is a Tall and Skinny sketch. This was a fun size to work with. Make sure to hop over to Mojo Monday to see all the great art that has been created using this sketch.
Here is the sketch for the Mojo Monday Challenge:
Here is my card created for the Mojo Monday Challenge
Her are the Details of today’s card:
- the card base is Marina Mist card stock cut to 3 1/2 by 11. And scored at 5 1/2. Use your bone folder to burnish the scored line.
- Cut a layer from Marina Mist card stock to 3 3/8 by 10 7/8 . Using the Elegant Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Big Shot emboss the layer. Glue this layer to the card base using multipurpose glue
- Cut a layer of Shimmery White card stock to 2 inches by 3 1/2 inches. On this layer use the dot from Garden in Bloom and Marina Mist to stamp dots onto the card stock.
- Cut a layer of Daffodil Delight card stock to 2 1/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches. Glue the doted layer to the Daffodil delight layer using multipurpose glue.
- Cut a layer of Shimmery White card stock to 4 inches by 2 3/4 inches. Stamp the large hydrangea from Best Thoughts stamp set in Staz On Jet Black Ink. Using the blender pen and the Marina Mist stamp pad color the hydrangea. I used Tip Top Taupe for the stem. But, any brown would work.
- Cut a layer of Daffodil Delight card stock to 4 1/4 inches by 3 inches. Glue the Shimmery White card stock to the Daffodil Delight layer using multipurpose glue. Also, glue this layer to the card base.
- On a scrap piece of Shimmery White card stock stamp the thanks and banner from Endless Thanks Stamp Set with Marina Mist ink. “Fussy Cut” the banner out. Glue the banner to the hydrangea layer using the…..You guessed it……Multipurpose glue. I used my bone folder to add a little curve to the banner. This add some dimension to the card.
- Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the hydrangea layer to the card base.
- Finally, also on scrap Shimmery White card stock stamp the butterfly from Best Thoughts stamp set with Daffodil Delight ink. “Fussy Cut” the butterfly out. Use your bone folder to curl the wings. And glue it to the card.
The Shimmery White card stock is the perfect paper to use blender pins with. It just makes the color go on so nice and smooth. If you have not used this combination of tools. You should defiantly check it out!
If you would like to really make this card shine. Use the envelope punch board to make a special envelope for the card. I used Marina Myst card stock for the outside envelope. And Whisper White Envelop Paper stamped with the dot from Garden in Bloom stamp set to make the liner for my envelope. 
Remember to hop over to Mojo Monday and check out all the great creations. I know you will like what you see. And there is still a little time left if you want to try your had at this great sketch by Julee. All the rules to play along are on the Mojo Monday page.
Thank you for stopping by Westside Paper Creations. I hope you have a blessed Sunday. See you again soon :>
Jennifer
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