Colorful Peonies Created with Ink and Stencil Birthday Card

 

See how to use a variety of inks to create a stunning card using layering stencils and Fireworks as an embellishment.  Layering stamps have been around for a few years, but recently a few companies have come out with layering stencils that match stamp sets.  It takes a bit more time, but the results are phenomenal and I find that the placement is just a tiny bit easier.  For a finishing touch The Essential Glue Pad produces the look of foil without the need for heated plates or a laminating machine, a win in my book!

 

Skill: Intermediate

 

Time: 1 hour

 

Directions:

 

Step 1:

 

Stamp Pink Fresh Painted Peony Mix in Delicata Golden Glitz and heat emboss with Iridescent Embossing Powder.  I placed the stamp at a 45 degree angle on my stamp platform, as the stamped image is longer than most platforms.  This technique creates enough images for at least three cards!

 

Step 2:

 Most Peonies are white or light pink.  I choose Memento Angel Pink and used a heavy hand with the ink dauber to ink the first stencil.  Using an ink dauber allows for a bit of shading in the process as well.  Each stencil has registration marks to allow precise placement. 

Step 3:

The next stencil in the series colors the complementary flowers in the design.  Memento Dandelion Yellow is inked with an ink dauber, again with a heavy hand.  

Step 4:

The next layer creates the leafy background.  It is inked with Memento New Sprout.  

Step 5:

To shade in the fourth layer of color I used Versa Color Orchid.  As you can see the images are coming together.

Step 6:

Each successive layer adds more dimension, so pretty! Memento Rose Bud is added in this layer.

Step 7:

Small pieces of removable tape are placed on the flowers that I preferred to accent with something other than the Memento Cottage Ivy used on the leaves.

Step 8

To finish the flowers, Memento Sweet Plum was inked through the previously covered sections of the stencil.

Step 9

 

Die cut with the matching die.  All nine pieces cut at the same time!

Step 10

Trim a section of white linen textured cardstock to 4" x 5.25".  Shake each Fireworks! and Shimmer spray until the fine shimmer particles are dispersed in the bottle.  Remove sprayer nozzle and tap gently to add color sprays around the white cardstock.  This method produces larger droplets that are not as closely placed together as compared to using the direct spray technique.  

Step 11

Stamp the sentiment on a piece of black cardstock with The Essential Glue Pad and gently place Metallic Flakes over the glue.  Use a brush to remove larger pieces of Metallic Flakes and return to the jar.  A paper towel will clean up the rest of the image.  Trim to desired shape, in this case a fishtail banner. 

Step 12

 

Trim black cardstock to 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".  Adhere layers together on a A-2 size card base with Tear It! tape.  The flower bouquet is adhere with dimensional foam adhesive. 

 

Art Supplies

 

Imagine

• Delicate Golden Glitz
• Iridescent Embossing Powder  
• Memento--Angel Pink, Dandelion, New Sprout, Rose Bud, Cottage Ivy
• Versa Color:  Orchid
• Fireworks!--Rose Bud, New Sprout
• Shimmer Spray Gold
• The Essential Glue Pad
• Tear It! Tape
• Ink Daubers
  

Other

• Pink Fresh--Painted Peony Mix Stamp, Stencil Set, Die
• Black and white cardstock
• Stamp Platform
• Heat Embossing Gun
  
• Paper Studio Fish Tail punch
• Painter’s tape
• Prima Art Ingredients Metallic Flakes Vintage
• Small paint brush
• Dimensional Foam Adhesive

 

Tic Tac Toe Mother's Day Card

We have a new challenge at Retro Rubber for the next two weeks. It is always fun to see how each project turns out with the Tic Tac Toe board.

I've been playing around with layering stamps and this set is from Altenew Build a Flower Snapdragon released in 2019.  I sat for an afternoon and choose several different color combos once I had my stamps positioned on a stamp platform.  There are two different Snapdragon stems in the set that could be inked up at the same time.  For the Tic Tac Toe I choose the horizontal line: flowers, dry embossing, bling (as a spray). 

• All stems, leaves, and buds are stamped in Memento Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves.
• The Orange Snapdragon is Memento Cantaloupe, Tangelo, and Morocco.
• The Pink Snapdragon is Memento Angel Pink, Versa Color Orchid, and Versa Color Peony.
• The Purple Snapdragon is Versa Color Misty Mauve, Heliotrope, and Grape.
• The A-7 card base (5" x 6 1/2 ") is spritzed with Fireworks! Bamboo Leaves, as well as a section of cardstock used to create the sentiment banner.  
• White cardstock trimmed to 4" x 5 1/2" is spritzed with Sheer Shimmer Spray in Sparkle and then pressure embossed with Cuttlebug's Basket Weave embossing folder.  After is it dry Memento Bamboo Leaves ink is applied directly to the raised portions of the cardstock.
• The sentiment banner is die cut with Lawn Cuts Everyday Sentiment Banners and then stamped with Unity Stamp Company's . . . . mama's and grandma's Happy Mother's Day sentiment in Memento Bamboo Leaves.  The edges are inked in the same.
  
• the layers are adhered together to finish the card.

It has a real shimmery look in real life, that is difficult to capture in even well light photos.  It was fun to play around with the Snapdragons, even though the placement of the layering stamps were a bit fussy.

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Sketchy Time at Retro Rubber Easter Card

 It is time for a new challenge over at Retro Rubber Challenge Blog.  This is a beautiful clean and simple sketch that can be adapted in many ways.

Since Easter is coming up I choose a very classic scene for this sketch using Joy Clair's My Redeemer from March 2017.  

• I do not have a sunburst stencil or die in my stash (gasp!), so I found one as a card design at the Silhouette Design Store and made my own from 60 lb Bristol Board vellum finish.
• Using my DIY stencil I blended Memento Dandelion, Cantaloupe, and Tangelo to create a background.  
• The cross is stamped in the center and on another section of cardstock in VersaFine Onyx Black and heat embossed with iridescent embossing powder.  After tapping VersaFine Crimson Red and Vintage Sepia I used a spritz of Ink Potion No. 9 and a fine paint brush to color both crosses.  The second cross is fussy cut with scissors.
• In my stash of ancient Provo Craft Slabs I found the perfect multi-colored paper to finish the sketch.  A 4" strip was cut and then Lawn Fawn Cuts Stitched Hillside Borders to die cut the two different shades from the paper.  They were purposefully cut a little long so I could overlap the edges in a way that fit the sketch.  After they were adhered I trimmed the excess with scissors.
• The fussy cut cross was added with dimensional foam adhesive.
• Taylored Expressions Simple Strips Easter from February 2021 added the sentiment.  It is stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black and heat embossed with iridescent embossing powder.  Memento Cantaloupe is inked over the sentiment that was die cut with the matching die.  A backer die cut was added to finished the sentiment then adhered with dimensional foam adhesive.

A CAS Easter Card, I plan on making a few more as I still have plenty of the multi colored paper to make contrasting hills!  Please do come join us at Retro Rubber Challenge blog and have a little fun creating with the sketch!  

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• We require stamps older than one year.  If we feel you are using newer stamps, you may be disqualified from the challenge without notification.
• New papers/dies are OK – but you must use at least one stamp older than a year and describe the age in your blog post.
• Please note that all challenges require the use of at least one stamp older than a year.
• Post your new creation to your blog or online gallery.   Use keyword RRCB180.  No backlinking. 
• Link back to the blog using the Linky Tools by the due date. 
• Enter as many times as you like. 
• Feel free to combine our challenge with a maximum of 10 challenges.  Entries linked to more than 10 challenges will be disqualified without notification.
• If your project is posted on a private group site such as Split Coast Stampers or a photo sharing site not all DT members may be able to comment.   Thank you for understanding.
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