Flowering Fields - Watercolour with Emboss Resist 1

Over the Easter break I played around with using watercolour with the Flowering Fields stamp set.

The flowers were stamped with Versa Mark and heat embossed with white powder on watercolour paper.  The ink was applied using an Aqua Painter.
The flowers were painted with Crushed Curry ink and the stems were painted with Old Olive.
The background was washed with both inks and a splash of Pool Party.

Tip - with this kind of stamped image there is no real colouring. Just trace over the image using the Aqua Painter loaded with the ink and allow the ink  to run over the sides of the embossing.

The cardbase used Whisper White cardstock.
The decorative layer used Wildflower Fields DSP.
The watercolour image was matted with black.
White Bakers Twine and a button finished it off.


This card will be one of the cards made during my April Card Classes.
I made four more cards using this technique and featuring Flowering Fields stamp set. I look forward to sharing them with you.

Botanical Builders Framelits Dies - Cyclamen Pot Card.

 I thought you might like a closer look at this card. This card was made with very little stamping. The two large vein stamps were the only two stamps from the Botanical Blooms stamp set used.  The 'for you' sentiment came from Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set.  The background was washed on Shimmery White cardstock using an Aqua Painter with Pool Party and Rose Red inks.  The leaves and flowers were raised with Stampin Mountables.  The flowers were cut from Rose Red and the leaves were cut from Elegant Eggplant cardstock using the Botanical Builders Framelits. The designer series paper was  from a past SAB that I can't recall. The pot used a scrap of Caujun Craze cardstock.  A piece of 1/8th" silver ribbon completed it.

Botanical Gardens - Flower Pot Card

   
                                                                                                 
 Our friends had not long moved in to their new home and we were taking this gorgeous cyclamen for a house warming gift.  I needed a card to go with it and this is what I came up with.  Had lots of fun creating this card. I think you can see where my inspiration came from for this card.

Getting the Most From Our Stamps

When we purchase our stamps we want to get the most from them.  The Little Lamb stamp is an Easter stamp but would make a lovely baby card without the Easter greeting.

I don't recommend cutting off the greeting, although some other stampers don't mind doing this.

The answer is to mark off the unwanted area using washi tape.  Ink up and make sure that any excess  ink is wiped cleaned from the washi tape before stamping. Alternatively, remove the washi tape before stamping.

Little Lamb - Baby Girl Card

The 'Little Lamb' stamp makes a lovely baby card by leaving off the Easter greeting.
















Card Base -Sahara Sands.
First Layer - Subtles Colour Collections Stack
Ribbon band - White Jute
Scraps of Blushing Bride and Sahara Sands cardstock
Inks - Early Espresso, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz
White Stampin' Chalk Marker
Sentiment from Bundled Baby
Banner from Number Of  Years Bundle

Little Lamb - Easter Card 1

This is a very easy card to make.
Change the colour scheme of your card to match
your choice of designer series paper.

Little Lamb Tag

I attached this tag to a small bag of cellophane eggs for little Easter Gifts.