A Little Note for You
Check out this card, featuring the Enjoy the Moment stamp set from Stampin’ Up!. I received this stamp set for free as part of a demonstrator event in November (a demonstrator perk!) and it hasn’t seen any ink until today!
As usual, my card is inspired by the As You See It Challenge Blog. This time, it’s a colour challenge!
I wasn’t sure about the red and green combo. My first thoughts were Christmas and poppies, so of course, I rebelled and went with sponging ink and stamping images of seed pods!
I don’t know what all the seed pods are in the Enjoy the Moment stamp set, but the two that I chose to use are poppy seed pods and a lotus flower seed pod (special thanks to my friend, Google). I used a Stampin’ Sponge to apply Garden Green ink on my Whisper White cardstock (I haven’t moved into the new Basic White, yet), then I stamped the seed pod images with Tuxedo Black Momento Ink. With a Blender Pen, Basic Gray, and Sahara Sand ink, I added shading to the images. I also went in with my Basic Gray Stampin’ Write Marker to enhance some of the lines in the images. With that same marker, I added some Basic Gray ink onto the paper by flicking the end of the brush tip over the lip of the lid toward the paper. I’m not sure if this is such a great idea for maintaining the integrity of the brush tip over time, but it is one of my favourite techniques right now, so I’m willing to risk having to buy another set of the Neutral Stampin’ Write Markers.
The sentiment was stamped with Poppy Parade ink, providing a pop of colour to catch the eye.
The Stitched Rectangle die and the Big Boss (Stampin’ Cut &Emboss Machine) made the fantastic stitched edge to frame the images. I also used the Big Boss to emboss the piece of Vellum on my card with the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder. The Vellum is adhere to the Sahara Sand layer and Basic Gray card base with Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue, then the Stitched Rectangle was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals and the Linen Thread Bow attached with a Glue Dot to finish the design.
Initially, when I finished this card, I didn’t have the Basic Gray as the base layer. I’m not really sure which I like better. What do you think?
Be sure to give this colour challenge a go and share your creations with us at the As You See It Challenge Blog.
February 12, 2021 @ 2:46 pm
The wild plants have great detail Great coloring and highlighting.
March 3, 2021 @ 10:45 am
Thanks Brent. I’m glad you like it! The images in this stamp are very detailed and gorgeous. Great to use on their own with just one colour or to use with additional colour and shading.
February 11, 2021 @ 4:29 am
I just love this Amy – so clever! And I like it with the grey base for a little added definition to the outline.
March 3, 2021 @ 10:19 am
Thanks Joanne. I like it better with the grey as well. 🙂