Schmooshed Christmas
Haha!! I have no idea if “schmooshed” is a word or if I spelled it correctly, but that is what I call the technique that fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Tamara, shared with our team at our last meeting. Before I show you my card, here’s the colour inspiration from the As You See It Challenge Blog:
Aren’t these colours gorgeous!!
Dapper Denim is, of course, a recently retired colour, so I switched it out with Blueberry Bushel for my take on this colour inspiration.
The “schmooshing” took place in a box with a piece of Window Sheet (acetate sheet), on which I dropped a couple drops of each of my re-inkers: Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay, and Blueberry Bushel. Water was heavily spritzed over the ink drops using the Stampin’ Spritzer until the ink spots blended out. Then the piece of Watercolor Paper was laid on top of the ink to absorb the colours.
There it is!
“Schmooshed!”
I used the Buffalo Check Background stamp with Lemon Lime Twist ink over the front of the Thick Whisper White card base (LOVE the Buffalo Check stamp!!). The schmooshed piece was attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals. On the card front, you can see that I used the At Home with You stamp set to create the little wreath and sentiment. The wreath was stamped with Versamark ink on Whisper White cardstock, then heat set with Gold Embossing Powder. I coloured in the leaves with Lemon Lime Twist marker and the berries with Bermuda Bay marker. The coordinating dies for the stamp set made it easy to cut out the wreath and attach it to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The sentiment is stamped with Blueberry Bushel ink on a narrow strip of Whisper White cardstock, which I flagged the ends using my Paper Snips.
Easy Peasy Lemon Lime squeazy!
October 3, 2018 @ 2:20 pm
I’ve been scrolling and reading about all your great projects! Thank you so much for sharing! I must be missing how to follow your blog for future posts?
October 4, 2018 @ 6:56 pm
Hi Stephanie. Thank you 🙂 I think if you scroll down on the right sidebar, you can click on the “RSS feed” option and you can follow that way. I also post all of my cards on Pinterest, so if you follow my Pinterest board, you will have quick access to my blog posts that way as well.
September 21, 2018 @ 4:22 pm
I love this CAS design with the Buffalo Check in the far background and the smooshing in front. Your simple wreath and sentiment really stand out!