So today I have stepped completely out of my comfort zone with this card. After going to Telford Onstage Live Event all the swaps I received made me realise that I needed to try new techniques to challenge myself.
So I sat down at my crafting desk and played with some inks and gold heat embossing and this is the card I came up with.
At first I was extremely nervous to dab ink over my card in such a messy way, but the more I played the more I realised I could achieve a completely different result. I then started to enjoy this new technique and am completely sold on it. I love my gold heat embossing around the edges of my Whisper White card.
The Awesomely Artistic Stamp Set is one of my absolute favourites and I feel like stroking it every day. Do you ever feel like that about any of your crafting products?
So how did I create it you are asking. I used a sponge dauber and rubbed Sweet Sugarplum ink (a new colour to be launched on the 1st June 2016) all over my Whisper White Card, don’t go to dark though! Then I used my Rich Razzleberry Ink and stamped on my leaf and splodge pattern using the stamps in the Awesomely Artistic Set. Afterwards I gold heat embossed the long stamp pattern all around the border of my card. Fab, don’t you think?
I did the same technique on a smaller piece of Whisper White card and gold heat embossed the beautiful flower pattern stamp. I am just over the moon with the way it turned out.
The dragonfly finishes my card off. I stamped this on a separate piece of card using my two ink colours and also onto a small piece of vellum. I then fussy cut them all out and layered them on top of each other so the wings had added lift. Then of course, it can flutter away. I decided not to put any sentiments on my card as I didn’t feel it needed it. I shall add a sentiment on the inside of my card when I need a special occasion card.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today and Happy Crafting.
Sandra x
Independent UK Stampin’ Up Demonstrator
Stampin’ Up products used and showcased
Product List
Rich Razzleberry Cardstock cut at 11 1/2″ x 5 3/4″ (29.3 x 14.6 cm)
Whisper White Cardstock cut at 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″(14 cm x 14 cm)
Whisper White Cardstock cut at 5 1/4″ x 5 1/4″ (13.4 x 13.4 cm)
Smaller Piece in Bottom Corner
Rich Razzleberry Cardstock – cut at 3 x 3″ (7.6 x 7.6 cm)
Whisper White Cardstock – cut at 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″ (7.3 x 7.3 cm)
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Thank you
Sandra x