Taking my inspiration from this
gorgeous card by Elizabeth Price, I decided to challenge myself to create
something so far out of my comfort zone that all my stamping friends would
surely say, in shocked tones, “have YOU made that?”
Like Elizabeth, instead of using the traditional baby wipe
technique, which involves dripping reinkers onto a baby wipe and using it as an
ink pad, I used the wipe directly on the cardstock. And, as I didn’t have
reinkers in the colours I required, I cheated and picked up the ink from the
inkpad lids... believe me, you get a pretty impressive ink pad pool with
those new ink pads!
So, let’s start at the beginning.
- I
began with a piece of glossy white cardstock and a baby wipe, cut into
thirds (waste not, want not!). With each third I picked up some ink from
the lid of an ink pad - Pool Party, Summer Starfruit and Primrose Petals - and swiped along the card to create subtle
stripes.
- While
it was drying (not long) I fished out the Big Shot and the Honeycomb
Embossing Folder, then embossed the cardstock, ensuring that the word
Sizzix was at the front, so that the raised areas would appear on the
coloured side.
- Next
I sanded the raised areas, to reveal the white again. This is pretty
subtle with such pale colours, but I know it’s there.
- Finally I tore the cardstock to make a pleasing shape – this is easy with the embossed lines acting as a guide.
What else? Well, the main panel is Core’dinations
cardstock in Primrose Petals, which I sanded quite heavily around the edges and
more gently across the centre.
The bird is punched from Pool Party Core’dinations which I’d
previously stamped on using the Honeycomb Embossing Folder as a makeshift
stamp. The bird, too, is sanded around the edges.
The bird’s wing is punched from Sycamore Street Designer
Series Paper, but brayered on top using Pool Party ink so that it’s not so
harsh and white.
“Celebrate” is embossed in silver... the numbers are die-cut
using the alphabet dies and the flower comes from the Artisan Embellishment Kit
(you must get this if you love the new girly style – I’m about to order my
second pack!).
So, how did I do on getting out of my comfort zone?
Stamps: Feeling
Sentimental (SAB)
Cardstock: Primrose
Petals, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Glossy White, Core’dinations – Primrose Petals
& Pool Party
Paper: Sycamore
Street (SAB), Silver glimmer paper
Ink: Pool Party, Summer
Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Versamark
Accessories:
Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies, Bird Builder Punch,
Silver Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Sanding System, Brayer, 2 3/8” Scallop Circle
Punch
All products by Stampin' Up!®
Taking my inspiration from this
gorgeous card by Elizabeth Price, I decided to challenge myself to create
something so far out of my comfort zone that all my stamping friends would
surely say, in shocked tones, “have YOU made that?”
Like Elizabeth, instead of using the traditional baby wipe
technique, which involves dripping reinkers onto a baby wipe and using it as an
ink pad, I used the wipe directly on the cardstock. And, as I didn’t have
reinkers in the colours I required, I cheated and picked up the ink from the
inkpad lids... believe me, you get a pretty impressive ink pad pool with
those new ink pads!
So, let’s start at the beginning.
- I
began with a piece of glossy white cardstock and a baby wipe, cut into
thirds (waste not, want not!). With each third I picked up some ink from
the lid of an ink pad - Pool Party, Summer Starfruit and Primrose Petals - and swiped along the card to create subtle
stripes.
- While
it was drying (not long) I fished out the Big Shot and the Honeycomb
Embossing Folder, then embossed the cardstock, ensuring that the word
Sizzix was at the front, so that the raised areas would appear on the
coloured side.
- Next
I sanded the raised areas, to reveal the white again. This is pretty
subtle with such pale colours, but I know it’s there.
- Finally I tore the cardstock to make a pleasing shape – this is easy with the embossed lines acting as a guide.
What else? Well, the main panel is Core’dinations
cardstock in Primrose Petals, which I sanded quite heavily around the edges and
more gently across the centre.
The bird is punched from Pool Party Core’dinations which I’d
previously stamped on using the Honeycomb Embossing Folder as a makeshift
stamp. The bird, too, is sanded around the edges.
The bird’s wing is punched from Sycamore Street Designer
Series Paper, but brayered on top using Pool Party ink so that it’s not so
harsh and white.
“Celebrate” is embossed in silver... the numbers are die-cut
using the alphabet dies and the flower comes from the Artisan Embellishment Kit
(you must get this if you love the new girly style – I’m about to order my
second pack!).
So, how did I do on getting out of my comfort zone?
Stamps: Feeling
Sentimental (SAB)
Cardstock: Primrose
Petals, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Glossy White, Core’dinations – Primrose Petals
& Pool Party
Paper: Sycamore
Street (SAB), Silver glimmer paper
Ink: Pool Party, Summer
Starfruit, Primrose Petals, Versamark
Accessories:
Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies, Bird Builder Punch,
Silver Embossing Folder, Stampin’ Sanding System, Brayer, 2 3/8” Scallop Circle
Punch
All products by Stampin' Up!®
can't believe you made this so much work for you.Your cards are usually quick and simple love this though.Sue
ReplyDeleteI think you did a wonderful job stepping out of your comfort zone! I'm usually a CAS stamper myself, but those pretty and fiddly cards are really fun sometimes! Love all of the sanded edges!
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