Today I'm starting a series of posts about how I often work when creating a card. If you've followed my blog for any length of time you know I'm not shy about CASE'ing cards from other artists (CASE = Copy And Share Everything), but I do also create my own designs.
Have you taken a good look at the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper on p. 23 of the Occasions Catalog?
These striking black-and-white designs are great as-is, but they also provide opportunities to color with different techniques. Here are two pieces I chose to color:
The floral design I colored using the new Stampin' Blends alcohol markers. If you feel like you're still failing Coloring for Kindergartners I highly recommend you try these markers! Different effects I love to be able to get from these include
For the more modern, graphic piece I decided to do a rainbow ombré using sponges. I started in the middle with Daffodil Delight, then worked my way out on each side with Pumpkin Pie and Real Red on the left, and Garden Green, Marina Mist and Elegant Eggplant on the right. I simply dabbed my sponges on the ink pads and rubbed them in circles on the DSP until I obtained the intensity of color I wanted.
Here's how I use our Stampin' Sponges. I cut each round sponge into 6 wedges and punch a tag of cardstock in the same color as the ink I want to use with that piece of sponge. Then fold that over the skinny end of the wedge and secure with a staple. I do write the ink color on the cardstock since sometimes it gets confusing.
I used to just wash out the sponge wedges after using them and didn't have a separate one for each color. This works really well...I am fortunate enough to have space to store all the wedges and find it easier. Some colors will stain the sponges but as long as no color is coming out when you've finished rinsing it won't transfer the next time you use one.
Check out future posts to see what I created with each of these colored papers!
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30/9/2018 12:44:01 am
Seeing the designs was such a delight for me. I am happy that you will be selling all these stuff for nine weeks because you deserve it! I read several reviews about the flowers you are selling and I am pretty happy to hear that your previous clients liked your work. It's a good thing, and I am hoping that it will continue. I hope that the supply will be good for nine weeks! I know that it’s not easy to arrange flowers especially if the clients are meticulous, but I know that you can do it!
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