Stampin with Anita: CI#48

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Playful Backgrounds

Just a quick post today with a sympathy card I made recently for a friend who lost her best friend. Unfortunately, these are the types of cards we need on hand at all times for the unexpected.

I used the colors for the entire card from the Colour Inkspiration Challenge #48 (see previous blog post).

Using the "Playful Backgrounds" stamp set, the solid bubbles were stamped with Tranquil Tide ink in the center and as I move towards the edges, I used only part of the stamp, stamped-off onto scrap paper and then stamp onto the card so that the bubbles would be lighter and lighter.

The circular bubbles were gold heat embossed using Versamark Ink and Gold Embossing Powder right over top of the solid bubbles.

The butterflies are from the "Painted Glass" stamp set and as I had a few left over from the CI#48 challenge I just stamped and gold heat embossed a couple more. They were watercolored, wet-on-wet with Calypso Coral reinkers on Whisper White Thick cardstock. Then they were die-cut using the butterfly from the matching Stained Glass Thinlits.

The sentiment is from the new "Golden Afternoon" stamp set which is in the 2019 Occasions Catalog. Perfect set to create multiple sympathy, thinking of you, type cards.

Thank you for sticking to the end and here are the links to purchase any of these items in my online store:

Product List

Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141920]

$16.00

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147461]

$18.00

Stained Glass Thinlits Dies

[146347]

$29.00

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Bundle

[148362]

$42.25

Golden Afternoon Cling Stamp Set

[148772]

$21.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.75

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[147146]

$7.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[122934]

$3.75

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

$35.00

Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144246]

$8.50

Clear Block D

[118485]

$8.50

Clear Block Bundle

[118491]

$71.50

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

$6.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.00

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109129]

$5.00

Heat Tool

[129053]

$30.00

Big Shot

[143263]

$110.00

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

$40.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Paper-Piercing Tool

[126189]

$4.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Saturday, December 29, 2018

#WWYS200 and #CI48

Hi all - This week I wanted to try a new challenge group called "What Will You Stamp" (WWYS) who posted their 200th challenge! This is a weekly challenge based on a particular Stampin' Up! stamp set and I just happened to have it. Since I also wanted to continue on with the Colour Inkspiration Facebook challenges - I combined the two into one...fun!

I often enjoy using the secondary stamps in a set. For the Merry Christmas to All set I choose the swirl design to use as a focal point. I stamped the design twice on thick Whisper White card stock with Versamark ink and used gold embossing powder to heat set. I did the same with the butterflies from the Painted Glass stamp set. Always give your heat embossing a few moments to cool down.

Once cooled, I then watercolored with Tranquil Tide, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Blushing Bride re-inkers with a wet-on-wet technique. Since they are small stamps and not a lot of water was required, I was able to use thick Whisper White card stock instead of watercolor paper. Lastly, I using the Big Shot and the coordinating thinlits, I cut out the butterflies.

To give a shadow behind the butterflies, I ink-blended Calypso Coral using the negatives from the butterfly die cuts as a stencil. The Stampin' Sponges cut into wedges make the most perfect ink blending tool and are very inexpensive.

Finally, I finished the inside with a beautiful sentiment from the Merry Christmas to All set, stamped in Tranquil Tide, and adhered one of the butterflies in the corner.

I hope you find some inspiration and remember to look at all your stamp sets in a different way. A Christmas set may have stamps that can easily be used all year round. The "accessory" stamps in the set can make beautiful backgrounds, too!

If you would like to purchase any Stampin' Up! products that I used today, please click on the links below to go directly to my on-line store.

Product List