Happiness Blooms From Within

Hi everyone,

I got a beautiful new floral stamp set. The set has 6 different flowers, and coloring each of them was a little daunting to me, so I cheated...

I think this paper pack will save me coloring time for a while. 😁

I heat-embossed 5 flowers in white using the masking technique, and gold heat-embossed the sentiment in the center. I raised the front panel with a piece of chip board. It was quick and easy!

I'm entering the card in these challenges:

The Flower Challenge #77 Use Your Latest Stamps or Dies

NBUS Challenge #47

Thanks for visiting me today! 😊

Stamp: Six Flowers (Alexandra Renke), Colorful Life (Poppy Stamps)

Paper: Basic White (Stampin'Up!), Ink Drops (Candy - Craft Consortium)

Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Others: Embossing Powder (Fine Detail White - Gina K, Gold - Hero Arts), Dies (Infinity Dies Rectangle - Hero Arts), Connect Glue (Gina K)

Love

Hi everyone,

Have you checked the first technique post for Group of Seven Cardmakers?

After being inspired by all those gorgeous cards in the post, I tried a creative heat-embossed background technique this weekend.

Can you guess what tool I used to add VersaMark to the red cardstock?

The answer is ... a toothbrush. It made an interesting pattern.

I lightly dipped a toothbrush in a spoonful of VersaMark and swiped it on the cardstock. Then I sprinkled Chunky White, and heat-embossed it. The sentiment was die-cut three times and stacked together for dimension.

It was easy up to this point, but then I was stuck in deciding the color(s) of the frame and the card base. I was so into making a background that I didn't think of the whole card. I tried different colors and color combinations to match the red panel - white on white, white on red, brown on brown, white on brown, brown on light blue, white on light pink, silver on white... I didn't like any of the color combos.😞

I literally slept on it, and I finally thought of a clear (non-color) card base. I really liked it because it made the background the star of the show. 

I really enjoyed making the random pattern background, and I think this technique would definitely expand the background choices for your cards. Kudos to the Group of Seven Cardmakers! 

Thanks for visiting me today! 😊

 

Paper: Basic White, Real Red (Stampin' Up!)

Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)

Others: Embossing Powder (Chunky White - Stampendous), Dies (Love Brush - Alexandra Renke, Mod Rectangles STAX - My Favorite Things), Acetate Sheet (Grafix), Connect Glue (Gina K)