Sometimes one avoids doing certain things because of memories or feelings that are incurred when doing them.
The stamp set "Two -Toned Flora " using Two Step stamping to complete images. Before photopolymer stamps, and before the Stamparatus, a tool called "Stamp-a-ma-jig" was used to line up the images. I was not very successful in using that tool, so avoided stamp sets involving that technique.
However, that has now been changed. Not only do I have the stamparatus to use, but the stamps are also constructed in such a way that each stamp has a land mark to focus on for accurate placement.
Never have I felt so successful in using the technique of two step stamping.
Below is the card I made. The flowers were stamped using the technique just discussed.
Another technique used with this card is the Twisted Ribbon Technique. Although I use the word "ribbon" I am actually using card stock or DSP. There are many tutorials on Pinterest on how to do this technique. It is a great way to use up scraps of DSP or card stock.
I chose to use the Fitting Flora DSP as it will soon be retiring. This technique can be done to make it look like two different ribbons are being used, or one ribbon. For this card I used the two ribbon look.
The card base is a top fold Balmy Blue card stock, layered with Basic White. This layer is embossed with the Quatrefoil Tile Embossing Folder, The impressions made by this folder give the card a more polished appearance.
On the left of this embossed layer I added the 2" wide twisted ribbon panel. Because I used the Fitting Flora DSP which have the colours of Balmy Blue as well as Polished Pink in it. As a result, I used Polished Pink to mat this panel.
As I mentioned, the flowers were stamped using the two step stamping method. For each flower there are 2 stamps - a relatively undetailed or smooth stamp, and a detailed stamp with markings. Two flowers were stamped with Balmy Blue ink; one with Polished ink. The accompanying greenery was stamped using Soft Succulent ink.
On Basic White card stock, each flower was stamped first with the smooth, unmarked stamp, stamping off once before stamping on the Basic white card stock. The detailed stamp was then used to stamp over the first image, this time using the same colour of ink but at full strength. When matching up the two images, I focused on the center of the flower. The center of each flower has some distinctive "open" markings that I matched up. This is the landmark that I was referring to earlier in this post. After the flowers were added to the card, I applied some white Pearlized Enamel to the centers.
The greenery was also stamped after stamping off once.
All images were die cut using their coordinating shapes of the Two Toned dies. I added them approximately in the center of the card using dimensionals for the flowers only. The leaves were adhered to the card front directly.
Below the flowers is the birthday sentiment. It is from "Something Fancy" and it is die cut using one of the dies from the coordinating die set.
To finish the card I adhered three In Color Opal gems.
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