Wrapped in Bouquet

 When I first saw this stamp set I was fascinated by it but quickly realized that working with this stamp would require a different approach. Stamping this image the traditional way resulted in a black and white image - until I realized that I could stamp it in the traditional way, just use a different colour of ink - Basic Gray.

This resulted in an image that could be coloured using Stampin' Blend markers.

So after stamping with Basic Gray, I coloured the flowers with both the dark and light shades of the following colours:  Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Gorgeous Grape.  The leaves were coloured with both shades of Old Olive and Mossy Meadow.

The bouquet was filled with die cut foliage stems in Old Olive and Mossy Meadow.

The newspaper bouquet was stamped with Basic Gray ink using the Stamparatus and then die cut.   I then added Basic Gray ink over both the front and back of this die cut piece using one of the new blender brushes.  Then I folded it into a bouquet using the scored lines as a guide.

The completed bouquet of flowers was then added to the folded newspaper.  To stabilize both pieces I placed a strip of card stock behind it extending into the folded newspaper.

The newsprint stamp was stamped twice close together using Basic Gray ink, and die cut with the Stitched So Sweetly die.  As before, I applied some Basic Gray ink over this piece using a blender brush.

This piece was added to an embossed layer of the new pearlized paper, which in turn was added to a Daffodil Delight layer on a Pear Pizzazz top folding card base.

To add a touch of gold I added some 3/8" Fine Art ribbon around the center of the card as well as a bow near the base of the flower bundle.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Wrapped Bouquet

Inks:  Basic Gray, Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow)

Papers:  Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Pearlized Specialty Paper, Basic White, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow

Accessories:  Wrapped Flower Dies, Stitched So Sweetly die, 3/8" Fine Art Ribbon, Fine Art Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

A Bouquet for Spring

 For the last few days Mother Nature has teased us into thinking about Spring. The sun was shining; it was warm enough to go without a winter jacket; and almost all of the snow has melted.  I had to stop myself from checking the flower beds to look for early flower growth!

However, the only flowers blooming are on my card!

The card base is a top folding Thick Basic White card stock, which is layered with Balmy Blue DSP matting an Ornate Die Cut layer.

The bouquet of flowers is built on the Ornate Layer Die Cut. The basket is stamped in Soft Suede from the "Arrange a Wreath" stamp set, with the feet made with a 1/2" circle punch.  It is added to the card front using dimensionals.

The flowers and stem, die cut in Garden Green or Mossy Meadow card stock ,are from the "Wrapped Flower Dies". The flowers are die cut in Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Basic White.  A small amount of gold dimensional glitter was added to the center of each flower.

At the base of the bouquet is added a bow made with 1/4" crumpled Whisper White seam binding.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Wrapped Bouquet, Arrange a Wreath

Inks:  Soft Suede, Balmy Blue

Papers:  Thick Basic White, Basic White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Balmy White DSP

Accessories:  1/2" circle punch, Wrapped Bouquet dies, Dimensionals, 14" crumpled Whisper White seam binding, Ornate Layer Dies