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Thursday, February 29, 2024
Mason Jar Bouquet with Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps
Hello everyone! Today I'm sharing my last project for the month
Guest Designing for
Whew! February went by in a flash! So, I'm bringing you some spring
cheer with my card today! I chose everything ahead of time with this
card project. I made an A2 size top folding white card base, adhered a
piece of double sided patterned paper to the front 1/8" smaller than the
base. I embossed an olive color panel for the front that measures
3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and from the patterned paper I cut 2 strips - one is about
an inch or more and the other about 3/4" wide. I tore the ends of these
2 strips diagonally. I heat embossed my image and my
sentiment with gold embossing powder onto watercolor paper.
My plan was to watercolor my floral image to match the colors in
the patterned paper.
I put a wash of color on my elements of the image. I used a watercolor
set that contained a nice rainbow of colors.
My set did not contain orange or purple so I mixed colors where I was
lacking. I bumped up the color with some shading using a darker, more
concentrated version of the colors. After everything was painted and
dried, I fussy cut both the image and the sentiment.
I foam taped my mason jar image and then put the sentiment half over the jar
and one half hanging off. On the part that hangs off I added the same
same foam tape so it would be level with my jar. I added some glittery
enamel dots that really looked nice against the colors and that
finished my card!
I hope I've given you a month of inspiration as we head into
spring! You can find this stamp set and many more as well
as digital stamps at
Til next time...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
Saturday, February 24, 2024
Hoppy Spring with Kate Hadfield Designs
Hello everyone! A little more spring inspiration coming at you today using
products from
Nothing says spring like flowers, frogs and sunny days! Let me show you
how I made this card. I composed my card panel in the computer and
printed it out onto white card stock. I flipped, angled and layered the
flowers for more variation - one of wonderful things you can do with
digital stamps! I also die cut the panel at this point.
Although I didn't know what direction I would be headed in to complete
my card, I find that die cutting my panel helps me to visualize the
final card and it's just easier to maneuver. The die I used was for a
full 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card panel. I also die cut the sentiment using
a banner die from my stash.
I started my coloring...not getting overly fussy and keeping the colors
bright and happy!
This images are fairly simple so coloring was very easy.
Copic colors used: YG00, YG11, YG23, YG17, Y11, Y15, Y17, Y02,
C1, C3, C5, B000, BV000, G82, G94, G85, E93, E71, E95, E81 and E85.
I was still unsure at this point what I was going to do for the background so
I added glitter glue to the bumble bee wings and yellow body parts, the
sun's rays, the centers of the flowers, the spots on the frog and the shell
of the snail. I decided to do soft ink blending with a cloud stencil for
the sky and just some green around the bottom.
I backed the sentiment banner with a piece of soft yellow glitter paper.
I liked how the yellow looked so much, I cut down the panel so it was
4" x 5 1/4" and placed it on my card base that I had covered with the
yellow glitter card stock. I added some tiny butterfly sequins around the
flowers and that finished my card!
I hope this has inspired you to make a happy card as spring is right
around the corner! Find this stamp set and many others at
Til next time -
Betsy
In my capacity as a design team member for Kate Hadfield Designs, I do receive the products I use from them.
All opinions and creative decisions remain my own, and I only work with companies/use products that I love.
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