Something Different…

Thank you for stopping by today. I have something a little different than my normal flower to show you – yep, more flowers. Recently I ordered the Pretty Poppy stamp/die set from Stampendous.

This set not only has the stamp and “exact” die but also contains the mask of the stamps. I am really impressed!

First, using a bright white cardstock, I stamped the two flowers and 4 of the leaf design with Memento’s Tuxedo Black. I then embossed that with a Fine Clear embossing powder. The clear embossing powders are my favorite as you can apply it over any ink color.

For the flower coloration I defused Chameleon Color Tone VO4-Deep Violet with Color Top BV2-Lavender using a 6-10 count. For the centers and the leaves, I used Color Tones OL3-Olive Green with a 3-5 count defusing on the leaves.

When satisfied with the colors, I then lined the dies in place and was excited with the perfect cut. No white outlines.

Using a ball stylus, I hand embossed each piece and arranged them on my card.

Well, that is it for today. I now have some packing to do. We are finally going to take a long-awaited vacation. When we return, I hope to explore other areas of this fantastic world of card making.

Till then,

May God Bless You and Yours.