Stamp Away With Me: encouraging words

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Friday, August 21, 2015

Pure Color With Kara: #3 Stamping Text Over Stamped Images

Hello! I hope your are enjoying the last bit of summer. I am soaking up every minute. This is Kara and I'm here today to share another PURE Color Combination inspired by a beautiful scarf that belonged to my mother-in-law. Take a peek at my Instagram feed for a look at the inspiration piece. The feather pattern on the scarf includes colors very similar to Fairy Dust, Silver Lining, Wild Mango, Pumpkin Spice, Bo Peep, and Nautical Navy.

My projects today both have backgrounds created by stamping text over stamped images. I love the effect on both the masculine and feminine version. This first card is a great encouragement card that would be perfect for a guy in your life. The colors help create a masculine feel, but as you will see below, they are gorgeous and unexpected colors for floral images as well. I started by stamping one image from the Backgrounds and Borders 4 set repeatedly to create a pattern. I would stamp several in one color and then switch to another color. Make sure to clean the stamp well {and stamp off on scrap paper} in between colors. If you stamp in order from light to dark, the amount of cleaning is minimized. Once my background was complete, I stamped the text over top in black.

WPlus9 Supplies

Stamps: Backgrounds and Borders 4, Encouraging Words // Dies: Love Mom Layers, Banner Trio //Ink: Fairy Dust, Silver Lining, Bo Peep, Nautical Navy, Wild Mango, Pumpkin Spice, Black // Cardstock: White, Coal Mine

Using the Love Mom Layers large circle die, I cut away a circle from the front panel to reveal a coordinating sentiment stamped directly onto the card base. I finished it off with a banner, from Banner Trio die, cut from Coal Mine cardstock and white heat embossed with a third sentiment from the Encouraging Words stamp set.

This second card mixes Watercolored Anemones with the new Grateful Greetings stamp set. This stamp in particular has such a beautiful, feminine font that just works perfectly with any WP9 floral images you may have. I stamped the panel the same way, images first then text. I wanted to highlight the sentiment and also tone down the bold pattern. To do this I used a piece of vellum with a die cut circle window to draw your attention to the center sentiment. I used the same circle die that I used on the previous project.

WPlus9 Supplies

Stamps: Watercolored Anemones, Grateful Greetings, Hand Lettered Thanks // Dies: Love Mom Layers, Banner Trio // Ink: Fairy Dust, Silver Lining, Bo Peep, Nautical Navy, Wild Mango, Pumpkin Spice, Black // Cardstock: White, Coal Mine

Again, to add a secondary sentiment, I used the Banner Trio die to stamp and heat emboss a sentiment from Hand Lettered Thanks that really compliments the Grateful Greetings.

Play Along

Now it's your turn!
Use this color prompt along with at least one Wplus9 product (more is always welcome!) and upload your project to your blog or online photo gallery such as Flickr. Then link it up using the InLinkz widget below by September 4th 11:59 p.m. EST, to participate and keep the inspiration flowing!

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Prize

We will select one random participant to receive a $20 store credit to wplus9.com. The winner will be posted here on the blog.

Pure Color #3 Entries

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks you so much for stopping by today! Come visit me on my blog for a look at the third project you see in the group photos using this PURE Color Combination.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Masculine vs. Feminine

I don't think it is any secret that I am kind of obsessed with geometric and graphic designs. Well, that and florals. But no florals today. I know...shocker!

I wanted to use the same elements, basic layout and color palette to create one feminine and one masculine card. It's a two-fer. I seem to be making a habit of that.

For both cards, instead of creating a symmetrical pattern in my background, I chose to stamp the circles (the suns/moons) from the Encoraging Words stamp set randomly across my background, allowing them to overlap. This is going to support the more eclectic elements I've chosen for the rest of my first card.

These colors - Nautical Navy, Miami Spice, Flamingo, and Ocean Drive - can easily be swayed to either a masculine or feminine feel by little touches. The gold embossing and delicate font of the sentiment from Unconditionally on this one, along with the gold sequins really help push it to the feminine side.

And of course, a few splatters of shimmer using the Shimmer Spray Mist doesn't hurt either!

For the second card I used all of the same main elements. Except this time I omitted the gold, sequins and shimmer.

I still used a bit of vellum, but I placed it behind my sentiment panel so that it is less prominent. I wouldn't usually use vellum in a masculine designs, but here it serves to highlight the sentiment and separate it from the background. I think it works, what you do think?

As always, thanks for stopping by! I hope you are having a great week so far, it's allllmost Friday!

Supplies

Thursday, April 9, 2015

VIDEO: Easy Backgrounds with PURE COLOR Spray Mists

Today's video features a fun and easy technique for creating watercolor backgrounds with PURE COLOR Spray Mists and stamp storage sleeves. You could also substitute a piece of acetate or any slick material.

Watch above or watch in HD at YouTube

This is a fun alternative to color "squishing" or "smooching" as the results are a little more controlled but retain the same loose style. Not too mention, a little less messy. This is also a great look at some fun ways to use our new PURE COLOR Spray Mists.

In the video I demonstrate two ways to achieve similar results on both card stock and watercolor paper. So either way, you're covered. I originally saw this technique in some mixed media videos, but can not recall exactly where to give proper credit. But I did change up/add a few things that I think really compliment the original technique.

I use the same basic supplies on each card to create two similar but different looks. I was thrilled with the way that Just Geometrics: Triangles paired with Encouraging Words. If you are interested in any of the products that I used, you can find the complete supply list below.

More Design Team Inspiration

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Giveaway Alert

I've got an Encouraging Words stamp and companion die set that I'd love to give away! If you'd like to win it, just leave a comment below by 11:59 p.m. EST on 04/12/15 to enter and I will select one random winner from all comments. Winner will be posted on our Releaser Winners page by noon on 04/13/15.

Thanks so much for stopping by!