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Hello Crafters! Spring is here!!!
I'm so excited for warmer temps, grass, flowers to start blooming, warmer temps...you hear what I'm saying. I'm so tired of being cold ya'll.
I decided to ring in Spring with a Simple but colorful Easter card.
I combined our Modern Calla Lillies set with the He is Risen set to create this sweet bouquet. The coloring was inspired by my friend Jana Millen. I saw a card of hers where she used simple outlines to add color to her images and absolutely loved it!. You can see her card here.
I started by creating a tone on tone background for my flowers to POP off of. I used the large background stamp from He is Risen to stamp in Nautical Navy on Nautical Navy card stock. That's a mouthful ha! But it gives a gorgeous tone on tone look which I adore.
Next I stamped out all of my flowers and leaves and went in with my copic markers. Since it's just outlining the images the coloring goes so fast! Originally I started with lighter colors but I could not get them to photograph well to save my life.
This is the original color scheme. Because photography can be so tricky the dark background kept making my flowers look almost completely white. In real life the card had much more color. In order to fix that I went back into the card with slightly darker colors.
You can watch the entire card in all it's stages in the video below.
I still like the original color scheme the best. After seeing the photos do you think I should have left well enough alone?
Thanks so much for dropping by to visit today!
For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.
 Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9 |
 Autumn Leaves Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 Autumn Leaves Die Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 Wplus9 HE IS RISEN Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 Wplus9 HE IS RISEN Dies Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 Modern Calla Lilies Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 Modern Calla Lilies Die Shop at: SSS | WP9 |
 WPlus9 Nautical Navy Cardstock Shop at: WP9 |
 Wplus9 Nautical Navy Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Wplus9 Black Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Spellbinders PLATINUM 6 DIE CUTTING AND EMBOSSING MACHINE Shop at: SSS | Spellbinders |
 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SB |
 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV02 SUGARED ALMOND Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker BG11 MOON WHITE Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker YG03 YELLOW GREEN Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker V01 HEATH Shop at: SSS | DB |
 ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker Y02 CANARY YELLOW Shop at: SSS | DB |
 We R Memory Keepers TRIM AND SCORE Board Shop at: SSS |
 EK Success WRITING PEN FINE TIP Shop at: SSS |
 Gina K Designs JET BLACK AMALGAM Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Pretty Pink Posh CLEAR Jewels Shop at: SSS | PPP |
It's no big secret that I'm a sucker for a wreath stamp set. And the new Welcome Wreath stamp set is no exception!
There are several layers that you can choose from to create your wreath - use as few or as many as you'd like. Also included in the set are little flower clusters and berries which allow you to customize the wreath seasonally.
I had so much fun playing with this set and once I got started, I just wanted to keep stamping more and more wreaths, trying out different layers and color combinations. In the video below I share more about this set and how to build the wreath.
For the first card, I stamped the wreath layers in Wplus9 PURE COLOR dye inks in Warm Wool and Lime Light, and Distress Oxide inks in Mowed Lawn and Faded Jeans. In the video, I made two versions and embellished them a little differently, but this design looks just as beautiful without any extra embellishing too.
For all but one of my cards today, I stamped the card base in Warm Wool using the Wood Planks stamp set.
For the next card, I stamped the wreath layers in Warm Wool dye ink and Evergreen Bough and Candied Apple Distress Oxide inks.
I choose to highlight the Evergreen Bough in this one. I ink blended a bit onto white card stock to create my own custom color, and then die cut the bow in the Welcome wafer die from it.
For the sentiment, I cut a 1/4" strip from the card stock and heat embossed my sentiment in white.
For the next card, I decided to switch it up a bit and used the tighter wood plank pattern image from Wood Planks and stamped it in our White pigment ink onto Dove Grey card stock.
I stamped the wreath layers in Warm Wool and Last Leaf dye inks, and Evergreen Bough and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Inks. I used the same technique of creating custom colored card stock as my previous card and again, die cut a bow from it.
For my final card today, I want to go really soft and ethereal.
I stamped the wreath layers in Warm Wool and Last Leaf dye inks, Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide ink and then for the final layer, I used WOW! glitter embossing powder in Singing in the Rain.
For the sentiment, I again, created custom colored card stock, and used the Welcome wafer die to die cut the "hello" sentiment. To give it a little bit more dimension, I stacked several of the die cuts, adhering one on top of the other.
I hope that you enjoyed this closer look at these new March 2019 products! I'll be back soon with more from this release.
Thanks for dropping by!
For your convenience, here is a list of the featured supplies used on today's project(s), along with links to purchase. Please note: this list contains affiliate links.
 Wplus9 White Cardstock Shop at: WP9 |
 Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts Shop at: SSS |
 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Multi-Medium Matte Shop at: SSS |
 Quilled Creations PRECISION TIP Empty Applicator Bottle Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh SPARKLING CLEAR MIX Cupped Sequins Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS | EH |
 WOW Super Fine Bright White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
 Wplus9 Lime Light Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Last Leaf PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Warm Wool PURE COLOR Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder Bag Shop at: SSS |
 Fiskars 4 Acrylic BLOCKS SET w Storage Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Ranger Mini Round Foam Refills Shop at: SSS |
 Gemini Junior Shop at: SSS |
 Welcome Die Shop at: WP9 |
 Welcome Wreath Shop at: WP9 |
 Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS |
 WOW! Embossing Glitter Singing In The Rain Shop at: SSS |
 Wood Planks Shop at: WP9 |
 Studio Katia Sparkling Cyrstals Mix Shop at: SSS |
 Studio Katia Clear Round Drops Mix 1 Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Studio Katia April Crystals Shop at: SSS |
 Fiskars Stamp Press Shop at: SSS | EH |
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