Yesterday was not a good day for me so I took a little time last night to stamp a card and relax. I love how stamping does that for me! Even fifteen minutes of creative time is just what I need to unwind. What is it that I like best? I’m not sure but I think that it is the act of creating some new, making something beautiful, putting a little piece of myself into everything I make. This is why you won’t find me joining any swaps…I just can’t DO it. Making more than one card the same would drive me crazy. Sometimes I do reuse a layout, repeat a concept but always in a different color scheme, different stamp set, different style. I love it that this hobby is so flexible! Give two different people the same paper, ink and stamps and you can get something entirely different. Actually that sounds like a very fun challenge! Perhaps you and a friend would like to take me up on it.
BLUSH BONJOUR – Misting Technique
I had this piece of the beautifu Basic Grey Blush paper sitting on my desk so that is what I went with. I believe this may be one of my favorite designs in the whole pack. I paired it up with scraps from my 6×6 paper pack of Basic Grey Blush. I just love how they released the exact same designs scaled down to 6×6 size from the 12×12. It is perfect for card designers like myself. I bought this paper from my favorite ebay store https://stores.ebay.com/Jacksonbelle-Embellishments Please note: I will be linking this store often as I buy a lot from Jacksonbelle. I am not affiliated with this site and do not profit from any purchases made there. Positive place with best writing paper to buy university paper.
This stamping on this card is a very simple fun technique. I used a little flower cluster stamp from Stamping Up’s Happy Harmony set. I just love this darling image paired with great sentiments and the best thing was that I got it free as part of SU’s Sellebration promotion. The stamp is inked with markers and then sprayed lightly with water before making a impression on the paper. This is caled Misting. I “huffed” /breathed on it to moisten the stamp without reinking and made second and third impressions to get a faded overlapping look.
