I made this card for today’s color challenge. I think I rushed it a little….another bus delay today and the kids are home. BUT….at least 3 of them are going to school later. Love the colors, love the paper….I just don’t think the design clicked this morning. The Color Challenge today was to use So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose and Chocolate Chip (optional). if you would like to play along….here is the link.
To make this card, I stamped the flowers and doodled swirls in Basic Brown ink and then watercolored them with my aquapainter. I LOVE my aquapainter…they are expensive but you always have water in the barrel ready to go and you don’t spill it. If you don’t have an aquapainter, no problem just use a regular good quality watercolor brush and water. After waiting for the ink to dry, the edges were sponged with chocolate chip ink and I applied two-way glue to highlight some of the petals and sprinkled on some glitter. The background paper is adhered to the card and then stitched with the sewing machine. I love freestyle stitching…no need to be precise and it imitates the style of the dots in the pic. The So Saffron layer is stamped with a retired SU background stamp…Dots and Daisies. I REALLY wish it had made the catalogue…it is one of my favorites. I painted the flowers with celery and highlighted the center with white gel pen. If you’ve never tried Stampin Up’s white gel pen….you really have to. I like to stretch my crafting budget and didn’t want to pay the price for it so I bought oh….about 4 other different white gel pen makes…they all clog. My SU one is fabulous and still going strong. i wish I had just bought it in the first place! In case you are wondering, I am not a Stampin Up demo. I just love their product and so this is with a very unbiased eye.
Supply List:
Cardstock: chocolate chip, regal rose, whisper white, so saffron – SU
Patterned paper: Basic Grey Phoebe
STamps: Delight in Life, Autumn Leaf Prints – SU
Ink: So Saffron, Chocolate chip Craft, Basic Brown, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery
Other: sewing machine, Aquapainter, Cuttlebug & CB ide – Provocraft, clear ep, ribbon – Michael’s, eyelets – Making Memories, Crop-a-dile – We R Memory Keepers, thumbtack brad – Karen Foster Designs
