I wanted to keep these fairly flat so that they could just be popped into the mailbox at a moment's notice with standard rate stamps, which I always try to have on hand, thus avoiding any last minute trips to the Post Office for additional postage because they are too thick or heavy. I wanted to use a larger stamped image that I could color and add as a flat layer to a plain card base and the new Friendly Flowers stamp set from this month's Simon Says Stamp card kit was perfect.
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| Friendly Flowers |
I began by adding a narrow gold foiled border onto a piece of cream cardstock using my Cricut Maker and then I stamped the large flower image with Versamark ink and heat embossed with the cream embossing powder, also included in the kit. I colored the image with my Promarker alcohol markers and then added a sentiment, this time embossing with matte gold. I matte a piece of pale pink patterned paper onto a cream notecard (both also from the card kit) for the base, but then decided that it needed just a little dimension, so cut out the middle section of the colored layer and popped it up slightly on a thin double sided foam tape which I liked much better. Finally, I added a few sequins, which lay much flatter than crystals, using a dot of art glitter glue.
I usually only stamp and color onto white cardstock, so this was a first for me. I like the finished result and think the cream card definitely gives it a soft vintage look. Of course I then had to make another one on white card this time so that I could make a comparison 😊
Two slightly different looks but using the same stamp set and the same color markers. I think on balance, I prefer the white one. What do you think? Which one is your favorite?
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Bev x