We are still showcasing all the lovely new products in the mini and Saleabration catalogues--there is so much great stuff to while-away these wintry days! I'm featuring the Painted Poppies suite this time around.
I thought the Painted Poppies DSP was the most eye-catching part of the whole suite and actually considered purchasing just the paper--I'm so glad I didn't! I knew that I would be seeing tons of inspiring projects once the catalogue went live and would want more, and I was right. ;) I did limit myself to one of the two (yes, two!) coordinating bundles as a compromise to my wallet and those stamps and dies have revived my love of watercolouring.
I was inspired by this card from the very talented Tammy White at https://stampspaperscissors.com/--so much texture, and so much to see! I improvised my version based on the supplies that I had and squaring up those layers (I love the look of off-centred layers but my OCD-heart just can't do it!). I rearranged the layout as well, just to mix it up.
For my embossed background I started with a layer of Coastal Cabana cardstock and sponged various splotches of Pretty Peacock and Bermuda Bay ink randomly on the paper. I then ran it through my Big Shot with the Scripty 3D Embossing Folder. It's hard to catch on camera but you can see a few spots peeking out.
On the next layer I splattered ink from my aqua painter in Old Olive, Bermuda Bay and Pretty Peacock onto white cardstock. One of my goals for 2020 is to get better at splatter, so you should be seeing lots of that from me in the coming months!
I love, love, love white-on-white embossing these days....it may need to be a Techniques class soon! I embossed the flowers and leaves in white on watercolour paper and started playing. I watercoloured two poppies in Coastal Cabana and Bermuda Bay, with Daffodil Delight mixed in places, and one poppy with Bermuda Bay and Pretty Peacock inks. I also watercoloured various leaves from the set with Old Olive and Pretty Peacock. Everything was dried and then fussy cut or cut with the coordinating die sets.
I added the same hints of gold glimmer paper and vellum as in Tammy's card, and a few sequins left over from a Paper Pumpkin kit.
I heat embossed my sentiment in gold on one of the labels that comes in the bundle and popped it and one flower up on dimensionals. I tried to keep in mind the thickness, as all that layering on its own added some depth to the focus point, and I still want to be able to mail the card.
I love to be inspired by the works of other crafters--whether casing an exact card or challenging myself to mix it up and make it my own.
Do you have a favourite crafter I should check out? Shout out in the comments if you do!
And here are the links to the other bloggers this month:
JustBStamping (Barb--you're here!)
Stampingjen.BlogSpot.com (Jennifer)
Stay warm,
Barb