Good afternoon! With all of the snow we have been getting I am soooo wishing for Spring!! But it's going to be awhile before we see the warmer temperatures and the snow melt. So I decide to create a pretty Spring card using two stamp sets
My Garden and
Romantic Sentiments from
JustRite Stampers.
Here is the card I created using
My Garden and
Romantic Sentiments stamp sets.
Here is a close-up of the two stamps I used. The daisy image is from the
My Garden stamp set and the sentiment is from
Romantic Sentiments.
Here is a picture of the
My Garden stamp set. This set includes 4 Designer Centers, Cherry Blossom, Daisy, Morning Glory and Sweet Pea and the set also includes 4 Interchangeable Borders and fits the
3-1/4'' Round Stamper.
Here is the
Romantic Sentiments stamp set which includes 9 Designer Centers and the stamps fit the
1-5/8'' Round Stamper. I love all of these sentiments! These sentiments could be used for Valentine's, wedding, anniversary, birthday to that special someone and everyday sentiments just to name a few. I thought the "Thank you for being my Sunshine everyday!" was prefect for a Spring card.
I started by stamping the daisy image three times.
I colored the daisy images with
Copic markers and then carefully cut them out. For the first two images I cut them smaller then the original image.
I layered the two larger daisy images together, curled all of the petals and then added
Nut Brown Flower Soft to the center of the flowers and set them aside to dry.
Then I started working on the leaves. I used the
Wizard™ and the
On The Vine Border Grand S7-017 die template to make the embossed die cut.
For the first set of leaves I used
Citrene Post-it Craft Paper and then I lightly sanded it to reveal the white core.
Then I added some Peeled Paint Distress Ink to add some depth to the leaves. I use some real high end tools for inking--a cotton ball and q-tip. *wink*
Here is the darker
Post-it Craft Paper, Jungle. I used the same steps as mentioned above to create the same effect.
The only difference is the color of paper and on the darker leaves I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
The
Post-it Craft Paper has an adhesive backing which is wonderful to use with paper crafting! However on this card I wanted to use some
foam mounting tape under the leaves to add some dimension so I took paint brush and dipped it into baby powder and lightly rubbed over each leave. Adding the baby powder will take away the stickiness from the adhesive backing. Then I added foam tape to each of the leaves. I also made a Polka Dot Frame with the
Golden Post-it Craft Paper and the
Polka Dot Frame S5-016 die template from
Spellbinders™. I lightly sanded the frame and added pearls to some of the polka dots. I placed a white piece of cardstock behind the frame with the sentiment stamped in brown ink.
Here is a close-up of the sentiment and the frame with pearls. To adhere the pearls I used
Gem-Tac from
Beacon Adhesives.
Here is a close-up of the flowers.
And here is one more close-up. I also added some dew drop to the top left corner. The dew drops were clear and I used a Copic marker along with the airbrush system to make a perfect color match for my card. At the bottom of the card I added some sheer orange ribbon from
Creative Impressions.
Supplies~JustRite Stampers-My Garden,
Romantic Sentiments,
3-1/4'' Round Stamper,
1-5/8'' StamperPaper~3M Post-it Craft Paper-Golden, Butter, Citrene, Jungle,
Neenah-Solar White,
The Paper Company-Ginger Shimmer
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Rich Cocoa,
Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint
Other~Spellbinders™-
Wizard™,
On The Vine Border Grand S7-017,
Polka Dot Frame S5-016,
Copic-Y11, Y19, Y38, E15, Airbrush System,
Flower Soft-Glue, Nut Brown,
Joann's-Pearls,
Robin's Nest-Clear Dew Drops (airbrushed),
3M-Scotch Foam Mounting Tape,
Creative Impressions-Orange Sheer Ribbon,
Beacon Adhesives-Fabri-Tac,
Gem-Tac, My Stash-Sanding Block, Q-tips, Cotton Balls
Thank you so much for stopping by today. If we can't have Spring we can create something beautiful to look at! I hope you have a wonderful day and stay warm! Please check out the
JustRite Stampers Website and
Blog for all of the latest and greatest
JustRite Inspiration!
Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi
Here is the Valentine's card I created for my husband. The designer paper is from Webster's Pages, the black/gold cardstock is engraving foil and the ivory cardstock is from The Paper Company. The stamped images and sentiment are from the Cupcake Party stamp set from Crafty Secrets. 
To create the heart image I sprayed some Red Velvet Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels onto some white cardstock. Once the Glimmer Mist was dry I stamped the heart image using gold pigment ink and then I also embossed it with gold embossing powder and a heat tool. 
The card has several layers of die cuts creating a wonderful dimensional look. For the base of the card I used Labels Eight S5-019 die template to create the shape card. Then I used the next smaller size of the Labels Eight S5-019 to create a mat for the card. To add the look of flourishes I used two of the die templates from Fancy Tags S4-235. I also used the Deckled Rectangles Large S4-202 to create a frame and a mat for the front of the card. All of the die templates are from Spellbinders™ and I used foam tape in between all of the layers. I also added a little bling to each of the stamped flourishes using tiny clear rhinestones and Gem-Tac from Beacon Adhesives.
