TGIF everyone! After close to a month of almost no creating, I’m back in the
saddle for another week. I will probably be off next week as I have to have a
second surgery for this year.
Good bye uterus… lol! Trust me… it’s a good
thing.
Now, let’s create!
Today I’m creating with a few
Power
Poppy clear stamps;
Sweet
Memories (Sweet Peas),
Vibrant
Thanks (Zinnias),
Countryside Bouquet Deluxe (Cosmos) and
Party
Time (sentiment).
L (
above left): I die cut some letters to spell “HAPPY” using some stamping masking paper.
R (
above right): I placed them on my die cut piece using a ruler to ensure they were
straight. I pressed down the masks using a bone folder for good contact.
L: I stamped all of my images using Memento “
Tuxedo Black” ink
over top of the masked letters.
R: I traced the masks using a Copic Multiliner 0.25 before removing them.
L: Then I removed the masks.
R: I applied a layer of BV20. I also used a Copic Blender to help soften the
edges of the BV20.
L: I added some BV23, blending it out with BV20.
R: I added some darker purple BV25 and blended it out with BV23.
L: I added a slight line of BV29 to the bottom and left sides of all of my
letters. Then I added G20 to all of the greenery as my base color.
R: I added some G40 and G46 to some of the leaves and bases of the blooms. I
blended them with the G40.
L: I colored the Zinnia and Cosmo blooms using YR21, then YR12. Blending
them again with YR21.
R: I colored the Sweet Peas with R11 then R12 and then blended them with the
R11 again.
L: To brighten my greenery, I added some touches of YG01 and then a bit more
of G43 to darken some areas.
R: I stamped just the “BIRTHDAY!” part of the stamp from the “Party Time”
stamp set on a piece of white cardstock. Then I trimmed it into a thin
strip.
L: I added the greeting strip to the card front using foam adhesive.
R: I cut a piece of stripped white and black diagonally striped patterned
paper to put on my card front and then colored in a few of the strips to match
the colors in my card.
And here are all the Copic Markers I used again for my card…
I just love the end result! What about you?
Don't forget to check out my fellow
Bloom Brigade creations shared today...
Thanks for stopping by and checking out my tutorial today. I hope I inspire
you to try some letter masking today.
~ Ally ~
Supplies:
stamps: Power Poppy (Sweet
Memories (Sweet Peas), Vibrant
Thanks (Zinnias), Countryside Bouquet Deluxe (Cosmos) and Party
Time)
cardstock: Recollections (110# White Cardstock)
inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Copic Markers (see list
above)
dies: MFT (Little Letters), Sizzix (Rectangles;
Dotted)
other: Inkadinkado (Stamping Mask Paper)