Ways To Color Flowering Foils DSP

These are the kinds of cards that I go crazy over - layers upon layers, so much texture you can't help but touch them, and distressing.  I was on fire last Friday when I made these and the ideas were coming far quicker than I could get them out on paper.

I used sponge daubers to color these flowers from Flowering Foils DSP.  A free Level 1 Sale-A-Bration item, it's a pack of 12"x12" papers that have designs printed in rose gold and silver foil on white paper.  That means lots of coloring opportunities!

Slip the sponge dauber on the tip of your finger, tap it in an ink pad, then lightly begin to color in circles.  Widen the circle as you go and you'll see the color get lighter as you move further out.  If you want a darker color, just ink up the sponge dauber again and repeat the swirling process.  I used Pretty Peacock and Terracotta Tile ink pads.

Another look I love: curled sentiment strips.  Hold the strip in one hand and a bone folder in the other.  Run the bone folder along the underside of the paper, moving your thumb along the top of the paper with it (like using scissors to curl ribbon when wrapping a gift). The greeting is from Seriously The Best and it's heat embossed in White Stampin' Emboss Powder on a 1/2" strip of Pretty Peacock cardstock.  

Create a fun background using your greeting stamps!  I took the "Hello Friend" sentiment from Seriously The best and stamped it repeatedly in Terracotta Tile ink on Terracotta Tile cardstock, re-inking after every 3 stampings.  LOVE this!

Watch Tuesday's Live Stamping Class replay to see how to use Sponge Daubers to color these Flowering Foils flowers.

Coloring Method #2: Stampin' Blends!  This pattern called out to be colored with Blends.  I used:

• Light & Dark Daffodil Delight
• Light & Dark Balmy Blue
• Light & Dark Smoky Slate
• Light & Dark Calypso Coral

See a Blends coloring photo tutorial here.

I stamped "Congrats" from Seriously The Best 3 times in Versamark on Basic Gray cardstock, then heat embossed with White Stampin' Emboss Powder.  Trimming closely around the greeting with Paper Snips has become a technique I'm using a LOT lately.

I added Clear Faceted Gems to some of the flower centers.  Have you heard my card-making mantra?  More is More!  😁

Stampin' Blends - see all the colors

Sponge Daubers

Seriously The Best stamp set

Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper - free with $50 order!

Terracotta Tile Scalloped Linen Ribbon

Clear Faceted Gems

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5 Ways To Use Peaceful Poppies Elements Facebook Live Projects

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Graduation Cards using Punches

My oldest daughter graduated from high school this past Friday and she asked me to make her cards for all the parties she'll be attending.  This first design is for the guys.

I used Brusho pigment powders on watercolor paper, then punched the shapes out with the Balloon Bouquet punch.  I love that it punches out two sizes at one time!  You could also use a Real Red ink pad swiped over Whisper White cardstock to create red balloons.  To fill in the pattern a bit more, I used a fine tip journaling pen and ruler to draw lines on the white stripes.  The sentiment was heat embossed with white embossing powder.

This next card is for the girl graduates.

The same techniques were used here, but with the addition of a white twine bow.  Don't forget to stamp the envelopes, too!  That just adds to the fun!

You Can Make It!

• Stamps: Lilypad Lake (sentiment), Birthday Backgrounds (envelopes)
• Paper: Thick Whisper White, Basic Black, Neutrals DSP (retired) 
• Ink: Versamark, Memento Black, Real Red (envelopes)
• Balloon Bouquet Punch
• Brusho pigment powder (retired); Use a Real Red ink pad to substitute
• White Embossing Powder
• Journaling Pen
• Heat Gun
• White Twine

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