The musings and offerings of a burgeoning greetings master

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Mr Cardmaker has Depth

Well, it's long over, but I got this great stamp set from Stampin' Up during the 2016 Sale-a-bration, and I had some good fun with it.

I made this--

I LURVE big, chunky fonts like this, so I was all over it when I saw it. I made a panel using lots of the stamps in the kit, and did some second generation stamping with the flowers and sprigs.

I stamped the big sentiment in bright orange, and the flowers in peach.
I liked them together, but it was a bit of a stark jump from one color to the other.
So...


With my waterbrush, I roughly went over the tops of the orange letters with my peach ink, and because I was using a water soluble orange ink, I was able to do a nice blend of the two colors. It was a really nice gradient, and it made the two colors work together much better! I went really quickly, and did not try to be really fussy about it at all.

I matted my panel on some navy cardstock, and mounted that onto a gray card base that I previously stamped in gray ink with a woodgrain stamp from Hero Arts. A doily and some navy and white baker's twine finishes it off.

Or so I thought!
At the last minute before sending this card, I grabbed my clear Wink of Stella brush pen and hit the peach/orange letters with a slick of shiny stuff. Because, shiny, of course. No photo of that one, I fear.

One last look--


This one went to our niece Jessica. I hope she likes it!

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Thanks so much for stopping by!
All Best--
Richard

3 comments:

  1. Truth be told, I don't like big chunky sentiments, but you sure made this delicious. The colors are fantastic. Love it.

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  2. Haha, love your post title, Richard! You really showcased that big chunky font perfectly!! Hugs, Darnell

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  3. Absolutely yummy! Love the colors and the whimsical stamping of the background flowers! Great contrast with the chunky sentiment. And that bit of doily peeking out the top is fab! I have this set too - you're making me want to pull it down and use it today! I never thought it could look this good!

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