Hello everyone and welcome to a new Saturday Sketch Challenge from the Stamping 411 Operators!
Again this week I'm using some of those amazing floating re-inker flowers from the Fabulous Florets Stamp set! Oh my gosh, these flowers are so much fun to make and quite addictive. Actually, when I sat down to make them this week, I made up a batch of about 30-40 flowers so that I've got a container of them ready to pop on a quick card!
In a nutshell, here's how to do them:
- Stamp your image (line art images with enclosed areas work best) on Shimmer White Cardstock using Black Craft Ink and Black Embossing Powder (be sure and use your Embossing Buddy first). Heat set with the heat tool and let cool.
- Spritz water on each of the flowers -- really soak it with 3-4 pumps each.
Before the water soaks in (work quickly in small quantities), ink up a wet aqua painter with the ink color of your choice and then just "touch" it to the puddles of water sitting inside the embossed areas of the image. The ink will magically spread and float to fill in the space.
- When they are dry (I usually let mine set overnight), the colors and patterns are amazing! Each one will be different, just like real flowers!
For my flowers on this card, I used the following inks: Daffodil Delight, Elegant Eggplant, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade.
The background stem is stamped in Old Olive -- stamp once and then stamp off for a lighter image. The flowers are slightly curved, using a Bone Folder, and then attached to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
Other supplies for this card include: 5/8" Satin Ribbon in Old Olive, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Old Olive, an Antique Brad, the Scallop Trim Border Punch and the sentiment is from the Occasional Quotes Stamp Set (level 3 hostess). The cardstock colors are: Peach Parfait, Elegant Eggplant and Whisper White.
Here's the Measurements:
Layer One -- Peach Parfait Cardstock cut at 5.5 x 8.5", scored and folded to form the card base
- Layer Two -- Elegant Eggplant cut at 3.75 x 5.25" -- punch bottom edge with Border Punch
- Layer Three -- Whisper White cut at 3.5 x 4.75" -- stamp your stem images, adhere to layer 2, attach ribbon, bow and cut-out flowers.
Well, that about says it for this card! I hope you have some fun sometime soon creating these fabulous flowers!
Be sure and check out the Stamping 411 blog to see the inspiration that the other Operators have left for you! Thanks so much for stopping by. Please come back again soon!
This is the most beautiful card I have ever seen! Everything about it is perfect. You outdid yourself on this one! Thank you for always sharing your beautiful works of art!
Posted by: deb | May 06, 2011 at 09:05 PM
Gretchen, this is STUNNING!! I love it! Thank you so much for sharing your technique...I am definitely going to try this!
Posted by: Kathy Schweinfurth | May 06, 2011 at 09:08 PM
Wowzer, this card is beautiful. I love, love the color combination and the flowers cut out just set it off, just beautiful! Thanks for the (new to me) technique too.
Posted by: Nancy Lempinen | May 06, 2011 at 09:33 PM
Gretchen, this card is jaw dropping beautiful!!!
Posted by: tiffany bauer | May 06, 2011 at 09:47 PM
Amazing!
Posted by: Marian | May 06, 2011 at 11:54 PM
Stunningly beautiful! Everything about it is amazing! Thanks for the picture of all your flowers too...what motivation to try this!
Posted by: Jen Timko | May 07, 2011 at 07:38 AM
OMG Gretchen this is beautiful. Your cards are amazing. Thanks for the inspiration
Rose Ann
Posted by: Rose Ann Marr | May 07, 2011 at 10:28 AM
beautiful I am so going to case this idea. thank you
Posted by: laura lok | May 07, 2011 at 01:03 PM
Absolutely stunning Gretchen!
Posted by: Jen Mitchell | May 07, 2011 at 02:51 PM
Beautiful card, Gretchen. I have learned this technique before but forgot about it. Thanks for the refresher.
Posted by: Holly Pedersen | May 07, 2011 at 03:40 PM
What a stunner! Makes me want to try this color combo! I really appreciate your tutorial too:)
Posted by: Claire V | May 07, 2011 at 04:37 PM
what a truly beautiful card. Love the colors and that stamps is really great! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Bette S | May 07, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Gretchen- this is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the tutorial and the inspiration :-)
Posted by: Julie Gearinger | May 07, 2011 at 11:39 PM
Amazing!!! Simply amazing. You are the master of this technique!!!
Posted by: Lee | May 08, 2011 at 03:51 PM
Gretchen, your card is beautiful. I really like the technique you used and will have to give it a try. Thanks so much for sharing your tutorial. Happy Mother's Day
Posted by: Karen Gilbert | May 08, 2011 at 04:01 PM
Gorgeous, gorgeous watercolored flowers and amazing finished layout. TFS
Posted by: nancy littrell | May 08, 2011 at 06:02 PM
Gretchen,
I just wanted to say that your card is absolutely AMAZING! Love, love, LOVE it!
Posted by: Lisa Minckler | May 09, 2011 at 05:57 AM
Gretchen I don't even know where to begin on this card...once I picked my jaw up off the floor, all I can think of is WOW!!
Posted by: Kerin | May 09, 2011 at 06:17 AM
You never cease to "WOW" me...beautiful card!
Posted by: Julie | May 09, 2011 at 08:13 PM
Absolutely STUNNING!! Happily, I just ordered this set and the shimmery white paper...you have inspired my creativity (even if only by CASE-ing you) thanks, thanks, and thanks!!!
Posted by: esther | May 10, 2011 at 06:56 AM
Totally gorgeous. Thanks for the tutorial.
I'm most definitely going to give this technique a go.
Posted by: KathiR | May 11, 2011 at 01:07 AM
LOVE the vibrant colors on your card...just beautiful!
Posted by: Connie Babbert | May 11, 2011 at 07:39 PM
Gorgeous flowers! and another wonderful sketch. (((hugs)))
Posted by: Selene Kempton | May 15, 2011 at 06:52 PM