Time has passed and I challenged myself to use those stamp sets that have not yet seen ink. The Papaya Collage is one of those. What I did to force the issue was to select the colours I would use in cardstock and ink and then just let things happen.
The first thing I did was to stamp the rose in Primrose Petals and the leaves in Crumb Cake over every available space on a piece of 5 1/4" x 4" Very Vanilla cardstock. First I offstamped and then stamped. That way all the images on the Very Vanilla were muted. I liked that effect. Then I took that great new Distressing Tool and wore away the edges around the perimeter. Finally, I sponged some Crumb Cake over the edges and that piece was done.
Then I took a 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" piece of Crumb Cake and stamped the fancy frame in the centre using Primrose Petals ink. In the top left hand corner, using Early Espresso ink, I stamped the leaves several times to make them appear to be cascading into the frame. Then I used the Distressing Tool and wore away the edges around the perimeter. Finally, I placed it into the Fancy Fan embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot. I wasn't very happy with the result, thinking the whole piece was a bit too dark for my taste. And then inspiration struck and I decided to use some bleach. With a small tipped artist's brush, I painted bleach inside the recessed portion of each fan design, only inside the stamped frame. I loved the way the inside of the frame appeared to be illuminated.
I finished off by stamping two butterlies with Primrose Petals on Very Vanilla, punching them out with the Elegant Butterfly punch and sponging the edges with Crumb Cake. I also stamped the rose using Crumb Cake ink and then coloured the lined areas with my Primrose Petals marker.
Assembly: base cardstock Early Espresso then the stamped Very Vanilla, followed by the stamped and bleached Crumb Cake. Finally I mounted the butterflies and rose on dimensionals.
I am really so happy with the way this card turned out.
Very pretty card.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your card and the journey you took to create it. I think most of us can relate to neglecting a stamp set or two.
ReplyDeleteI don't just have a stamp set or two that I'm trying to introduce to ink, Shawn. For some reason, however, this set had me at a loss. I really didn't know what to do with it---and then, finally, I did. I still have to figure out what I'm going to do with the bird in this set. That should be another interesting "journey". :)
DeleteWell done Heidi & giving this stamp set some inky love. I have to admit it is one I neglect too. I love the effect you got with the bleach in the embossing folder - kind of like a trellis.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tricia. I like that bleach effect, too. I had to do something because, without it, the card looked too dull. Yes, it is almost like a trellis or, if you've seen them, like the old-fashioned leaded windows with sun streaming through.
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