I realized that I don't use my stamps enough, so I thought I'd create a card using a stamp set that I've used before (because, really, we spend so much for a stamp set that we really SHOULD be using it more than once). I really like this stamp set that I got from Your Next Stamp (YNS) called Piles of Smiles, which comes with some fantastically cute pieces.
For this card, I made a blue base from Michael's cardstock. I stamped my leaf stamps into a pile using (fake) post-it tape for masking, and then colored with my Zig Real Brush markers. I should have used watercolor paper, but the paper was thick enough to handle the small amount of water I used with minimal pilling. Then, I stamped the sentiment (Piles of Smiles) in Versamark and embossed it using Simon Says Stamp gold embossing powder. I used fun foam to mount the 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 white panel onto my card base and added two little pearls near the sentiment. I decided after I had taken the picture that I wanted to add Glossy Accents to the eyes. This is the finished product:
I'm entering this into the YNS Color and Sketch Challenge for the color portion. The card does have a bit of green in it, but green is a neutral, right? No? Pfft... Details...
love this so cute!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun pile of leaves. The background looks great. Glad to see you playing along with the challenge and pulling out your older sets!
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