Spotlight on Nature sketch 3.

It’s time to share my final set of cards made from sketches provided at onstage. This one only has two cards- because I ran out of fluid watercolour paper! 

The first card uses stamping as the main feature. The images are stamped onto the fluid water colour paper as it provides a different texture than the usual card. The leaves are stamped multiple times and the butterfly placed above it. The sentiment to the side and some gems for bling. This card is perfect for your beginner and casual stampers. 

The final card includes techniques of stamping on the base card and inking the edges, water colouring the leaves in two tones of green using water painters, an additional mat to the sentiment and the butterfly is fussy cut and raised using dimensionals. Additional bling was added to the butterfly using wink of Stella. This card can be used to inspire both casual and avid stampers. 

Here are the two cards side by side and you can see that they are both stunning in different ways. 

Thanks for reading, until next time,

Happy crafting. 

 

Another set of Spotlight on Nature cards

In my previous blog I shared a series of cards using the Spotlight on Nature stamps and a sketch provided to us at OnStage. 

Today I get to share another sketch and three different takes on this sketch using the same stamps. 

Here is the sketch. You can see if has a base mat, plus two additional mats with some ribbon and a sentiment over the top. 

Below is my beginners take on this card. It features a simple stamped tone on tone image and only one mat. This is to allow the beginning stamper the opportunity of experiencing the joy of placing the stamp for the first time. A sentiment is added across the front of the stamped image and some bling to finish it off. 

The second card is for the more casual stamper- someone who wants a bit more of a challenge and features a few more techniques as well. The mat is stamped with the leaf stamp to provide texture. The flowers were stamped over two squares of card. There are different ways to do this- I chose to secure the card before stamping. You will notice that this card features an over stamp- I managed to get ink on the edge of the stamp and this ended up on my card. I think it’s important to make mistakes- no one is perfect and this makes crafting more accessible. The card is finished with the sentiment placed to the side of the image and a swirl of twine as well. 

The final card is for the more avid stamper. Someone who wants additional challenge and likes to play around with different techniques. The base mat is stamped with the leaf stamp using tone on tone. Ink is then added around the edges using blending brushes, again using the same coloured ink to provide a rich depth of colour. This time the flowers were stamped on to the pieces of card separately using versa mark ink and then coloured using Stampin blends. Before layering the cards, they were also inked around the edges. Finally the flower image was stamped onto fluid water colour paper and just the flowers were coloured using water painters and ink. These were fussy cut and applied to the card using dimensionals for added dimension. The sentiment and a bow of twine finished off the card. 

Here are all three cards together. I think they look amazing and are all stunning in their own way. 

Thanks for reading, until next time. 

Happy crafting. 

 

Spotlight on Nature

Over the next few blogs, I and going to be sharing with you some cards I’ve created using a sketch. These cards designs and sketches were given to the demonstrators who attended the Crafting after hours event at Stampin Up! Onstage event this year. All of these cards will feature the new Spotlight on Nature stampset which will be available from May 2024. 

This is the first sketch I wanted to share with you today. 

The first card is the card we created at the After Hours event. It features Pretty In Pink Cardstock, which is one of the new in colours for 2024-2026. Other colours used include Basic Beige (a new colour added this year) lemon lime twist, Calypso Coral and Summer Splash. The images from this card are stamped on Fluid 100 water colour paper and coloured using water painters to create a water colour effect. I’ve also coloured the white bakers twine using Petunia Pop ink to add an extra dimension of colour. This card is perfect for the intermediate or casual stamper. 

The second card is a stripped back version of the above card. The focus here is on stamping and using only a couple of colours (Pretty in Pink, Lemon Lime Twist and Summer Splash). This card is perfect for the beginner stamper. 

Finally, here is a photo of the two cards together. You can see how different they are, and yet both look fantastic. 

If you live in Australia and do not have your own Stampin Up! Demonstrator and you are interested in any of the products I’ve used in these projects, please reach out, I would love to help you.