Hey everyone. Hope you're all doing well and having a great day. Things have been a little crazy the last few days with my heart again. I'm learning so much about how my heart works or doesn't work sometimes! I'd much rather be ignorant and have no heart problems though. It's really cutting into my stamping time! I did spend time stamping on Monday when I had a little more energy for a change. Looking through my card layout ideas, I came across another quick and easy idea that I hadn't used in a while. Looking at the layout, this idea just popped in my head, and I had to give it a try. It was so much fun, I made two more. So, I guess it's time to share and get creating here.
This is what I envisioned and it's as pretty as I thought it would be. My first thought was to use one of the vases in the Artisan Sketched Garden DSP pack. I first cut a strip from the bottom of this sheet and cut them into separate sections to use.
Before there was any coloring done, the colors needed to match another print of DSP. This time I found a pretty Fresh Freesia and Peach Pie print that would work. The print is from the Lovely and Beautiful DSP. I'd used the gorgeous gold-touched prints but really hadn't used the back of the prints. This print was die-cut with the largest square die in the Stylish Shapes die set. I cut two right away to make two cards at a time.
TIP: It's best to use a non-directional print for this layout because you're putting it at an angle.
A Basic White cardstock layer was cut to frame the die-cut piece. The white measured 3" x 3". The two pieces were attached with adhesive.
A Basic White cardstock piece was cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" for the card base. A Fresh Freesia cardstock piece was cut at 5 1/4" x 4" for the layer. This was embossed with the Beautiful Pattern Embossing Folder to give the layer a subtle pattern to go with the delicate floral DSP print. This was attached to the white card base with adhesive. Then the diamond layers were attached a little above center using Dimensionals.
The coloring on the vase of tulips was with Stampin' Blends:
vase - Fresh Freesia Light and Dark
tulips - Peach Pie Light and Dark
greenery - Granny Apple Green Light & Dark
Then the image was fussy cut which only takes a few minutes. It was attached to the diamond shape with Dimensionals.
The sentiment is from the Banner Sayings set. This was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a 3/8" wide strip. The ends were trimmed to finish it. Then it was attached to the bottom of the card with Dimensionals.
Three Iridescent Pearls were tucked in around the design for a subtle accent.
Next card uses the same white base with the same embossed Fresh Freesia layer. The diamond-shaped layers in the middle are the same.
This time I used some images from the Simply Beautiful set. They were stamped onto Basic White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then they were colored with Stampin' Blends:
flowers - Fresh Freesia Light and Dark
leaves - Granny Apple Green Light and Dark
flower center - Peach Pie Light and Dark
After coloring, the images were die-cut with their matching dies and added to the diamond layers using Dimensionals.
I thought the sentiment needed to be a little larger to go with these images. It's stamped on a 5/8" wide strip of Basic White with Fresh Freesia ink. When trimmed, the ends are a little longer than normal so the pretty gems could be added at each end.
At this point, I wanted to do a little more coloring on those Artisan Sketched Garden DSP, so I reverted back to that paper but kept the same Fresh Freesia color and DSP print.
I just love these images from the Artisan Sketched Garden DSP. They are so loose and 'artsy' looking. They just beckon me to come play with them! This is another image from that bottom row of the print. The coloring is Stampin' Blends again.
flowers - Peach Pie Light and Dark
buds - Fresh Freesia Light
greenery - Granny Apple Green Light and Dark
water - Sea Spray Light and Dark (this is from several years back and I just love this color, so it gets used often)
The image is fussy cut then layered onto the diamond shape with Dimensionals.
For this card, I changed the embossed layer to the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder. I love the bolder look of the embossing with the delicate look of the floral print DSP. It's a nice contrast.
The same sentiment was used as the first card. It's attached with Dimensionals. Then three of the Iridescent Pearls were tucked in around the design.
I hope you like this simple card layout. The diamond shape could be made smaller to fit your take on this layout. That's part of the process of using layouts to get you started. Since you are the designer, you can change the layout to fit your needs!
One thing I want to stress here, I absolutely am having so much fun coloring these images from the Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper! I need to try colored pencils and water-color pencils too with this. I was surprised that I could color and fussy cut an image out in about 10 minutes. Amazing! And I totally love the look of them. You might even say I'm getting addicted to coloring them! I always did enjoy coloring books, and I guess I haven't grown out of that yet. I hope you enjoy coloring these too. Let me know when you've tried using this DSP. I'd love to hear if you like it too.
Thanks for sharing some time with me today. Hope to see you back soon.
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
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