Oh So Ombre'

Quick, before Sale-a-bration is over, if you haven't gotten the free Oh So Ombre' Designer Series Paper yet, you really, really should!  The colors are beautiful and you get this cute little white "bubble" print on some, with the plain ombre' look on others.  The choice of colors are Granny Apple Green, Rococo Rose, Bermuda Bay, or the one I chose for today's card - Blackberry Bliss.  Any which one you choose to use is just gorgeous!  And while you're at it, be sure you don't overlook the A Touch of Ink stamp set which is also one of the Sale-a-bration freebies.  So I guess the card I'm sharing today is all about the MONEY, or Freebies that is!  he he  And what's not to like about free?

First off, when you look at the card today, your eye is probably drawn to the golden butterfly.  This is from the A Touch of Ink stamp set.  I stamped it on Basic White cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  It is a 2-step stamp and I stamped the inner color with Daffodil Delight ink.  After it was fussy cut out and laid out on the Oh So Ombre' paper, it looked too "flat" to me.  One of the things I've been doing lately with my Stampin' Blends is layer them right over stamped and/or watercolored images.   Because they are an alcohol ink, they don't interfere with any water-based ink already on the image.  How interesting is that?!    I added some Mango Melody Dark and Light Stampin' Blends right on top of the Daffodil Delight stamped area!  Then a little Light Smoky Slate Blends was added to the body.  Now it looked so much better.

Setting that aside, I decided that I wanted the opening cut out with a heart shape to go along with the sentiment I'd be using from the Lots of Heart stamp set.  There's a die set that goes with this to make a bundle (10% off) that was the perfect size that I had in mind.    It's called Many Hearts Dies, and the name says it all.  There are 3 different heart borders and multiple individual hearts to choose from, along with flowers, leaves, and a cute little bird to complete the set.   It had the perfect heart size to cut out a window and stamp flowers inside.  

The flower bouquet from Art Gallery stamp set was the perfect size and shape to fit here.  The stamp was inked with the Blackberry Bliss and Shaded Spruce markers, huffed on, then stamped onto Basic White cardstock.  This is a perfect time to use the Stamp-a-ratus to get the flowers perfectly lined up in the heart-shaped opening.  It's so easy to re-stamp too when the first image isn't quite crisp enough.  Hmmm, wonder when that ever happens!

The layer of Oh So Ombre' DSP with the heart cut out, was layered onto the folded Thick Basic White card base using many Dimensionals to keep it nice and raised.  The sentiment from the Lots of Heart set can be used for so many different reasons, so it was perfect for this card that I don't have a reason for yet.  But at least it'll be ready whenever I need it!  The sentiment was stamped with the Blackberry Bliss ink pad onto a Basic White 4" x 3/4" strip of cardstock.  The ends were shaped nicely using the Lovely Label Pick-a-Punch.  

An accent of retired Daffodil Delight enamel dots was used to balance the butterfly color.  Perfect touch.  After I had the card finished, or so I thought, it just begged for something else.  I'm sorry the touches of Wink of Stella feathered in from the wing tips don't show in the pictures.  It's very light and subtle, sort of dry-brushed on the edges.  It was just the touch needed to make the butterfly look even more delicate.

Well, that's it for today's card creation.  Hope you check the Sale-a-bration items out before time runs out on you.  There are so many  lovely items to choose from while there's still time.  I hope you don't miss out on the Oh So Ombre' Designer Papers especially.  They really are wonderful to work with and are so very pretty.  

Just a quick reminder to use the Host Code for February if you'd like to order.  Everyone that orders from me this month will get a little goodie from me in March as a thank you 'cuz I love you ladies!  

Hope you're all staying nice and warm.  Here in Michigan we've got a little cold and snowy weather hanging around.  I don't know about you, but I'm so ready for spring weather!  Anyway, when you're stamping, it's always sunny and happy weather.  So let's do a lot of stamping!

Inky Hugs from Sharon

  

Sale-a-bration Touch of Ink

Hi stamping friends!  

Yes, Sale-a-bration is underway and I love all the wonderful stamps and pretty designer papers that you can earn for FREE!  I think that may be one of my favorite words right now - free!  It does get me excited when I think of getting stamping materials for free.  How about you?  So let's check out this card made with the 'A Touch of Ink' stamp set.

 

The 3 stamps used for this card are all part of the 'A Touch of Ink' stamp set which includes both outline and "fill-in" stamps, 6 different sentiments, and a little spatter stamp. With all these stamps to choose from, it was easy making this card using just the one stamp set.

With all the packing going on here, most of my stamping supplies are all packed away already.  Not too smart, huh?  So... I found some cardstock that had already been cut for a different project (dating back a year or two, or?   but don't tell anybody!)  So let's figure out how to use that!  The Night of Navy back layer is 4"x4" so it makes a cute little card.  There is a layer of Rich Razzleberry attached to the top of that.  It measures 3 3/4" x 3 3/4".  The next layer up measures 3 1/2" x 10 1/2" that is scored at 3 1/2" and 7".  The two sides are scored diagonally from the top left of the section to the bottom right.  These are folded back with the creases meeting in the middle.

Maybe this picture will help explain...

The images were stamped on a 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Very Vanilla cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The hummingbird was stamped on a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock that was handy.  All the coloring was done using Stampin' Blends.  Love using them for coloring - you get nice blended colors and none of the harsh lines you get with markers.  The colors used were from the 2020-2022 In Color collection.  Light and Dark Magenta Madness, Light and Dark Just Jade, and Light and Dark Misty Moonlight.  Just love how rich these colors look together!

The edges of the Very Vanilla stamped layer were also sponged with a small bit of Magenta Madness ink and a Sponge Dauber.  I also unearthed an old treasure, some enamel dots from way-back-when.  The color of these dots is Melon Mambo, but I thought they coordinated quite well.  It's amazing what all you find when you're packing to move!  Anyway, I thought they added an extra splash of color to the card.

To give our hummingbird an extra bit of shimmer and shine, I stroked on some Wink of Stella in a few areas.  Then I got out my trusty Paper Snips to cut the hummingbird out.  The very last step was attaching this little hummingbird to the card front using Mini Dimensionals to pop it up.  The special fold on this card is a bit different and fun to try, but I think the hummingbird is the real star of this card.

Hope you like this idea and it gets you itching to get your stamps out and play.  Remember, Sale-a-bration is going on right now.  When you spend $50, you can choose this versatile hummingbird stamp set for free or choose one of the many other items in the Sale-a-bration brochure.  If you don't have your own catalog and Sale-a-bration brochure yet, contact me and I'd be happy to send one out to you if you'd like me as your demonstrator.

If you'd like to place an order, please use this month's Host Code.  This way I can keep a record of your order to give you credit on your $300 Punch Card Club.

Thank you for stopping by to check out my blog.  Please leave me a comment so I know you've been here!  I love hearing from my friends. 

Sharon