I'm up on the Stamp Simply blog today with my last card for their Spring Release. This one features their beautiful BRAND NEW Happy Day Iris Stamp and Die set.
To create my background I spread white gesso through the flourish stencil and added a purple medley embossing powder over top. After heat embossing, I trimmed the panel to size and added a strip of paper lace on both the top and bottom. I stamped my irises in waterproof ink and colored them with Arteza Real Brush Pens. Next I added a die cut vellum circle (embossed with the lace embossing folder) behind my flowers to make them stand out a bit from the background.
Supplies from Stamp Simply:
- Happy Day Iris Stamps
- Happy Day Iris Dies
- Fishtail Sentiment Banner Dies
- Flourish Stencil (Tim Holtz)
- Crochet Dies (Sizzix - Tim Holtz)
- Lace Embossing Folder (Sizzix)
- Circle Dies (Spellbinders)
- Round Black Pearls
- Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink
Other Supplies:
- Purple Medley Embossing Powder
- White Gesso
- Arteza Real Brush Pens
- Wilted Violet Distress Oxide (Ranger)
This post linked to:
- Make My Monday - Use a Stencil
- Try it on Tuesday - Say it with flowers
- Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Stenciling, Flowers, Diecut
- A Place to Start - Two by Two
Beautiful card! As long as I've been stamping, I've never used gesso thru a stencil & heat-embossed. The result is lovely, you've inspired me to try it!
ReplyDeleteI love these irises, Esther! I never thought about adding embossing powder to gesso. A great idea!
ReplyDeleteThat is gorgeous. Your coloring is lovely and I really like the iris stamped inside. Your cards are always top notch!
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning, Esther! What a creative background with the gesso and EP. The iris are gorgeous. The colors and blending are beautiful. You are so talented. Thanks for sharing at A Place To Start's, "Anything Goes with a Two Twist".
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the stencil you've created on this card - it really make the card pop and give it lots of texture too, thank you for playing with us at MMM
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card and loved learning the tip of using gesso with the embossing powder and I love that vellum circle behind your main image. Tips I will want to remember!!
ReplyDeleteStunning Esther! That bold textured background panel is fabulous and the iris so eye-catching. Thanks for sharing with us over at TicTacToe this week!
ReplyDeleteOh wow I don't know how I missed this one, so lovely, the blending of your colors on the iris is beautiful, I like the embossed vellum behind and your crochet borders!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! Loving your iris design and these are my mum's favourite flowers 😀. Thanks so much for joining in the fun at Try it on Tuesday again! Hugs Jo x
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Thank you for playing along at MMM Challenge.
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