Definitely Watercolour Wings

It was a lovely, hot Canada Day, and I made my traditional potato salad and went to my friends' annual Canada Day barbecue! But before I left, I worked on some designs for my Technique Night classes coming up next week. The theme is Butterflies, so naturally I decided to use the new Watercolour Wings stamp set. But I really used some watercolour effects when I stamped them! I was inspired by a card by Chrissie Stokes, although the effects I achieved are quite a bit different from hers.

• I used the Watercolour Wings stamp set and triple-step stamped the image using all three of the component stamps and Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Island Indigo inks. The difference is that I used Shimmery White paper and sprayed it quite liberally with water before stamping. I tried to direct the "drips" to run diagonally and generally succeeded, but water does have a mind of its own!
• Using the Heat Tool to dry the water, I then restamped the images, not worrying if they were spot on the previous image, because the edges were all blurred out anyway and it added to the watercolour effect if it wasn't precise.
• The Gorgeous Grunge stamp set was used to ink up the various splotches and splatters in the same inks and these were added to that diagonal swath of colour. I also used an Aqua Painter to soften some of the edges and add a bit of a wash in other areas.
• Finally, I dried everything again with the Heat Tool, went over it with the Embossing Buddy and stamped the inside of the butterfly, the body and some general Gorgeous Grunge splatter in Versamark ink, covered it with Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set it with...you guessed it...the Heat Tool! Oh yes, and also the sentiment, which is from the Hello Life Stamp set.
• I used the new Fluttering, a 6" x 6" Embossing Folder to add a border of texture on the bottom of the front panel for interest and topped it with a single strand of Bermuda Bay Thick Baker's Twine.

I hope my Technique Night guests will be excited to do this one!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today!

Product List

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set [139424]	Gorgeous Grunge Wood Stamp Set [130514]	Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set [130517]	Hello Life Photopolymer Stamp Set [137136]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197]	Island Indigo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122923]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171]
Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad [126986]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131]	Bermuda Bay Thick Baker’S Twine [138413]
Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139304]	Aqua Painters [103954]	Heat Tool [129053]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Fuse Fast Adhesive [129026]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Big Shot [113439]

I Used Rose Red and I Liked It!!

You know how there are certain colours in the Stampin' Up! colour families that you like and some you just can't warm up to? Well, Rose Red was one of those colours for me. It was just like Garden Green until Stampin' Up! used it in a lot of the Christmas DSP! I saw how to combine it with other colours so I grew to like it. In the Occasions Catalogue, there is a lot of Rose Red in the Designer Series Paper, so I decided that I'd give it a try yesterday. Do you know what? I think that may have been the first time I'd used that Ink Pad! Truth! But I like how it turned out, especially paired with the gold accents, so I will probably use this colour more frequently now.

• Snip! Snip! Snip!  I did a lot of fussy cutting on this card, but my fussy cutting days are numbered! You see, I got a Brother ScanNCut for Christmas - an ecutter. As soon as I get it set up and I learn how to use it, I may not have to go to these lengths anymore! How exciting is that? 
• By the shape of the little hearts, I thought they would coordinate with our Sweetheart punch, but alas, they are too small and had to be hand cut.
• The images and sentiments on this card are all from the new stamp set, Hello Life. It actually coordinates with the very cool Hello Life Project Kit, which I will be showing you soon, and seeing if there is any interest in doing a class with it.
• I die cut the large sentiment with one of the Ovals Collection Framelits and wanted to matte it with the next size up oval cut from a Gold Foil sheet, but that made it too large for the card, so you'll never guess what I did! I used the next size up oval framelit, mounted the sentiment on it, then, using my Paper Snips, I trimmed it down to the size I wanted. It was difficult to get even, and kind of reminded me of when my mom used to cut my hair. It got shorter and shorter as she tried to even up both the sides! Fortunately, I didn't have too many adjustments to make.

• I die cut that sweet little curvy sentiment on the bottom with one of the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits and backed it with some more Rose Red.
• The background DSP is from the new Occasions Catalogue and it's called Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper, a series of Water-coloured designs, some of which look good enough on their own to be framed!

My Winter Class Schedule is up and you can check it out here. There are still a couple of links to post but they should be up sometime today. Pick the classes that fit your interest and schedule! Please make sure to register, and if possible, pay ahead of time.

Also, let me know if you are interested in Product Shares with the new Occasions Catalogue for paper and ribbon and accessories. I will get it organized for you if there is enough interest.

And just a reminder that there are only 8 more days to order from the Holiday Catalogue. Don't miss out on something you really wanted. There is very little likelihood of finding the same thing next year!

Have a great Monday!  See you tomorrow with a new Sneak Peek and some new Weekly Deals!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today! *List does not include Stampin' Up! sneak peek items.  They will be available Jan. 6, 2015. 

Product List

Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Rose Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102544]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126954]
Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547]	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129]	Gold Basic Metal Buttons [133763]	Gold Baker's Twine [132975]	Heat Tool [129053]
Ovals Collection Framelits Die [129381]	Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits [135707]	Big Shot [113439]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]

*Hello Life Stamp Set

*Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper