Hello! Carolyn Peeler with you today to share a card tutorial. When I saw this beautiful Wildflower stamp set by Concord & 9th, I immediately had a project in mind for them. So into my shopping cart they flew and I excitedly waited for them to arrive. Once they were in my hands, it was time to put the idea I had in my head onto paper. I invite you to join me for a short tutorial walking you through the creation of this card.
First, cut watercolor paper 4.25" x 5.5". Then start stamping the flower designs you would like onto the watercolor paper. All inks used on today's project are Distress Ink pads by Ranger.
I began with the ferns. I wanted the ink to be a bit variegated, so first I inked the stamp with Bundled Sage, then I inked just part of the stamp with Forest Moss. Once both colors were on the stamp, I stamped the image onto the watercolor paper.
We will repeat the same step using one of the flower stamps and Worn Lipstick and Victorian Velvet. Keep in mind that if you are stamping a stamp with multiple inks, you will want to start with the lightest ink before inking with the darker color.
Finally, stamp the final flower with Fossilized Amber ink.
Now that all the images are stamped, it's time to fill them in with color!
You will use the same colors to fill in each flower or bloom as you did to stamp the outlines.
Once I finished coloring the images in, I glued a white strip of cardstock across the bottom of the card and placed the greeting in its prospective place without attaching it yet. Looking over my project, I felt like the card was missing something on the upper left side. (see below) So, I ended up stamping one more fern in that area.
Ok, so now I' happier :)
To finish off, we need to attach the Pinkfresh Studio acetate greeting. To do that, I used the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.
So, there you have it! I love how fresh and summery this card is and hope you do too!
Here are the direct links to the products used in today's tutorial:
