These blue to purple gradient letterpressed flowers make me so happy! I took the Delicate Stems Impress-ion Press + Foil Plate and turned the focal point flowers into a background design. It's easy, peasy and a great way to make my supplies go even further!
I wanted to create a frame with the Corner Meadow Impress-ion Press + Foil Plates, so I used gold pigment ink and black watercolor paper and pressed the image into the paper, turned it, and pressed the same image into the cardstock once again. My first time, I created a full rectangle frame with the image overlapping on the edges. I wasn't sure if I liked it, so I tried again after slightly shifting the press plate so that I wouldn't get an overlapped image.
I completed both cards with a die-cut and stamped sentiment from the Simply Word Dies and Simply Sentiments 4x6 Stamps. I made both of these cards in under 15 minutes. You could easily prep and mass produce this design for any occasion!
I started my card by watercoloring a rainbow wash onto an A2 Cotton Watercolor Panel. I used just three colors of watercolor - pink, yellow, and blue - and blended and overlapped them to create the remaining colors of the rainbow. I did three layers of color, drying between each layer. Once the panel was completely dry, I added some black ink spatters and pressed the Corner Meadow Impress-ion Press + Foil Plate into the corner with Raven Hybrid Ink.
I finished the card with a die-cut sentiment from the Simply Word Dies and an additional sentiment strip from the Simply Sentiments 4x6 Stamps. That's it! Thanks for joining me!
You're invited for a coffee date! Send a cup of cheer with this Stack & Collage invitation card. Watch the video tutorial to see how easily everything came together!
I stamped the Invitation 3x4 Stamp with Alloy Hybrid Ink Pad onto a piece of white cardstock and chose a few sentiments from the You're Invited Collage 4x4 Stamps to stamp with Raven Hybrid Ink Pad to build the base of the invitation. I kept a simple color palette for the rest of the coffee themed invitation and stamped sentiments and icons using Tickled Pink Hybrid Ink and Bali Blue Hybrid Ink. Once I was done stamping the invitation portion of my card, I trimmed the panel and added it to a light blue mat and set it aside while I worked on the rest of the card.
I used the Wildflower Layered Botanicals 4x6 Stamps and a few of the flowers onto a white card base to accent the invitation piece. The layered flowers are the perfect frame and help bring some extra color to the card. That's it! Thanks so much for joining me!
I colored the floral background with Copic markers and trimmed a portion so that I could layer it at the bottom of my card. I added a white mat and added my pieces to a light blue card base. That's it! See you again soon!
I started the card by using Raven Hybrid Ink to press the sentiment and image from the Delicate Stems Impress-ion Press + Foil Plates into a Cotton Watercolor Panel. I used the Delicate Stems Layering Stencils to add color to the flowers. Rather than adding a single color, I decided to create a rainbow of color! I started with the first stencil using yellow ink in the center and then added pink to the left and blue to the right. I added a bit more pink on the right so that I could create a shade of purple. I repeated the process with a heavier hand on the second layering stencil. Once my coloring was complete, I added gold shimmer watercolor spatters and cut the panel with the Arches Dies.
