Daisies & Dragonfly – Tutorial

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Boy, ever have one of those days you just couldn’t make up your mind on what you wanted to create?  Well that is me today for sure, lol.  So I settled on a project with a background that is as random as my thoughts are!

Enough said, you will see what I’m talking about in a moment.

Let’s get started.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations Art4Frames II, here is the link to their great store  https://www.innovativestampcreations.com/iscrubberstampsheets.html
Paper: Whisper White, Black
Ink:Adirondack Butterscotch, Lettuce, Oregano, Rust, Stampin Up Black, Shabby Shutters Distress ink
Accessories:Markers, Versmark Pad and marker, Sponges, Clear Embossing powder, heat gun, white gel pen

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Stamped daisy by first loading stamp with Versamark, then Shabby Shutter ink, and then colored in center of the flower with a More Mustard marker before stamping on Whisper White card stock.  Heat embossed image with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Colored in flower with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Stamped stem by first loading stamp with Versamark and then Oregano ink before stamping.  Heat embossed using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Sponged Butterscotch ink on the card stock using a streaking motion and going different directions.  Note to get a warm glow to your project, start out with an layer of a warmed colored yellow and build color on top of it.

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Sponged on Lettuce ink using the a streaking motion and streaking it in random directions.

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Sponged a few spots of Rust ink on.

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Added some sponged streaks of Oregano ink.

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Going darker yet, sponged on black ink in a streaking motion.  Note:  Be careful not to sponge the black onto you embossed images.  It stains it gray, yuck!

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Added more streaks of Butterscotch ink to bring back some of the warmth.

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More Rust sponging, lol.  There is no right or wrong way to do this.  I just keep piling on the color until I like it.  🙂

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Traced the left side of the stems with a black fine tip marker to create a light and dark side.

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Traced the right side of the stems and top of flower with a White Gel pen.

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Stamped corner stamp with black ink in each corner.

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Stamped dragonfly with Oregano ink.

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Stamped flower bud on left side of stem.  Colored stem with an Old Olive marker, used a black marker and traced the left side of the stem,  traced right side of stem & Dragonfly and colored flower buds with a white gel pen.

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Repeated the bud stamp and coloring on the left side of stem.

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Stamped stem stamp around the outside edge of the card stock using black ink.

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Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.

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Hope you enjoyed this embossed sponging project and will give it try.

May your day be filled with sunshine and daisies.  🙂

Until my next post. . . . .

Michelle 

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