Jun 05 2008
Floral Friendship - Tutorial
Wanted to work on a piece that was not a landscape this morning. The images used are by Innovative Stamp Creations. Here is a link to their online store: http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html
Let’s get started on the tutorial. 
Supplies:
| Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations - Friendship & Fancy Designs |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Cool Caribbean |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Soft Sky & Chocolate Chip, Adirondack Ginger & Stream, Palette Noir Black |
| Accessories: Versamark Pad & Marker, Fine Detail Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Prismacolor markers Eggshell, Buff, Light Blue & Terra Cotta, Sponge |
Stamped flowers with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White Card stock.
Colored the outer part of the flower petals with a Prismacolor Eggshell marker.
Colore the flower centers with a Prismacolor Terra Cotta marker.
Colored over the flower images with a Versamark marker and heat embossed with fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Stamped the face image of my Stamp a ma jig plastic sheet and then used it for placement.
Stamped face image by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then Chocolate Chip ink before stamping.
Heat embossed image using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Colored the face using a Prismacolor Buff marker.
Colored her eyes with a Prismacolor Light Blue marker.
Sponged on Soft Sky Ink using a circular motion.
Sponged Ginger ink around the face image using a circular motion.
Getting darker yet, sponged Chocolate Chip ink around the face image.
Sponged on Stream ink in a circular motion to the left of the face and a little on the top and bottom.
Stamped Flourish with Soft Sky ink.
Assembled card and here it is completed measuring 5″ x 6.5.
Hope your day is one of sweet smelling flowers!
Until my next post. . . . . . .
Michelle
What a surprise this morning! The card theme is different but the style is definitely Zindorf! I LOVE it:)
WOW!!!
Awesome!!!!! I love the flowers around the face. You have such a creative mind! Great image.
Trish
Michelle, this is stunning! I would never think about getting a stamp like the face of this beautiful girl. This looks like a painting! Lovely! One question, after you heat embossed the flowers, you inked up the face stamp and embossed it as well. Did you wipe the ink from the face off the flowers before applying the embossing powder for the face? Thanks for your awesome tutorials!
Terri asked “after you heat embossed the flowers, you inked up the face stamp and embossed it as well. Did you wipe the ink from the face off the flowers before applying the embossing powder for the face?”
Terri, no, I didn’t wipe it off. It usually just melts right into the layer below it.
You have to watch using black it. It will stain your previous layers or make them a yucky gray. 
I love the look of this!!! Just beautiful!
Oh WOW, WOW, WOW, this is my ALL TIME FAVORITE one Michelle.
Just gorgeous.
As I said before this is just awsome, and I don’t think there is anything in the world of stamping that you can’t do. I just love this, and think I need those stamps……LOL
Evelynn
Your talents are never ending!
Oh, my….I’m gonna have to pull out my thesaurus! how many ways CAN one say “gorgeous”??!! This is so beautiful!
Just unbelievable!!! As always - you take my breathe away. I want/need those stamps now [as with everyone you use, finally got my Drama Queen]
I’ve been seeing innovative stamps more and more. Just wasn’t sure how to use them. Thanks for the tutorial. You make this look easy!
nina
Woooowwwww, this is absolutely stunning. Not like most of your work isn’t!
I have been watching your gallery on SCS for quite some time, but luckily yesterday I decided to visit your blog. Again, I am blown away. Terrific card, Michelle. These are lovely colors with this face image. I really need this stamp set, too, now. 
Kelly
I love this one, I think this is one of my favorites. Love your work!
WOW,WOW, WOW! I want to be you when I grow up! Your creations are stunning!
Another gorgeous card! This is one of my favorites. I have several stamps I could do this with. Thanks for the inspiration and instructions!
Another stunning creation. Gorgeous! Many thanks for providing tutorials! I may not be able to do it, but now I know how You did it…:o) and you make it looks so easy. I always look forward to see what is coming next.
I still can’t get over how you start stamping the images in the middle of the sheet and keep adding more layers.
Another home run.
Love this!! A work of art! Gorgeous! Thanks so much Michelle!
Dazzling! Your creativity amazes me. I’ve been looking for a really cool b’day card idea for my sister - I think you have just given me a nudge in the right direction.
-mary
Absolutely fabulous. Love everything about it…..the flowers the colors it’s amazing.
This is the most beautiful card I have ever seen. I am totally blown away, and you make it look so easy. How on Earth did you ever think to do all this xxx
This stamp is gorgeous! I love that you showcased something a little different here. I would not have thought to use this type of technique with a face. Your card is absolutely beautiful as always.
Stunning!
I absolutely love this. The face image is beautifully done with the flowers.
Oh this is just gorgeous!! I love the way you scattered the flowers around her face. SO beautiful!
How much more elegant can you get? This is so beautiful. I still can’t imagine the hair melting behind the flower petal. It just doesn’t seem possible. You are a genius. Fabulous!!!
Very lovely. So how do you remove the ink from your emboss resist images so that color doesn’t get smeared into another area?
Thanks!
Michelle this it breath taking! Betsy will just love this!
Unbelievably beautiful…You are truly an artist…thanks for sharing your techniques, cards and ideas.
Michelle, you’re an absolute guru in the art industry. This card is like a graphic design but handmade. It’s a work of a genius! Thank you for sharing.
OhioMary asked “So how do you remove the ink from your emboss resist images so that color doesn’t get smeared into another area?”
Mary, I use an old rag and just carefully wipe it off the embossed images.
WOW!!! What more can one say. The card is truely amazing.
Oh Michelle, this is beautiful. Her eyes jump right out at you. So feminine.
Stunning Michelle, I love that girl!
Oh wow, OH wow, OH WOW!!! This is stunning. Just beautiful!!!!!
One of your absolute best works yet, this is fabulous! Thanks for all your hard work and efforts to help us become better stampers! You totally rock!!!!
Oh my Michelle, this one is through the roof! Gorgeous, just jaw-dropping gorgeous! I think this one may be my favorite yet. The good news is that I have the Friendship stamp set!
Now for the courage to try this out!
Wow, What an awesome card. Very inspirational. Thanks
Oh, that is superb! Just beautiful. Thanks for showing us!
Wooooow!!! Awesome piece of art!!! Thanks, Michelle for another fabulous creation!
Absolutely breath taking.
Amazing, lovely bg and how she is surrounded by flowers!
As usual this is simply beautiful, Michelle! Thanks so much for continuing to share your talent with us.
I have a marker question for you…how do you decide which kind to use (e.g., prismacolor versus copic versus stampin’ write)? I’m gradually expanding my stamping/art supplies and wanted to make informed decisions about what I need next
Any suggestions/tips you have would be greatly appreciated (beyond what’s in your FAQ section) 
This is really gorgeous - you have such a way of pulling things together and making a wow!
Kim asked” have a marker question for you…how do you decide which kind to use (e.g., prismacolor versus copic versus stampin’ write)? I’m gradually expanding my stamping/art supplies and wanted to make informed decisions about what I need next. ”
Kim, I’m no marker expert, but I do love the Primsacolor markers when I comes to solvent based. Copics I’m sure are wonderful, but I can’t justify the price for what I use them for and that is card making. There is also a fond place in my heart for the Stampin’ Up markers. They are great for watercoloring since they are waterbased.
A complete different animal than the solvent based Prismacolor or Copics.
My suggestion if you have money for both solvent and waterbased, buy both of them!
I love having both on hand. There is my two cents on the subject.
This is absolutely stunning.