Jun 09 2008
Flower and Flourishes - Tutorial
This card was created for the Innovative Stamp Creation’s Color Challenge ISC C5 that can be found here: http://innovativestampcreations.blogspot.com/
All images are by Innovative Stamp Creations. Here is a link to their online store:
http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/ischomepage.html
Let’s get started with this morning’s tutorial. 
Supplies:
| Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations - Textures Backgrounds/Sentiments and Fancy Designs |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Cool Caribbean, Real Red and Black |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Basic Black, Real Red, Taken with Teal, Cool Caribbean, Soft Sky and Palette Noir Black |
| Accessories: Sponges, White Gel Pen, Versamark Marker, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Black marker, Prismacolor markers Light Blue & Crimson Red |
Stamped flower with Palette Noir Black ink on Whisper White card stock.
Colored the middle and center of the flower with a Prismacolor Crimson Red marker.
Colored ends of the petals and circle in the center with a Prismacolor Light Blue marker.
Colored over the entire flower with a Versamark marker and heat embossed using fine detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Randomly sponged Soft Sky ink on the background.
Randomly sponged Cool Caribbean ink on background.
Randomly sponged Taken with Teal ink on the background.
Randomly sponged Real Red ink on the background.
Flipped the background stamp over on the table, design side up and inked it using a sponge so I would get a soft impression.
Flipped my card stock over, face down on the stamp and gentle went over it with my hand to make the impression on the card stock.
Stamped Flourishes with Palette Noir Black ink around the edges of the card stock.
Sponged black ink around the edges of the card stock.
Darkened some of the flourishes with a black marker.
Missed taking this picture, but I took a white gel pen and accented some of the flourishes. Now that makes them pop. I also, make three white dots in each corner of the card stock.
The corners in the finished piece were made with a Photo corner punch and black card stock. The photo corners are put under the main image panel.
Assembled the card and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.
I hope you have some time to get inky and try this tutorial and join in the Innovative Stamp Creations challenge.
May your day be filled with flowers and flourishes.
Until my next post. . . . . . . .
Michelle
Thanks for the great tutorial for gorgeous card.
Love the colors on this card. Thanks for the tutorials. Wish I was one of the people to be able to go to your workshop. Maybe you hit the Northeast sometime. Have a great day!
Always such a lift each day when I visit your site. So inspirational - you need to come to the UK!!
This is so beautiful Michelle! The stamps (especially loving the background stamp) are wonderful! I always look forward to your posts! See you tomorrow
Love it!!! How do you mount your UM rubber??? OR are the ISC stamps premounted on EZ Mount??? I’m just curious because that background stamp just looks like a sheet or UM rubber.
Thanks!!!
Mary asked “How do you mount your UM rubber??? OR are the ISC stamps premounted on EZ Mount??? I’m just curious because that background stamp just looks like a sheet or UM rubber.”
Mary, the ISC stamps are unmounted deeply etched red rubber. There is no pad. When I get my stamp sheets, I cut them apart, cutting close to the stamp, flip them over, back side up and paint Aleene’s tack it over & over on them, let dry a little while. This allows me to stick and take them off of my acrylic mount, over and over. There is very little cost involved too.
When using an unmounted background stamp I just stick it to the table and lay my cardstock on top of it and rub it with my hand to get the impression. You can run your brayer over it to.
I have to try this one the colours are just out of this world. I love looking up your creations and appreciate all your little tips of the trade. tfs
Stunning! This card made me say “WOW” right out loud!
I never would have thought to combine the bold background with the flower and swirls. The shapes all fit and look great together.
wow love the layers especialy that swirl background !
Your incredible creations never cease to amaze me!! What a gorgeous work of art this is! TFS your easy-to-understand tutorials every day. I don’t know how you manage to keep going from day to day like this, but I’m really glad that you do!
Michelle, you always brighten my day!
I love this one, I can not wait to get home and give it a try.
Gorgeous! I’ll try to get something done before I leave on vacation for ISCC5, although I’ve no ideas floating in my brain using these colors. LOL!
This is fantastic - I love looking at your tutorials every day. - Don’t stop!! :o)
What a beauty! Thanks for all of the info you shared about the background stamp. Love your idea to sponge on the ink for a softer effect. Also, I did not know about the tack it that you paint on the back of the stamps so they adhere to the acrylic block. I haven’t worked much with acrylic stamps, but they seem to be less expensive than the wood mounted. I appreciate all of the good info you shared and of course your bright, beautiful card!
This is a great one Michelle. Your tutorials are so easy to follow yet they are so artistic in the end. This card is really beautiful Thank you so much for sharing your talents and information.
Retired Heather
BEAUTIFUL! Just beautiful. You are a gifted Artist Michelle.
Michelle - this too beautiful for words! I love how you sponged the circle background image to give it a soft effect on your card…. Wow…. Love IT!!!
Ohhh dudette!! This is a freaking bad a*s card!!!
Michelle, this is awsome love the colors and the swirls. Really neat card…
Evelynn
Incredible card, but yours always are.
Thanks for your tutorials. They are helping me a lot.
Once again, beautiful. Do you ever get tired of hearing us say that? I just love to “watch” you work through your tutorials. It never gets old! Thank you!
AWESOME! I just happened on your site the other day and have been so intrigued by your work! You definitely are a very gifted lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I did this using the Morning Song set from Stampin’ Up! it turned out awesome…..thanks for teaching me somethign new!!!!! keep up the incredible work!