Apr 01 2009
Swing in Spring - Tutorial #194
I bet you can guess what gave me the inspiration for this card. My 5 year old Grand Daughter is visiting me this week for her Spring Break so we have been hanging out in the park a lot. When making this card I found the Stampin’ Up sets Eastern Influences and A Kind Word work perfectly together. Don’t you think? Sure puts me in the mood for Spring.
Let’s get started on the tutorial.
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up A Kind Word & Eastern Influences |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Not Quite Navy & Baja Breeze |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up Kiwi Kiss, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy & Baja Breeze, Palette Noir Black |
| Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue, Cameo Coral, Blush Blossom, Barely Banana, Old Olive, Creamy Caramel & Basic Black, Prismacolor Pale Peach Marker, White Ribbon, Silver Brads, Versamark marker, White Gel pen, Sponge, Ruller, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, Photo Corner Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch |
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Stamped the Girl image on a 3.5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White Card stock with Palette Noir Black ink.
Colored the girls hat, dress and flowers with Stampin’ UP markers Creamy Carmel, Blush Blossom & Cameo Coral.
Added Barely Banana marker to her hair. Colored the swing seat with Creamy Caramel marker.
Colored the bird with Bashful Blue.
Colored her skin with a Pale Peach Prismacolor marker. This is a great color for skin tones.
Colored the leaves with an Old Olive marker.
Created a shadow on her hat with a Creamy Carmel marker. I went over this a few times to get it good and dark in this area.
Created a shadow on the bottom of her dress using the Blush Blossom marker. I went over it a few times to get the color good and dark for the shadow.
Created a shadow on the bottom sides of her arms and legs using the Pale Peach marker.
Colored over the entire image using a Versamark marker.
Heat embossed the image using Fine Detail clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Now that my image has been heat embossed it will resist the brayered on ink for the background.
Brayered Kiwi Kiss ink at the bottom of the card stock.
Brayered Baja Breeze ink at the top of the card stock.
Brayered Not Quite Navy ink on the top of the card stock, not covering the Baja Breeze ink entirely.
Sponged Night of Navy at the top of the card stock and then on the card stock edges, all the way around.
Stamped the Stampin’ Up Eastern Influences Branch twice with Palette Hybrid Noir Black ink.
Colored the branches in with a Sahara Sand marker.
Used a white gel pen to dot in the flowers on the branches. Now we are talking Spring. 
Drew in the swing rope to connect to the tree branch using a ruler and a Stampin’ Up Black marker.
Adhered my main image panel to a Whisper White panel and punched a Horizontal Slot on each side of the panel.
Slide my ribbon through and assembled the rest of the card front. Added Photo corner punches and silver brads.
Here is the complete card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.
May your day be filled with Spring Blossoms!
Until my next post. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
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These two sets work well together. What a lovely card, it reminds me of my daughters when they were little. They used to wear dresses like that! Now teenagers, jeans and t-shirts all the way!
Your Granddaughter is a great influence for you! This card is incredible. Putting the two stamps sets together as you did – genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This one so so so pretty… the white blossoms look great.
What a great spring card- love it! Thank you!
AAWWW! How sweet!!! I was so excited to see you use a stamp with a swing theme. I have a swing (Not as sweet as this one) and have tried to use it but it always looked unfinished. Now I know, it has to swing from something!!! Can’t wait to try this technique. Thanks for taking time away from your Granddaughter to teach us this tutorial, it is great!
This is fabulous! I love that you created a branch for the swing!
Hi Michelle
I loooove your card. It’s so sweet. Have a nice week with your granddaughter!
WOW! So impressive, as usual. You have inspired me to do a brayer/sponging class! TFS
Robin
So sweet. This put a big smile on my face. It took me back to childhood and swinging. How fun! (Now I would need Dramamine to swing…LOL).
Thanks for sharing with us. Have fun with your granddaughter.
Beautiful card, what a great inspiration! Thank you for the detailed instructions.
Have a happy stamping day and Happy April Fool’s Day!
Trish in Wisconsin
Oh Michelle,
This is fantastic inspiration.. This is my first port of call when getting up in the morning, your blog to see what you have been creating of late.. Thank you for all your beautiful cards & enjoy your grand-daughter
Linda - Brisbane - Australia
This swing card is so adorable Michelle. Awesome idea blending two very different stamps together to make such a sweet scene.
Love it
Happy Wednesday
This card is beautiful. Thanks.
Absolutely adorable!!
Adorable card. You must be having a great time with your granddaughter.
Oh, my…only you could have made me think about getting this set, lol! I’ve always thought it was cute, but not my style. This is just gorgeous! Glad you’re enjoying your grandma time…
Michelle, I’ve really been enjoying your daily posts. Your cards are beautiful. You make brayering look easy, although I’m sure there’s a technique or two to be learned. I wish you would be teaching in Southern California! Oh well, I enjoy seeing your creations and it makes me want to get out my stamps, inks and brayer the day away. Keep up the good work and thanks for taking your time to share with all of us.
What a sweet, sweet card! Thanks for sharing your talent.
Hi Michelle,
You totally aced it with this card. Blew a much cherished illusion too! Somehow when I see your work you always strike me as a very mature maybe 30 year old - no way you have a 5 year old granddaughter. Oh well On the other hand even though I’m 51 I seem sto see my self as about 26 or so on the inside. Then I look in a mirror….I’ll leave you to imagine the rest
PS. Now I’m really missing the Cherry Blossom Festivals I grew up with in Washington DC. Really missing the Sakura song now!
So nice!
How sweet is this !?!? I am glad you are having a great week with DGG.
I do not have to tell you that you being a SU demonstrator will increase their sales :). I was looking at this stamp, and now I have to have it because of what you did with it :), this is gorgeous.
Simply gorgeous. Two questions. First, when you color over the entire image that uses several different colors, such as the girl in today’s project, do you start with the lightest color and then go to the dark? Will that prevent smearing of color?
Second, I’ve tried sponging with the sponges you use but they flake on me in a big way. Do you think I am too rough when using them or do they flake on you, too?
Totally sweet! Love how you combined the two stamp sets to create such a lovely scene.
This card is absolutley beautiful, I love being inspired by your designs, not that mine ever look as good as yours! But I do keep trying!
I love looking at your creations each day!
Kristy (Perth, Australia)
What a delightful card. Your colouring is awesome…as usual. Thanks for the wonderful tutorial.
This is PRICELESS!
What a gorgeous card. Spring has arrived here too.
Eveline.
very cute, I love this time of year with all the flowering trees!
Michelle,
This card is ONE of my favorites!!! Seeing it in person today while taking your class in Dayton was exciting!! The card does not do it justice… and I thought this one was BEAUTIFUL??!!
I enjoy your cards and your style… it’s fantastic!!
Enjoy your weekend!
Denise from Massillon
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