Blowing in the Wind – Tutorial #257

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Oh, these cool mornings here in West Alexandria, Ohio have my mind thinking of an Autumn day and a walk through the wood with leaves crunching under foot while looking at clear blue skies.  Autumn is my favorite time of year.  Leaf images rate right up there in my favorite images to work with.  Stampin’ Up came out with this new set “Autumn Splendor” in their New Holiday Mini catalog.  I love the fine lines running through the leaf images and coloring them is a breeze.

But before I start this tutorial I want to tell you about two new Dynamite Stampin’ Up Demonstrators that joined the Stampin’ Up Family and my team.  So if you are looking for a Stampin’ Demonstrator in or near Fort Bend, Texas contact Jody Devine at [email protected] or if you are in or near Branchville, New Jersey contact Melba Beisley at [email protected]

Now on with today’s tutorial.  🙂

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin’ Up “Autumn Splendor” and “Baroque Motifs”
Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White and Not Quite Navy
Ink: Stampin’ Up Dusty Durango, Bashful Blue and Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Markers Old Olive and Apricot Appeal, Versamark marker and pad, Sponge, Clear embossing powder, heat gun

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On a 4″ square piece of Whisper White card stock stamped the flourish from the Baroque Motifs set using Versamark only.  Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Over Stamped the flourish with the leaf from the new Autumn Splendor set by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then loading the Stamp with Dusty Durango ink.  Heat embossed the leaf image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Colored the leaf in with an a Stampin’ Up Apricot Appeal marker.  The color will bead up on the embossed images so I wipe the images off with a paper towel after I apply each color.

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Added a bit of Stampin’ Up Old Olive marker to the tips of the leaf.

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Went over the leaf again with the Apricot Appeal marker to blend things a bit.

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Colored over the leaf with a Versamark Marker and heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

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Now the magic really happens.  Sponged Bashful Blue ink starting at the bottom of the card stock and working in a circular motion.   I left some white paper showing at the top.

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Sponged Not Quite Navy ink at the bottom of the card stock working in a circular motion and not covering all of the Bashful Blue ink up.

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I assembled the main image panel with a few simple card stock panels.  Here is the finished card measuring 5.25″ square.

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May your day be one of peace and harmony.

Until my next post. . . . .

Huge Hugs,

Michelle

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