Yuck, allergy season. Like everyone else I am struggling a bit with allergies. Spring is officially here, lol. Spent the day yesterday at the doc’s office, getting my presciptions filled and resting. Today I am feeling a bit more human and I wanted to reflect that feeling by making this cheerful card using the Stampin’ Up! set Funky Four with my much loved Stampin’ Up set Baroque Motifs. CLICK HERE TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THE FUNKY FOUR STAMP SET.
Let’s get started on today’s tutorial. . . . . .
Supplies:
| Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Funky Four and Baroque Motifs |
| Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Tangerine Tango and Not Quite Navy |
| Ink: Stampin’ Up! Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango and Always Artichoke |
| Accessories: Stampin’ Up! Sponges, Brayer, Clear embossing powder, heat gun, White Gel Pen, Old Olive Seam Binding, Markers – Always Artichoke, So Saffron & More Mustard, Versamark pad and marker, post it note, So Saffron brads, color coach |
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To get started today, I pulled out my Stampin’ Up! Color Coach to be inspired by a color combo. I found my starting color combo right on the Tangerine Tango card. This color combo says “happy” to me and that is what I was looking for.
Stamped the mushrooms on a 3.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock by first loading my stamp with Versamark and then with Tangerine Tango ink before stamping it. Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Colored the mushrooms in with a So Saffron Marker. Added More Mustard marker to the dark areas of the mushrooms and then colored over the areas again with the So Saffron marker to blend.
Colored over the mushroom, staying within the embossed image, using a Versamark marker and then heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Brayered Tangerine Tango ink at the top right corner of the card stock.
Ripped a fine edge off of a post it note and used it as a mask for the ground area of my scene.
Brayered Tempting Turquoise ink at the bottom left corner of the sky area.
Removed the mask and wiped the ink off of my embossed images using a paper towel.
Sponged Old Olive ink in the ground area.
Stamped the Baroque Motifs Flourish using Always Artichoke ink and then wiped the ink off of my embossed images using a paper towel.
Stamped the Baroque Motifs flower twice using Tangerine Tango ink.
Sponged Not Quite navy ink at the bottom left corner of the card stock.
Added a little bit of a shadow at the base of the mushrooms using an Always Artichoke marker.
Added a few highlights to the flower with a white gel pen.
Cut a 4.75″ panel from Not Quite Navy card stock and dry embossed it using the Flourish Texture Plate and Big Shot Machine.
Brayered over the embossed card stock with Tempting Turquoise ink to bring out the embossing a bit.
Added Whisper White and Tangerine Tango card stock panels, So Saffron Brads and Old Olive Seam Binding.
Here is my completed card measuring 5.25″ square.
A Little food for thought before I close today.
with my imperfections
The way I never get the sink really clean,
forget to check my oil,
lose my car in parking lots,
miss appointments I have written down,
am just a little late.
I am learning to love the small bumps on my face
the big bump of my nose,
my hairless scalp,
chipped nail polish,
toes that overlap.
Learning to love
the open-ended mystery
of not knowing why
I am learning to fail
to make lists,
use my time wisely,
read the books I should.
Instead I practice inconsistency,
irrationality, forgetfulness.
Probably I should
hang my clothes neatly in the closet
all the shirts together, then the pants,
send Christmas cards, or better yet
a letter telling of
my perfect family.
But I’d rather waste time
listening to the rain,
or lying underneath my cat
learning to purr.
I used to fill every moment
with something I could
cross off later.
Perfect was
the laundry done and folded
all my papers graded
the whole truth and nothing
but
Now the empty mind is what I seek
the formless shape
the strange off center
sometimes fictional me.
May you have good health today and always.
Until my next post. . . . . .
Hugs,
Michelle
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