Boy, ever have one of those days you just couldn’t make up your mind on what you wanted to create? Well that is me today for sure, lol. So I settled on a project with a background that is as random as my thoughts are!
Enough said, you will see what I’m talking about in a moment.
Let’s get started. 🙂
Supplies:
| Stamps: Innovative Stamp Creations Art4Frames II, here is the link to their great store http://www.innovativestampcreations.com/iscrubberstampsheets.html |
| Paper: Whisper White, Black |
| Ink:Adirondack Butterscotch, Lettuce, Oregano, Rust, Stampin Up Black, Shabby Shutters Distress ink |
| Accessories:Markers, Versmark Pad and marker, Sponges, Clear Embossing powder, heat gun, white gel pen |
Stamped daisy by first loading stamp with Versamark, then Shabby Shutter ink, and then colored in center of the flower with a More Mustard marker before stamping on Whisper White card stock. Heat embossed image with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Colored in flower with a Versamark marker and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Stamped stem by first loading stamp with Versamark and then Oregano ink before stamping. Heat embossed using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.
Sponged Butterscotch ink on the card stock using a streaking motion and going different directions. Note to get a warm glow to your project, start out with an layer of a warmed colored yellow and build color on top of it.
Sponged on Lettuce ink using the a streaking motion and streaking it in random directions.
Sponged a few spots of Rust ink on.
Added some sponged streaks of Oregano ink.
Going darker yet, sponged on black ink in a streaking motion. Note: Be careful not to sponge the black onto you embossed images. It stains it gray, yuck!
Added more streaks of Butterscotch ink to bring back some of the warmth.
More Rust sponging, lol. There is no right or wrong way to do this. I just keep piling on the color until I like it. 🙂
Traced the left side of the stems with a black fine tip marker to create a light and dark side.
Traced the right side of the stems and top of flower with a White Gel pen.
Stamped corner stamp with black ink in each corner.
Stamped dragonfly with Oregano ink.
Stamped flower bud on left side of stem. Colored stem with an Old Olive marker, used a black marker and traced the left side of the stem, traced right side of stem & Dragonfly and colored flower buds with a white gel pen.
Repeated the bud stamp and coloring on the left side of stem.
Stamped stem stamp around the outside edge of the card stock using black ink.
Assembled card and here it is finished measuring 5.25″ x 5.25″.
Hope you enjoyed this embossed sponging project and will give it try.
May your day be filled with sunshine and daisies. 🙂
Until my next post. . . . .
Michelle
Zindorf Stamps 
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