Well yesterday completely got away from me.  Ever have one of those days where you start something, see something else that needs done, start doing that, see something else that needs done, start doing that.  BUT YOU ARE NEVER GETTING ANYTHING ACCOMPLISHED!  That was my day yesterday, lol.  I am just sorry I did not get to stamp yesterday.

Doing my tutorials is a real commitment time wise, by the way.  I am asked frequently how long a tutorial takes me?  Well it takes me between 3.5 and 4 hours to create my card while taking photos, edit the photos, post the photos to my blog and write the tutorial.  It’s a wonder I get anything done.  But I always have prep work to do for up coming brayer workshops etc. on my plate so I don’t always get to stamp each day and just forget about my posting while I am on the road.  There is never ever time for that.  I hope you all know how very much I love you even if I don’t get to post daily.  My readers are the most wonderful and caring people out there.  I know this by the comments that you leave me.  Smooches!  LOL, I must be PMSing. 

Anyhow,  enough of that.  Today I challenge myself to use some colors of ink that I don’t normally use.  So I used Stampin’ Up! Garden Green and Green Galore.  They are beautiful colors, but when I use green I normally go to Old Olive and Always Artichoke.  As you see below, I have many colors to choose from. 

Note:  You to need them all.  🙂

Today’s project also sneaks in a stamp that will be in the new Stampin’ Up Summer Mini Catalog due out May 1, 2010.   Live in the USA and need a copy of the Summer Mini Catalog?  E-mail your mailing address to mzindorf@aim.com and I will get one in the mail to you.  🙂

Now on with the tutorial. . . .  . .

Supplies:

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I started this project by using my Big Shot Machine to cut two Top Note Dies from Whisper White card stock.

Using the stitch pattern as a guide, cut edge off of one die cut.

Stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up! Bloomin’ Beautiful set by first loading my stamp with Versamark and them loaded the stamp with Basic Black ink before stamping it.  Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Stamped the bee by first loading the stamp with Versamark and then with Basic Black ink before stamping it.  Heat embossed the image using clear embossing powder and heat gun.

Colored the Bee and the center of the flower in with a Summer Sun marker. 

Colored the darkest parts of the flower head using a Blush Blossom marker.  Colored the leaves and stems in with a Certainly Celery marker and then the dark parts of the leaves with an Old Olive marker.

Colored over the images using a Versamark marker.  Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.  Now my images can be brayered over and the embossed images will resist the ink.

Brayered Certainly Celery ink at the top of the card stock.

Wiped the ink off of my embossed images using a paper towel and then dried the brayered on ink with my heat gun for a moment.

Stamped the flower from the Stampin’ Up Watercolor Trio set (this will be in the Summer Mini Catalog) using Versamark only.  Heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder and a heat gun.

Brayered Green Galore at the top of the card stock.

Wiped the ink off of my embossed images using a paper towel.

Sponged Garden Green around the edges of the card stock.

Added just a bit of Basic Black ink to the edge of the card stock, not covering the Garden Green ink entirely.

Adhered my main image Top Note to the other none cut top note die using Tombo Mono Multi Glue.  This is my favorite adhesive.

Used the Big Shot Machine and the Large Dot Texture Plate on a 5.25 piece of Certainly Celery card stock and a 2″ x 5.25″ piece of Garden Green card stock.

Adhered the Garden Green piece to the Certainly Celery piece and sponged Garden Green and Basic Black around the edges.

Assembled by my card adding a Whisper White and Garden Green Panels, Certainly Celery Ribbon and Gold Brads.  Here is the finished card measuring 5.5″ square.

May your day today be as productive as you want it to be.

Until my next post . . . .  . . . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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