Hello, hello, hello!  Today’s tutorial features the Stampin’ Up! Level 2 Hostess set “Fast & Fabulous”.  This is also the stamp set that I am giving away as blog candy!!!  Woohoo!

All you have to do to enter for a chance to win this Fabulous stamp set is leave a comment on this blog post telling me to enter you.    If you are getting this blog post via e-mail, please click here and then leave a comment at the bottom of the actual blog post.

I will select the winner using a random number generator on May 29, 2011.  Remember you have to enter to win!   Good luck to all.

Now let’s get started on the tutorial. . . .  .

Supplies:

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Smeared Marina Mist ink on a 3.5″ x 4.5″ piece of Whisper White card stock using the edge of the ink pad.

Smeared Not Quite Navy ink on the left and right sides of the card stock using the edge of the ink pad.

Smeared Night of Navy ink on the right and left edges of the card stock, not covering the Not Quite Navy ink entirely.

Punched out 4 ovals out of Certainly Celery card stock using the large oval punch.

Cut a small wedge out of the edge of each oval.

Sponged Old Olive ink around the edges of the ovals.

Darkened the edges of the ovals using an Always Artichoke marker.

Scraped the edges of the ovals over my Alway Artichoke ink pad.

Stamped the flowers using Melon Mambo ink on Whisper White card stock.

Stamped the outline stamps over the Melon Mambo images using Basic Black ink.

Cut out the flowers and scraped the bottom of each flower on my Melon Mambo ink pad to darken.

Lined the bottom of the flowers using a Basic Black marker.

Assembled my scene and drew stems on the two small flowers using a Basic Black marker.  Also cut some of the lily pads so they would be going off the edge of the card stock. 

Assembled the card adding  a 3 5/8″ x 4 5/8″ Always Artichoke panel, 4.75″ x 6.25″ Marina Mist Panel, 5″ x 6.5″ Always Artichoke panel, 4 Not Quite Navy photo corner punches, 4 gold brad and  Pear Pizzaz Seam Binding.

Here is the finished card measuring 5″ x 6.5″.

May your week be totally fabulous.

Until my next post. . . . . .

Hugs,

Michelle

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