I finally had a chance to play with one of the stamp sets from the new Stampin Up! catalog. I was so excited to see it in the pre-order because it was one of the ones I really wanted! We used to have a porch swing at our first house, and I spend many quiet mornings sitting on it sipping tea and reading. When I saw the stamp set, it reminded me of those wonderful mornings and made me wish I still had one. Hmm, maybe I will ask for one for my birthday.
In the first one I just stamped and colored it with markers, fussy cutting the pillow. I used the grass and flower stamps from In the Meadow.
In the second one, I colored the stamp with a marker and stamped on watercolor paper. Using the dry brush technique, I pulled some of the color from the image. I really like the way it turned out, although the photo doesn't really show it well.
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Wow- I am amazed that these two beautiful cards use the same stamp set - they look so different! The first one is fresh, pretty and summery and the second has an elegant , antique look. Fabulous! Thank you for joining us at Make My Monday. Marina DT
ReplyDeleteBoth of these are beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us this month. Lisa DT Dragonfly Dreams
ReplyDeleteI love the second one most, how do you do the dry brush technique? What colors did you use in the second one?
ReplyDeleteBoth are beautiful! Especially love the second one! Will you share what colors you used in this one & how you did the dry brush technique?
ReplyDeleteThe color is a sepia marker from Marvey but I think soft suede is close. The technique is to stamp your image, wet your brush then squeeze most of the water out of it, and gently pull the color from your stamped image. Does that make sense?
ReplyDeleteYes, thanks so much, I will give it a try!
ReplyDeleteWhat stamp did you use for the branches? Both the card are lovely but the second is my favorite
ReplyDeleteIt's the tree from In the Meadow. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove the distressed, vintage look of the second one! Less really IS more!
ReplyDeleteBoth are very pretty. I love the simplicity of the second one. Thank you for sharing these lovely cards!
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