Hello Lovelies!!
I hope you have had a great week and had a chance to check out our new stamp arrivals!! Have you seen the new Poppy stamp from Graciellie Designs? It is so versatile and can be used as a happy, sad or “just because” card.
Here is a link: https://www.unitystampco.com/unusual-day-poppy/
I started this 4.25 x 5.5 top folding card with the white card base. I used the Honeycomb Crafter’s Companion 3D embossing folder and used a Micron black pen and ruler for the stitching.
Next, I die cut the “hello lovely” (Reverse Confetti) sentiment three times. Once out of copper card stock ( Love Nicole from AC Moore) and twice more out of heavy white card stock. Connect glue comes in handy when you want to align the letters; it gives you some time to move it into the right position.
Then the poppy! I stamped it with Gina K Obsidian Amalgam Ink and cut it out all along the flower and leaf. The leaf was easy to color with Copics YG23, YG07, YG17. I started with the lightest color, YG07 all over and then the other two colors for the darker edges.
The poppy itself needed some more shades, Y08, YR07, YR18, YR23 and YR24. I colored the whole poppy with Y08. I used the “tip-to-tip” technique to stretch the colors I have, and to achieve the colors I don’t have in my stash. The YR18 is too dark but I like the orange. So, I took the Y08 pen and touched the tip of the YR18 to get a yellow/orange color. This technique also makes the brush strokes wispy. Work your way all the way around and use the YR23 where the shadows would fall.
To finish the card, I used a gem brad and placed it in the middle of the poppy. Use a white Gel pen to highlight the ridges of the pedals. Place double sided tape under the poppy and adhere to the white base. Use a T-ruler to line up the “hello lovely” and Connect glue to place the letters.
I hope you have a fantastic day and thank you for looking!
Charmaine
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