I had a workshop this week with some brand new stampers. I wanted to show them how easy it is to make a beautiful card without tons of tools. I was actually stumped for a bit. I went to my swap cards and they all had Big Shot or punched elements on them. So I hit the Catalog. I finally found some inspiration there.
Supplies: Kind Thanks and Gently Falling stamp sets, More Mustard and Soft Suede ink, Cajun Craze marker, Soft Suede and Naturals Vanilla cardstock, Spice cake Designer Series Paper, Stampin Sponge, Chantilly Lace Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Cutter Tool.
The only real tool used on this card was the Cutter Tool. I love how you can distress paper edges without endangering your fingers! The edges were then lightly sponged with More Mustard ink. And my favorite ribbon treatment is the ruched ribbon attached to Sticky Strip. Using the lace adds a nice textural element to the card. Plus it will lay flat for mailing, always a plus.
The leaf image is stamped with the marker thumping technique. This is an easy way to get multiple colors on an image. Simply ink up your image with your lighter colored ink, then tap over desired area with your darker color marker. In this case I inked with More Mustard, then thumped with Cajun Craze. Since it's a 2 Step Stamping set, there is an outline to add more detail to your image.
Gently Falling stamp set can be found in the Holiday Mini Catalog. You can view it by clicking on the image to your right. If you'd like to order any of these or other Stampin Up products, visit my online store at www.kwilliams.stampinup.net.
Your card is lovely! Very pretty and as you said, something that first time stampers could do! Thanks for posting it!
Posted by: Lori B | November 15, 2011 at 10:59 PM