Stamp Off Layered Leaves Technique

Susan, Buffy and I are here, on schedule, for our

bi-monthly Stamp Off challenge.  We appreciate you 

joining us!

This week, our challenge is to create a technique card,

using leaves or flowers.  Watercoloring techniques tend 

to be outside of my comfort zone.

Susan has taken some on-line classes, so this is more

in her wheel house, but I went with watercoloring.

 I pulled out my Layered Leaves 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing folder (p 211) and began by 

puddling ink in the depressions.  I placed the watercolor

paper over top, and ran it through my Big Shot.

Some of the water spread outside of the leaves, but 

overall, it made an interesting background.  I added 

splats with the stamp from Timeless Textures on page 154.

The sentiment comes from Thoughts and Prayers

on page 66.

Thanks for stopping by.  Time to click on over to see 

what Buffy and Susan

have done with this technique challenge. 

Christmas Quilt and Quilt Builder Framelits

This card is part of the Quilted Christmas Suite, 

found on page 5 of the Holiday catalog.  You have to look

closely because there are a number of products shown

on that page.  Initially, I missed the Quilt Top Textured 

Impressions Embossing Folder!

I really like this suite, because it enables

the crafter to create warm, engaging projects that

the receiver will love.  In the example above, I created

a very quick, simple prlject, using the Christmas Quilt set

and coordinating Quilt Builder Framelits Dies.  I love

the font used for the sentiment.

For more information, check out this video from

Stampin' Up!

 

Christmas Pines on DSP

There are a few Holiday sets in the annual catalog and

Christmas Pines on page 120 is one of my favorites.

 This set coordinates with the Pretty Pines Thinlits Dies

on page 216.  In this example, I have used the set only.

Layering the sentiment, cut out with the Layering Circles Framelits (on page 214),  over Wood Textures and Color Theory

DSP,  (page 187), enabled me to create a Holiday

color combination.  I like the gray tone in the Wood Texture,

which coordinates with the Silver Foil Sheets.