Stamp Off Vellum Seasonal Layers Thinlits

Hey friends, it's another Stamp Off Challenge Friday.

Today Buffy, Susan and I challenged each other to

use vellum on our projects.  Vellum cardstock, on page 192,

is a great product, that often slides between paper packs

and gets forgotten.

I decided to use a technique with my vellum cardstock.
I colored the vellum with Stampin' Blends and then 
blended the colors with cotton balls soaked in alcohol.
Since the Stampin Blends are alcohol based, the alcohol
moves and blends the colors.  I cut out the vellum leaves
with the Seasonal Layers Thinlits on page 219.  I decided to
layer the full leaf with the cut out leaf, to emphasize 
the vellum and color contrasts on the card.

The sentiment, inked in Cajun Craze, comes from the 
Painted Harvest set on page 139.   You can see a bit of a
So Saffron in the background, which was created with the
"splotch" from Beautiful Blizzard on page 39 in the
Holiday Catalog.

I appreciate your visit, and strongly recommend that you click
on to Buffy and Susan's sites, to see their vellum samples.

All the Good Things Tree

This is another card made with the images from

All the Good Things on page 151.  It is simply a dandy

set to play with on your Stamparatus.  In this example,

I used Mint Macaron, Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow

on the tree, with Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade,

with a little Crumb Cake for the pot.  Thanks to this

technique, I have fallen back in love with my 

Stampin' Write Markers!

All the Good Things Carp with Stamparatus

All the Good Things, on page 151, is a great set,

and works well in conjunction with the Stamparatus.

When you use the Stamparatus, you can ink up small portions
of the image, and keep adding color

until you are happy with the results.  

Patty Bennett did a really great video, showing this

technique here

 All of the images in this set lend themselves to this

technique.  Whether you use markers or spots, it is

very satisfying, as you are able to make color adjustments.

It is more forgiving than watercoloring, which is a

bonus for me!

Beautiful Blizzard Country Home

There several Holiday catalog sets that I absolutely adore.

What is even better is that they can be combined in different

ways.  In this example, I paired Country Home on page 43 with

Beautiful Blizzard on page 39.  I love using the "splotches" 

from Beautiful Blizzard with other images.  In this example

I didn't color the watering can because the splotch worked

well as a coloring component.   I did color the foliage with

Stampin' Blends, but I think that the delicate plant life

works well with the mysterious watercolor splotches. 

Serene Garden Dove

Ah yes, the lovely Serene Garden set (on page 166)

and coordinating Garden Scene Framelits, are so

striking.  This bundle creates the kind of patterns that

you'd see in a mid century modern home, with the lines

and angles.  I really like the dove, which can work back

to Christmas, or a garden theme.  I also like the fact that

you can color the images with blends, or watercolor,

or leave them as is.  It seems to look good with little

to no effort!

Follow Your Dreams Big Wish

I decided to play with the Follow Your Dreams

(P 54) set and coordinating Chase Your Dreams framelits,

since it's been a while.  I love the different framelits,
in this bundle, enabling you to

layer shapes.  Growing up, my Dad was a minister

on an Indian Reservation for a period of time, so

this brings back fond memories.   My

sister, who has a degree in soils and biology, was asked

to grow some ancient seeds that were found in a cave

in Wisconsin.  She also grew blue corn for ceremonial

use by Native Americans in Wisconsin.  I obviously have 

many family ties, that drew me to this bundle.

It does not disappoint!