Country Road Whisky - A masculine card

A masculine card using the Country Road stamp set to produce a masculine whisky-themed card

This is a birthday card for a young man who is "twenty something". Another special request from my son!   He's a whisky club friend who is very fond of Ardbeg whiskies.  I printed the image of the bottle onto Whisper White cardstock and then cut it out.  It's adhered with mini Dimensionals.

I thought the Country Road stamp looks like the barley that is grown for whisky (I stamped several times to get some depth - like a field of barley) and the font in the sentiment from the Painted Glass stamp set seems to go well with the Ardbeg font.

I "extended" both of the label die cuts to make room for the bottle.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Country Road Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$33.00

Painted Glass Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$31.00

Painted Labels Dies

$61.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

Timeless Tropical Hawaiian card

Hawaiian themed card?

So the harsh truth is that I don't always love every element in a bundle.  In this particular case, I love the flower, I don't mind the palm trees but I REALLY don't like the pineapple.  But, that hibiscus was enough for me!

However, I thought I'd give that pineapple the benefit of the doubt and have a go at using it.  Hmmm.  I've tried to disguise it, but I'm still not excited.

Anyway, here's my attempt to befriend the pineapple!

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time! (and not a pineapple in sight!)

Stephanie

Product List - All products available for purchase from my online store

Timeless Tropical Bundle (English)

$90.75

Grapefruit Grove Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Garden Green A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

$15.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Many Marvelous Markers

$215.25

Blender Pens

$21.00

Very Versailles Thank You

Very Versailles with Painted Poppies "splodges"!

I love the images in the Very Versailles stamp set - so I can't really understand why it's one of the most under-utilised sets in my collection.  Time to correct that!

I stamped the frame image with Terracotta Tile ink and covered it with a mask before stamping the script image in the same ink but stamped off once (tap the stamp into the ink, stamp onto a scrap piece of paper and then stamp onto the project). 

I then stamped the foliage and lace with Shaded Spruce ink.  Using one of the "splodge" stamps from the Painted Poppies stamp set, I tapped into Shaded Spruce ink, stamped off once (see above) and then randomly stamped around the edges of the project until I ran out of ink.  I repeated this process until I was satisfied with the balance.

A few self-adhesive sequins finish the Very Versailles card

Having removed the mask, I stamped the greeting with Shaded Spruce ink.

The base card is Shaded Spruce and there's a layer of Terracotta Tile.  

The final touch was to add some Adhesive Backed Sequins in the luminescent pale green shade.

Thank you for visiting.

'Til next time!

Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad

$13.00

Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Terracotta Tile A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins

$12.75

Painted Poppies Reincarnated

After a bit of cosmetic surgery, I ended up prefering the messed up test piece to the original card!

So this is what happened to my test piece from Friday's card!  You know I hate to waste anything!

Having finished painting the poppies, I trimmed around the bottom of them (see below for a photo of the test piece).

I then turned it upside down and painted the area under the poppies with Petal Pink ink, adding shadows with Gray Granite ink.

Then I adhered this to a piece of Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper before adding it to my Gorgeous Grape base card.

The sentiment, from the So Sentiments stamp set, is stamped with Gorgeous Grape ink.

As a finishing touch, I pressed Perennial Essence Floral Centres into a Blackberry Bliss ink pad before adhering the to the centre of the poppies.

Adding shadow under the flowers really provides "dimension" and  makes them pop

Keep scrolling down beyond the supply list if you'd like more information on how I watercoloured the flowers - I used the same process for both today's and Friday's cards.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Perennial Essence Floral Centers

$10.50

Painted Poppies Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

$40.00

Floral Essence Photopolymer Stamp Set

$30.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$15.75

So Saffron A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper

$20.00

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

$15.75

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$6.50

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

$6.50

This was how my card started out - a mistake, then a test piece!

This ended up as a test piece because I didn't like my composition so I decided to use it to practice colouring the poppies and to test some background colours and effects.

Step one - Stamping the centre with Blackberry Bliss ink

Step 1: I used a light ink to stamp the Painted Poppies image.  I happen to have some Purple Posy ink but I think Highland Heather would work fine, especially if stamped off first before stamping onto the watercolour paper.

Step 2: I used an image in the Floral Essence stamp set and Blackberry Bliss ink to stamp over the flower centres.

Step 3:  I "painted" one petal with water.

Step 4:  I took the excess moisture from my brush, dipped it into Gorgeous Grape ink and then applied it to the wet petal near the flower centre.  TIP: I prefer to use ink from reinkers but if you don't have the reinkers, simply stamp the ink pad down onto a clean water-resistant surface (such as an acrylic block or some acetate).  But if you need to add more ink - wipe the surface dry first.

In this photo I have painted the petal with water then added some Gorgeous Grape ink.
On the left side of the petal I have started drawing out the ink towards the edges of the petal.

Step 5: Having wiped my brush on a wet wipe (a tissue will do), I started to use the brush to "pull" the ink towards the edges of the petal.  TIP:  Don't be afraid to leave some white

Step 6: Repeat steps 3 to 5 with a different petal.  TIP:  choose a non-adjacent petal so that the two petals do not "bleed" into each other.  OR ensure the first petal is dry before proceeding to an adjacent petal.

In this photo I have painted the adjacent petal (to the right) with water

TIP:  If you leave just a faint touch of colour in your brush when you paint with the water, it may help you see the areas you have covered.

In this photo I have added the ink to the wet petal in the areas that I want to be darkest

Here I have used my brush to pull ink towards the edges of the petal, finishing the second petal.

Step 7:  Allow the flower to dry thoroughly and then decide if there are small areas you wish to further define or deepen the tone.  You'll need to use a much dryer brush for this