Stamp Club Project From Friday Night

As soon as I saw this technique, I knew I had to buy all the ingredients and share it with my stamp club. This technique was demonstrated at the Seattle regional and I was absolutely blown away the first time I saw it.

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Of course it helps to have fabulous products to use, such as the Bride Speciality paper #115669 - Page 158 - actually, it shouldn't be called paper because it is sturdy enough to make a box from. The Organza Ribbon #114319 - Page 183 is delicately delightful and one of my ladies was stunned to find that it is only $5.95 for 15 yards.

To create the leaf design we ran Handsome Hunter card stock through the Big Shot using the Little Leaves #114511 Sizzlits Die - no cutting required - now that I love.

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OK, I know you want to know how the roses were created, so here goes:

1. Using White Craft Ink, stamp Rose from Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set #113436 Page 98 on Shimmery White Card Stock #101910 - Page 159.
2. Emboss images using clear embossing powder.
3. Spritz with water making sure small amounts of water pool on the petals.
4. Take three or four of your favorite color reinkers and put a spot of each color on a plastic lid.
5. Using an Aqua Painter #103954 - page 192 pick up a little of one of the inks and touch it on one of the pools of the water. You will see that the ink spreads through the water but stops where the image is embossed. Continue with the same color and then change to another color - repeat until your rose is how you like it.
6. You can use your dry Aqua Painter to remove any excess liquid, or I used the corner of a paper towel to soak up the excess.
7. Leave your image to dry. Once it is dry cut it out and attach to your card.

This is one of those hit and miss techniques and no two creations will look exactly alike, just like in nature. The more you experiment, the more fun you'll have.

Thank you Patty for sharing this fabulous technique that you saw in Seattle.

Have fun!