Hello fellow stampers! I am Theresa McEntee-author of Theresa’s Treasures Paper Crafts. I am hopping along with the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop today with my Stippled Roses Congratulations Card for the Ink and Inspiration Blog Hop-February 2024. You can visit super awesome blogs from around the world! The list to follow the hop is at the end of my blog post. Please stop by and see everyone’s projects!
The Ink & Inspiration Challenge is both an image and a color challenge. I was inspired by the image of the roses in the center of the image. I love roses-the color, the scent, and the wonderful feeling I get when I receive them. Roses are also very nice to send to others!
Real roses can be very expensive and only live for a short time. Creating a card with roses is more managable and can last forever!
Measurements
- Calypso Coral cardstock (cs) card base: 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
- Calypso Coral cs: 2 3/8″ x 5 1/2″
- Softly Stippled Designer Series Paper (DSP):
- Calypso Coral background: 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
- Wild Wheat burlap pattern: 2 1/4″ x 5 3/8″
- Very Vanilla cs:
- inside: 4″ x 5 1/4″
- sentiment: 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
- for stamping the roses: 4″ x 5″
Supplies
- Stamp Set: Stippled Roses
- Dies: Stippled Roses
- Ink: Stazon Saddle Brown and Parakeet Party Ink pads
- Stampin’ Blends Alcohol Markers: Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly, Parakeet Party, Lemon Lime Twist & Granny Apple Green
- Watercolor Pencils: Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie & Granny Apple Green
- Embellishments: Iridescent Pastel Gems
- Ribbon: 1/8″ Metallic Woven Ribbon in Parakeet Party
Instructions
- Stamp the roses in Stazon Saddle Brown ink onto the 4″ x 5″ Very Vanilla cs.
- Pick out the Stampin’ Blends and Watercolor Pencils. It may take 1- 1 1/2 hours to color the roses.
- Start with the darkest color of alcohol ink and just color where there are already shadows.
- Then blend in the next lightest color. Continue to apply small amounts of ink with the markers until you have the desired look. Note: there is a Facebook Page by Alison Tilsner that you can join called Blends & Beyond. In Guide 1 there is a video she made that I followed to color the roses.
- After you have the Alcohol Markers down, enhance the colors with the Watercolor Pencils.
- Stamp the smaller rose in Stazon Saddle Brown Ink onto the inside Very Vanilla cs and color.
- The senntiment is stamped in Parakeet Party Ink.
- Assemble the card. Use Stampin’ Dimensionals for the burlap strip on the card front.
I hope you enjoyed my card. Coloring takes a lot of trial and error. If it doesn’t come out the way you like at first, try again. Enjoy the Blog Hop for more ideas with this theme!
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Have a most wonderful day!
Theresa
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Sale-a-bration
Sale-a-bration ends on Thursday February 29, 2024. The Softly Stippled 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper is one of the FREE products with an order of $50 USD. When you order the Stippled Roses Bundle alone you will qualify to choose the paper! Order HERE
