Hi there friends! I hope you're having a great weekend. The Paper Players have a lovely holiday color combo for you this week. Feel free to use any neutral--these colors are so rich and lush that they look beautiful with almost anything! I kept my card pretty simple and just let the colors and paper do the work for me:
I used the emerging color technique to achieve this effect. I stamped the Medallion onto my designer paper with Versamark ink and heat set with clear stampin' emboss powder. It can be difficult to see the clear image on the patterned paper but if you tilt it toward the light you can see it all. Next, I brayered Cherry Cobbler ink all over the paper repeating many times to achieve a deep saturated color. The last step is the fun part when the color underneath emerges through the stamp! With a baby wipe, rub off the brayered ink from your embossed image to reveal the beautiful pattern of your paper in the shape of the medallion.
Here's a close-up so you can see the rich color created by the brayer and the clear embossed image. Pretty isn't it? I created a little dimension with a second layer of the embossed image in the center.
I repeated the process on a small piece of designer paper just big enough for the center of the Medallion. I punched it out with the 1 3/4" circle punch and popped it up on dimensionals. Or as my stamp gals call them, "risers"!! Of course, I had to add a little somethin' to the center so a medley of various sized basic pearls made an elegant centerpiece. I thought the front was pretty enough without a sentiment so I let the inside do the talking:
I can't seem to put down the Seasonal Sentiments stamp! I love the mixed font, the message and the dramatic size. A strip of the matching designer paper used on the front plus a Cherry Cobbler scallop trim border finished it off nicely. These colors are perfect for holiday cards and with Christmas only 39 days away, you need a holiday card! ;-) I hope you will join us at The Paper Players this week. We can't wait to visit you!
supplies:
stamps: medallion; seasonal sentiments
ink: versamark, always artichoke, cherry cobbler
paper: always artichoke, cherry cobbler, very vanilla CS; bella bleu DSP [retired]
xtras: always artichoke seam binding ribbon; scallop trim border & 1 3/4" circle punches; clear stampin' emboss powder; basic pearls; brayer.
I can finally share some exciting news with you! I've been busting at the seams!! Lesley, of The Paper Players Challenge, asked me if I would like be one of their guest designers for the month of September! How exciting is that?! Of course, I said yes, yes, YES!! I am so honored to be part of this talented team. Even more exciting, I am starting a little early because DT LeAnne is taking a break to spend time with her new granddaughter (yeah, LeAnne!).
The circular element of the blackberries stands out when I look at this photo and the Medallion stamp came to mind. I think it would also look good embossed with black embossing powder to really make it shine like the blackberries. This photo also makes me think of old world bakeries and the Medallion stamp has a similar vintage feel.
A strip of (retired) Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon gives a little pop of strawberry red against the Crumb Cake background. And I am in LOVE with the Decorative Label punch from the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog. Here, it's used with a Curly Cute sentiment on top of another medallion image, from Charming, in Crumb Cake ink. I love stamping the sentiment over a coordinating image--it really fills in the space!
Lastly, a peek at the inside. Just repeated elements from the front. A Crumb Cake Medallion, a sentiment from Occasional Quotes in Basic Black and a stamped scallop border in Riding Hood Red from the (retired) All Scallops set.
you look at this photo? Hop on over to the Paper Players Challenge and link up your creation! We would love to see what inspires you! Thanks for stopping by.
