“Feels Like Home” Colored
with Soft Pastels Assortment
The
new Stampin’ Up Pastels Assortment can be used in many ways to color stamped
images, create backgrounds and even “dye” ribbon! This card was created using
direct to paper and ribbon, sponging with sponge dauber and coloring in with
blender pens.
Supplies:
Stamp Set(s):
· Feels Like Home Stamp Set (156607)
(Stamp
set is free with $60 CDN purchase during August-September 2021 Sale-a-bration)
Card Stock:
·
Basic White Cardstock 8.5”x11” (159276)
·
Calypso Coral Cardstock 8.5”x11” (122925)
·
Blackberry Bliss Cardstock 8.5”x11” (133675)
Designer Series Paper:
·
You’re A Peach 12”x12”
Designer Series Paper (155686)
Stamp Pad(s) and Ink(s):
·
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (132708)
·
Soft Pastels Assortment (154585): Coastal Cabana, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape,
Mango Melody, Mossy Meadow, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade
Dies and Embossing Folder(s):
·
Stitched Rectangle Dies (151820)
(Optional: cut cardstock to size with trimmer if you do not have the dies)
Embellishments:
·
White
Ribbon from Flowers for Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack (153620)
·
Opal
Rounds (154289)
Tools:
·
Stamparatus or Clear Blocks b, d, e (E necessary and can use for image and sentiment)
·
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (if using
dies)
·
Blender Pens (144107), sponge
daubers
·
Take Your Pick tool (144107)
· Silicone Craft Sheet (127853)
·
Paper trimmer/scoring
tool; bone folder; paper snips
Miscellaneous:
·
Adhesives: Stampin’
Seal or Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Measurements:
●
Blackberry Bliss Cardstock: 5.5”x8.5” scored
at 4.25”
●
Basic White Cardstock: 4.25”x3; 2.75”x.75” (these
are minimum measurements: be sure to have enough room to stamp and die cut)
●
Bumblebee Cardstock:5”x3” for die cut
●
Designer Series Paper: 5.25”x4”
Instructions:
1 1. Prepare
card base by cutting and scoring Blackberry Bliss cardstock as noted in the
measurements.
2. Stamp
image on larger piece of basic white cardstock and stamp greeting on smaller
piece using Memento ink.
3.
Cut
the image and greeting with rectangular dies or trim image to 4”x2.5” and
greeting to .5”x2.5”
4.
Starting
with the Poppy Parade pastel rub lightly direct to paper and blend with sponge
daubers.
5.
Using
the spatula end of the Take Your Pick tool scrape off a bit of each chalk into
a tray or onto the silicone craft sheet.
6.
With
lightly damp blender pen pick up some of the Mossy Meadow and using dabbing
motions colour the large tree.
7.
Clean
blender pen on scratch paper or silicone craft sheet and pick up other colours
to fill in plants, baskets and bike seat as desired using small strokes and
dabs cleaning blender pen nib between each colour.
8.
Colour
in the door with Daffodil Delight stroking up and down the planks. Colour the
walkway with Mango Melody stroking front and back along the lines (not across).
Fill in window with Night of Navy with blender pen stroking along the lines in
the image.
9.
Take
blender pen and pick up Poppy Parade pastel to dab around the brick area to
make it appear darker in spots to contrast with the lighter colour behind.
10. Run
the Poppy Parade pastel stick along the edge of the stamped image to frame it.
11. With
a sponge dauber pick up some Mango Melody pastel and rub across greeting strip.
Run the Poppy Parade pastel along the edge of the greeting strip to frame as
you did for the image section.
12. Take
the Daffodil Delight pastel and rub along the ribbon firmly until you achieve
desired colour. Glue the ribbon along the DSP so it will be between the image
and the greeting.
13. Glue
the DSP to the card base and the image to the Bumblebee die cut cardstock (if
not using the dies, trim the Bumblebee to 4.25”x3”).
14. Place
the image section above the ribbon and the image below the ribbon using dimensionals
to pop them up.
15. Place
the Opal Rounds around the image as desired.
·
Calypso Coral Cardstock 8.5”x11” (122925)
for card base
·
Bumblebee Cardstock 8.5”x11” (153077) for the piece
behind the image
·
Sweet Symmetry Designer Series Paper (155605)
·
Embellishments are 2020-2022 In Color Square Gems (155572)
If you don’t have
this stamp set, this technique would work with any similar image that is a “scene”. It is
one way to use these Soft Pastels to create beautiful unique pieces of art for
your cards and scrapbook pages. Stay tuned for later posts on more ways to use
them.
If you live in Canada and don't already have a demonstrator, I
would be happy to send you a catalogue and a card! Maybe this card!
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Lovely card Xenia.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nancy!
DeleteVery pretty card x
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Vickie!
DeleteI was too intimidated by this stamp set because of how much coloring would need to happen. You make it look so easy! Beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelly, I was too intimidated to use blends or markers for watercolour pencils - pastels made it so much easier and I like how it looks like art!
DeletePretty card!
ReplyDeleteThanks Libby!
DeleteLovely cards!
ReplyDeleteThank you Donna!
DeleteYour card is very pretty. I like your color selection.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nedine!
DeleteVery pretty card x
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen
DeleteBeautiful coloring with the pastels. The colors are perfect for this design. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tricia, I hope you try it out!
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