Today is a special day at The Stampin’ Schach! I am the Guest Stamper at Stampin’ Pretty…Mary Fish’s fabulous blog. I have been a member of the Stampin’ Pretty Pals for six years, and I could not ask for a better mentor than Mary. Although our styles are polar opposites, we both share an intense love of Stampin’ Up!
Today’s card is a prototype of one I am designing for March’s Lesson of the Month, which will feature the Moon Lake stamp set. It’s watercolored with Aqua Painters, and features “stacked” images. Enjoy!
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This finished card measures 5-1/2″ by 4-1/4″ when folded.
- Watercolor! Watercoloring is one of my favorite techniques. For this card, the image was inked in Jet Black StazOn and stamped onto Watercolor Paper. I then used Aqua Painters with Pear Pizzazz, Sahara Sand, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky and Soft Suede inks to color the image. To add depth, the image was stamped a second time onto watercolor paper and then glued to Coaster Board. The boat and the tree were watercolored, snipped out, and adhered to the first image.
- Tendrils! A Sahara Sand Lace bow is accented with a single strand of Gold Sequins, and tendrils made from Linen Thread. To see how I make my double bows, click HERE to watch the Double Bow Video from my archives.
- Pearls! Pearls are used to accent the background, which was created using the Simply Scored tool and Diagonal Plate. A few Crumb Cake speckles, courtesy of the Gorgeous Grunge set were added just for fun!
I hope you enjoyed today’s card. Won’t you let me know in your comment today? Your comments are important to me. And remember… if you ever have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away. And please….scroll down to read my first post today, featuring my Paper Players design team card. Until next time…
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Absolutely gorgeous, Anne . . ,. I LOVE your style (mine, too!) . . . and CASE many of your cards for myself, or my stamp clubs! THANK YOU for generously sharing all your creativity!
can you say GORGEOUSNESS!!!!
Ann, what an amazing artist you are. When I remember that you haven’t been doing this all that long it is so unbelievable. This card is breathtaking, and gave me chills!
Stunning Ann! This is such a lovely card, tranquil scene, and beautiful details. I love the diagonal scored lines with pearls and fancy bow to really highlight the scene. Gorgeous! Looking forward to seeing more from this pretty stamp set!
Jaw-dropping beautiful!
Hi Ann! I really like your card. The only question I have is how far apart did you score the lines to make the diamond shape? I want to do this on my card as well, but I need a jumping point so to speak or I will be totally off on my card. Thanks for showing such a lovely card.
Beautiful !!! I love the oval, the softness of the scene, and the pearls! So serene.
This is gorgeous. Just love your work. Thanks for sharing!
I’m giving this one of my rare “Best of Stampin’ Up” awards. Only the most beautiful and creative, all-SU works of art win this honor. Unfortunately, there’s no monetary award (!), just an acknowledgment that this is the best of the best. Congratulations!
Ann, I love your card!
Beautiful card! All of the details make it extra special.
Giggling here! You & Mary really do have different styles – that’s why I follow both of you!! You’re both Master Paper Artists!
Ann, your card today is gorgeous as usual! I get so much inspiration from your designs. I’ve been thinking about getting that stamp set but couldn’t get off the fence about it. I think you just pushed me off! I’ll wait to see what you come up with for your March class! Thanks again for sharing.
Wow. Another Ann masterpiece. Your cards have a way of making me wish I could just walk into them and live….REALLY have that vibe with this one! So lovely!
So proud to share your work today, A not K! Every detail is perfection!
Beautiful card, Ann. Your attention to detail is above and beyond!
Gorgeous. Love all the details and your coloring is perfect.
Your cards are absolutely masterfully done. Each and every detail is beyond anything I have seen. Just gorgeous, beautiful, stunning. Thank you so much for sharing this work of art. Your tips have been so helpful.
Just gorgeous!
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This a beautiful cards. Did you use an embossing folder or did you score the lines? There is so much depth and beauty in this card and all of your work. I love dropping into your blog.
Hi, Cyndi! I scored all of the lines using Stampin’ Up!’s Simply Scored tool and the Diagonal Plate.
What a peaceful scene Ann! Your coloring is beautiful and I always love your scoring and pearls! An absolutely gorgeous card!
Beautiful!
What a beautiful card. Love the cut outs! Just stunning.
Stunning…simply stunning! Your details are amazing and this is a true work of art. I wish that I col drop in that boat and have a peaceful afternoon….just fabulous!
Beautiful as usual!
Another wonder! How striking this card is – I really, really like it. I do have a question. Why did you glue the cutouts to the coaster board? Isn’t the watercolor paper strong enough? Just wondering – thanks.
Hi, Jenny! The watercolor paper is super strong. It was glued to layers of coaster board to increase the thickness, thus adding depth and dimension 🙂
Just gorgeous water coloring, Ann! A stunning card!
A lovely card! The detail is amazing. Someone would feel very lucky to get a card like this.
Just beautiful! Love the way the tree, canoe and water is colored. Thank you for sharing. Have a super day!
Oh Ann, I’m just blown away by the beauty of this card, the design is breathtaking. I love that you embellished it with your signature diagonal score lines and, of course, PEARLS!!! The gorgeous lace bow just completes this amazing card, I just love every single detail of it.
Thank you so much for sharing and for being Mary Fish’s guest stamper today.