Happy holidays to all! Today I have the honor of being the incomparable Mary Fish’s Guest Stamper. It is always a thrill to be featured on her blog, Stampin’ Pretty. However, I will confess that on these days, I worry about what to create. Today I opted to make something distressed and vintage. In case you would like to recreate this card, I am including a video on “Achieving the Distressed Look”. I hope you enjoy today’s card and video. Merry Christmas, Mary!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Distressed and Vintage
This finished card measures 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″.
- Emboss and color! Early Espresso Stampin’ Emboss Powder was used to heat emboss the Apothecary Art image onto Very Vanilla card stock. It was then faux watercolored using Blender Pens and inks. Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke pack a holiday punch! Tip: Embossed images are always easier to watercolor!
- Snip, pop, pearl! The Apothecary Art image was inked a second time, and selected blossoms were colored and snipped out. To add depth and dimension to the floral wreath, they were then popped into position using Stampin’ Dimensionals. Of course, a few Basic Pearls always add pizzazz.
- The “Goldilocks Syndrome”! Have you ever noticed that some sentiments are too small, while other sentiments are too big? Do you need a sentiment that is just right? Here comes My Digital Studio to the rescue! I simply printed out a perfectly sized “Merry Christmas” in Early Espresso using my home computer, and snipped it out.
- Do you find distressing, distressing? This video will surely help you recreate the background look of this card. Of course, like any of my videos, it is complete with bloopers. Why, it’s just like you are here stampin’ in my kitchen!
How I wish we really could get together and stamp in my kitchen! I guarantee that we would have a blast. Of course, you might have to put up with either Lexi or Muffy lying on your feet. And you read it correctly…not AT your feet but ON your feet! Brody has better manners. As always, your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one. Won’t you please let me know what you think of today’s card? And remember, if you ever have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away. Don’t forget to join me tomorrow for the winner of the Sizzix Texture Boutique Embossing Machine blog candy. For details, see this post. Until next time…
Stamp Set: Apothecary Art, French Foliage; Inks: VersaMark, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler; Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler; Tools: Heat Tool, Big Shot, Labels Collection Framelits, Simply Scored, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stamping Sponges, Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer Tool, Distressing Tool, Early Espresso Stampin’ Emboss Powder; Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls; Digital: My Digital Studio; Other: Printer
