Creativity Is Contagious

Hi!  Here's a look at a part of the new release from Mama Elephant who I am Guest Designing for right now.  I'm sure like me, many of you have friends and acquaintances in the card making world or friends who crochet up a storm etc.  Well here's the stamp for them, or at least here's the stamp you'll want so that you can create and encourage them, otherwise known as 'enabling'.


I wanted the sentiment to shine on this card and kept the design simple but pretty.  I die cut a stitched panel from soft pink cardstock.  I used my Embossing Buddy to prep the panel then stamped the sentiment using my Misti with Versamark Ink.  I stamped it 2 or 3 times to get a strong impression.  I then heat embossed it with Ultra Fine White Embossing Powder.



The panel was then adhered to the card base which is white but it has a layer of white craft foam sandwiched in between which lifts the panel up and makes it feel beautifully substantial when handled and truth be told, it handles the rigours of the mail system so much better when you do this (better than putting dimensional foam tape back there!

The next step was to hand stamp the beautiful bunnies and their Dandelions from the new Dandelion Wishes stamp and die set onto Strathmore Bristol Smooth using Archival Ink which is waterproof, then watercolour painting them using my Kuretake Zigs.  I die cut them and applied them with foam tape.



The final touch was to add dots of Uniball Signo White pen over the dandelion heads, to make them look fluffy and altogether softer, sort of perfectly imperfect if you will and then a few pearl sequins add that final but necessary accent.



Thanks for coming along to read how this card was made, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to leave me a comment!

Nicky x