I knew it wouldn’t be long until I tried out stamping and coloring all these flowers on this new stamp “set” I recently got! This Flowers Fair Lovely Day Card is how a card might look if you inked up the whole stamp and then had fun coloring in the various flowers. The coloring actually goes pretty easily and quickly, so don’t get scared about it!
If you do not want to do a lot of coloring, check out my monochromatic card using this stamp set HERE.
First, I chose the colors I was going to use to color the flowers, and then I used a couple of the same colors for the card itself. The card base is Melon Mambo with a Peach Pie layer. I had cut the Basic White cardstock to the usual 4″ x 5 1/4″ when I stamped it with the Flowers Fair Stamp Set, which really isn’t a set, it is one large stamp! We used to call these a background stamp. When I decided to add the Peach Pie cardstock layer, I just trimmed down the stamped piece to 3 3/4″ x 5″.
The flowers are colored with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers, but you could use Watercolor Pencils, Pastels, ink and a Water Painter...whatever you like! In this case, the flowers are stamped with Memento Ink, but you could use Stazon if that suited your coloring better. However, we will be getting a new Hybrid black ink pad in the new May catalog! The flower colors are Melon Mambo, Peach Pie, and Pretty In Pink. First I used the Light Stampin’ Blend color, then used the Dark to add some shading. You can also add another color to the flower, you don’t have to stick with only the light and dark markers of one color. The leaves were colored with Soft Sea Foam Stampin’ Blends and maybe a little Granny Apple Green.
The greeting is stamped in Memento ink on Basic White and diecut with one of the circle dies in Spotlight On Nature. You will find the greeting in the Paradise Garden Stamp Set. I love this little pattern that cuts out around the edge. To help those little designs stand out, I cut a piece of Melon Mambo with a plain Stylish Shapes Die right behind it. I didn’t want to cover up any more flowers than necessary, so I didn’t want to make a larger layer. I just added it to show behind the greeting. This is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals right over the White With Gold 3/8″ Ribbon, which just goes across the lower part of the card, so it would be centered with the greeting. I also added a few Iridescent Foil Gems, which I love! These go with almost anything.
If you want to get this Flowers Fair Stamp Set, you will find it in the Online Exclusives. The Paradise Garden Stamp Set is there, also!
Have fun working with these pretty flowers here in Spring!
