Petals & Paisley Card Swap

Good Morning Friends!

As I had mentioned in my previous post, I participated in a card swap last night. All of the demonstrators used the Petals & Paisley stamp set. This stamp set will be available in the upcoming Spring Mini . The Spring Mini will run from March 1st through to June 30th.

The first two cards that I will post featured the paisley print stamp from the set. Each demonstrator coloured in the paisley design as well used the "find joy in the little things" saying on the card. Both of these layouts are great. Take a look at the stamp sets you have and incorporate them into these layouts. These layouts are very versatile . Where they have stamped the saying, take one of your stamp sets and put an image there.

The card on the left was created by Alicia. She stamped all over the main piece of cardstock using the background stamp in the set. She then stamped the Paisley stamp on two pieces of whisper white cardstock, coloured the image with a Stampin' Write Marker(Pixie Pink), then the pieces were mounted on Basic Black cardstock. The vertical piece was embellished using black and white gingham ribbon. Note how Alicia alternated the ribbon colours. Finally, the saying was accomplished by actually colouring right on the stamp using the Stampin' Write Markers to achieve the two colours on the one stamp. Once you "colour" the stamp, you "huff - or breathe" on the stamp to moisten it again, then stamp onto the cardstock. The saying was double mounted which helps it stand out a bit more than the paisley image. Great card Alicia!

The second card to the right was created by Bev. She stamped the paisley design onto whisper white cardstock which was then mounted onto chocolate chip cardstock. Bev coloured the paisley with the Stampin' Write Markers but used two colours: Pretty in Pink and Mellow Moss. Bev also used Chocolate gingham ribbon to embellish her piece of paisley stamped cardstock. Bev also stamped the saying on whisper white cardstock and double mounted it on Mellow Moss and Chocolate Chip cardstock. In addition to the saying, Bev also used the flower image. The same technique was used to achieve the two colours on this stamp by using the Stampin' Write Markers. A final embellishment of three little brads from the Soft Subtles brad pack really finish this card off! Amazing card Bev!

There will be a few more cards from the swap to follow. Check back over the next few days!

Happy Stampin' and Scrappin'!

Stacey

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