I've been trying to be a little more thrifty with my crafting budget recently. Sometimes it's a bummer not to be able to get the latest and greatest stamps or tools. But it also means that I can "rediscover" the stamp sets I already own. That's what I did last weekend with the Wetlands stamp set from Stampin' Up!.
I loved combining the stamps from this set with a bit of ink blending. For the card on the left, I stamped the goose first then masked it and stamped the reeds a few times. I let the mask in place and lightly blended blue ink for the sky and green ink for the grass. Then I removed the mask and added a tiny bit of kraft ink to the goose for some shading. I left the bottom portion of the panel white to stamp a sentiment and also added a few sequins. I matted the panel with black card stock and adhered it to a green card base. I wanted to add one more embellishment, so I stapled a folded piece of neutral ribbon in the upper right corner.
For the card on the right, I was inspired by a few samples I saw online, like this card by Alisa Tilsner. (When I'm stuck with a stamp set, I do an image search for the name of the stamp set and company to get ideas.) To make my card I tore a piece of masking paper in half, making sure it wasn't a straight tear. I placed the two halves of the masking paper on a piece of white card stock, leaving a few inches of space between them and off-setting the pieces so the torn edges didn't match up. In the opening on the white card stock I stamped the image of the birds in the middle and the reeds at either edge. Then I started ink blending: kraft on the bottom half (darker at the bottom, lighter toward the middle), light blue in the middle, and dark blue along the top. To make the horizon line, I used a piece of masking paper with a straight edge, placed it a little above the top of the "sand" and lightly blended over it with the dark blue ink. Then I removed all the masking paper, stamped the sentiment, and added a few sequins. I matted the panel with black card stock and adhered it to a kraft card base.
I was really pleased with how these cards turned out -- and it was fun inking up an old stamp set. Thanks for stopping by!
These are great cards Andrea! It's fun to use what we have in craft stash, and like you, I sometimes do an image/brand search to see what ideas I can find. I like the way you have blended the inks on the 2nd card, such pretty colours! Stampin' Up! have such amazing stamp sets for sure!
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Thank you, Sunshine! I like the ink blending on that card, too. :)
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