Welcome to very special Artisan Design Team Blog Hop. On this hop, we are featuring the new Blended Seasons Bundle featuring exclusive products available for a limited time.
The Blended Seasons Bundle is perfect for crafting in any season, in any part of the world! The bundle features the beautiful Blended Seasons Stamp Set, coordinating Stitched Season Framelits Dies and the beautiful new Watercolor Pencil Assortment 2, including some of Stampin' Up!'s brand new colors! Demonstrators can pre-order this bundle during the month of July, so don't wait...place your order today. But don't despair, customers can order beginning on August 1, 2018, but if you don't want to wait, sign up to become a demonstrator today.
This bundle has so much to offer and I love it. It has been a while since I have used watercolor pencils, so I spent several hours exploring different techniques. For this particular card I stamped the flowers in Jet Black StazOn ink on Shimmery White cardstock. I lightly colored the flowers and then blended them with a Blender Pen to create a smooth foundation. Then I laid down several light layers of dry color and continued to build the intensity until I reached the look I wanted. Next, I used the sharp portion of the pencil tip to flick color from the center of the flower out. I love the control I get with this technique and even though it takes quite a bit of time, the results are definitely worth it.
I chose Spring as my season and I mostly used colors from the Watercolor Pencil Assortment 2 (Flirty Flamingo, Coastal Cabana, Gorgeous Grape, Granny Apple Green, and Garden Green), but I did borrow a few colors from the original set (Daffodil Delight and Old Olive). I love the way the two sets compliment one another and stretch your coloring possibilities.
For the card base I used Smokey Slate cardstock (#131202) and gave the top panel some texture with the new Subtle Embossing Folder (#143706). Lightly mist your cardstock with water before running it through the Big Shot to get a great textured effect, just be sure to let it dry completely before adding it to your card front. After it was dry, I ran a hot iron over it to flatten it and then adhered it to a second piece of card stock for reinforcement.
I used the two largest Stitched Season Framelits to create an open frame. I cut one frame from Basic Black cardstock and one frame from Whisper White cardstock. By slightly offsetting the layers I was able to give some depth to the card. I love how these framelits add stitching to the inside and the outside of the frame.
Next, I cut three of the Thank You Thinlits (#146832) from Whisper White and one layer of Basic Black cardstock and stacked them for stability. Finally, I added the fussy cut flowers to the frame and strategically placed some sequins from the Iridescent Sequin Assortment (#144212) to fill in the frame and add balance.
Elizabeth Price is next on our blog hop so be sure to head on over and check out what she and the the rest of the Artisan Design Team team have in store by clicking on the button below.
Cathy Caines - In The Cat Cave (Canada)
Charlet Mallett - Painted Orange (USA)
Connie Collins - Constantly Stamping (USA) <- you are here
Elizabeth Price - Seeing Ink Spots (USA)
Emma Goddard - Coastal Crafter (UK)
Jennifer Frost - Jennifer Frost (Australia)
Jenni Pauli - Paulines Papier (Germany)
Jessica Winter - kunterbuntestempelwelt (Austria)
Kayla Macaulay - Love, Kayla (Australia)
Kim McGillis - Kim McGillis Papercrafting (Canada)
Lauren Alarid - Crafty Little Peach (USA)
Linda van Wely-Zwolle - Stampin with Liz Design (The Netherlands)
Rhoda MacPherson - Pretty Creative (UK)
Sarah Lancaster - Pirouette Papercraft (France)
Susan Wong - Stampin Susan (New Zealand)
Sylwia Schreck - Stempel Einfach (Germany)
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