Mar 02 2008
Bloomin’ Distress
The title sounds bad, but it wasn’t — actually, it was totally FUN to make this card!!! It is a card I made using Bloomin’ Beautiful from the SU Occasions Mini and I had fun distressing it — lots of fun!!! Hence, the name. This is a card we will do at a workshop this week — hope they like it! Here it is:
My inspiration for this card came, obviously, from the sample shown in the Occasions Mini. The image is stamped on watercolor paper (3″ x 4″)with Black Stazon and colored with ink refills and an aquapainter. Then I stamped over it with the Sanded background stamp in Chocolate Chip. The edges were then distressed with the distressing tool on the Cutter Kit — love that little thing!!! And I like to make my corners separate into layers and curl them!!! I then took a piece of black (3.5″ x 4.5″) and stamped French Script (I don’t have the newer En Francais) in Black (hard to see, but I know it’s there – LOL!), used the Spiral Punch on the left edge and crumpled it up really good in my hands, really working it until it was soft and pliable. I then adhered both pieces together, off-kilter as shown, wrappedwith ribbon and mounted to my card. Oh, the card was stampedwith the definition stamp in the set in More Mustand — hard to see. Then the bee is stamped onto Very Vanilla, colored, circle punched and mounted on a nice fat Pot Dot.
Coloring this will take a bit of time for a workshop card, but Ijust really wanted to have them do it — thisis such a pretty and fun set!!!
- Stamps: Bloomin’ Beautfiul, Sanded, French Script, God’s Blessings (inside sentiment)
- Paper: So Saffron, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Watercolor
- Ink: Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard. Various reinkers to watercolor. Signo White Gel Pen for flower centers.
- Accessories: Aquapainter, Ribbon, Distressing Tool on Cutter Kit, 1 1/4″, 1 3/8″ and Sprial Punches, Mini Glue Dots, Pop Dots.
Thanks much for checking in! I wish you all a wonderful Sunday!
29 responses so far
What a gorgeous card, Sharon. I’ve admired this set and it’s on my “want list”. I love the hydrangea image – so beautiful and you’ve colored it perfectly. Lucky girls in your class!!!
Beautiful card. I love how you distressed it!
very pretty, Sharon! They will have fun making this!
This card is soooo Cool – I love your watercoloring. TFS
What a clever card. I love all the details!
It’s beautiful Sharon! What a wonderful workshop card to do!!
Beautiful card! Your ladies should love this. A little more work but the end results are well worth it!!
Absolutely beautiful!
Sharon, this took my breath away! WOW!!!!!!!!!
this is gorgeous! They will love it.
They will love it, wish I could come! lol
First of all, this is gorgeous, and the girls will love making it! Second of all, OF COURSE YOU CAN PUT ME ON YOUR BLOG roll! I have four top favorite stampers whose work I love and admire, and you are one of them. Your blog is the ONLY blog I have in my favorites. I admire many, many stampers, but there are these special four, and I hope it doesn’t embarrass you too much to hear that. I always mean to participate in your challenges, but just don’t have the time during the school year, I hope to this summer, though! Anyway, thanks, I’ll probably smile about this for a month!
Super gorgeous!!! Love the distressing and how you used the Sprial Punch – I forgot I have this cool tool too!!!
This is gorgeous, and so is your coloring!! I love this, Sharon!!
It’s beautiful Sharon and I’m sure everyone will love it. I know I can’t wait to make it. Gorgeous coloring and distressing.
Beautiful! Love the distressing with Sanded! The card is amazingly simple and stunning..you did it again!!
That is a really great card — the coloring and distressing are awesome!!
This looks like you had a blast to make.
Fabulous card… I love this! I hope we get this set in the UK eventually.
what a beauty!
Sharon, this is gorgeous! I absolutely love your the entire layout, design, colors, everything about it. Wish I were taking your class!
This is beautiful!
Gorgeous, I knew I should’ve gotten that set!!! Love all the distressing on this!
Your coloring is just stunning, Sharon! Beautiful card!
Oh Wow, this is gorgeous. I just love that little bee!!!
Wow…Gorgeous!!
The color grabs your attention!!
I really hadn’t noticed the card
in the occasions mini…
but this one catches the eye!!
Beautiful colors….Nicely Done!!!
Splendid! You did a wonderful job with the coloring, TFS.
Gorgeous! This is wonderful! TFS! 🙂
I love this, Sharon! Such a pretty image and the Sanded background looks perfect with the distressing. I suddenly want to stamp!