Hello Stampers
Welcome to my weekend Blog
Today I am making a card using the "Reflections Technique" and the wonderful Lovely As A Tree Stampin' Up!(SU) stamp set
I started with cutting the cardstock - see below for card recipe. I ran the Marina Mist card through my Bigshot using the "Ruffled" embossing folder, after spritzing the card with a little water. This helps it to emboss better.
Stamp your sentiment and make up the 3 matt layers. Attach them to your card.
To make the reflections, first stamp the image as normal, towards the top of the paper.
Then re-ink and stamp it once again on a piece of
acetate. This piece was cut off a box, you dont have to buy acetate. Ink will wipe off easily so it is reusable. Before the ink can dry, reverse the acetate, line the trees up carefully so that they reflect the first image and press it onto the paper. The reflection will be fainter
Now you can add some colour to show where the water is and where the grass and sky are. Do this using a sponge dauber and the inks. Use small circular movements and stamp off some of the ink before you begin. Used Pear Pizzaz and Marina Mist.
When you have your picture coloured, trim the corners with a corner punch and glue the matts together.
To make the reflections, first stamp the image as normal, towards the top of the paper.
Then re-ink and stamp it once again on a piece of
acetate. This piece was cut off a box, you dont have to buy acetate. Ink will wipe off easily so it is reusable. Before the ink can dry, reverse the acetate, line the trees up carefully so that they reflect the first image and press it onto the paper. The reflection will be fainter
Now you can add some colour to show where the water is and where the grass and sky are. Do this using a sponge dauber and the inks. Use small circular movements and stamp off some of the ink before you begin. Used Pear Pizzaz and Marina Mist.
When you have your picture coloured, trim the corners with a corner punch and glue the matts together.
These are the items used to make this card
Product List
Card Recipe:
Cardstock Whisper White 1/2 A4 sheet + 3 1/2" x 3" 1/2 and a scrap for the sentiment
Marina Mist Card 5 3/4" x 2"
Old Olive Cardstock 5 3/4" x 2 1/8" + 2 5/8" x 2 5/8"
Early Espresso Cardstock 5 3/4" x 2 1/4" +2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
Stamp set - Lovely As A Tree and Better Together
Ink - Early Espresso, Marina Mist and Pear Pizzaz
Ruffled Embossing Folder
Sponge Daubers
Water Spritzer
Acetate
Adhesive
Dimensionals
Happy Stamping
Jenny x
