We want you to use a
RUBBER STAMP
In addition if you could use watercolours that would be wonderful!
My card is using a stamp by Impression Obsession, it is one of my faves but it is just a little bit large for what I wanted to do this time. So I trimmed it! Long ago when I started stamping I used to panic at the thought of cutting into a stamp, it seemed wrong somehow I would tremble with fear but now I cut with relish . You can always put them back together on the acrylic block!
This is how I trimmed the image. My sentiment came on a piece of velum and I can't remember where it's from :( I glued it directly to the card and luckily it doesn't show the glue. My background is painted with water colour and stamped behind then stamped again on the water coloured paper I decoupaged a few of the leaves just to add dimension. You can see more detail if you click on the pics.
Thanks for stopping! Hugs Gay xx
27 comments:
Those colours are so beautiful! Love the size of your card! And trim a stamp? Did it and was shaken the furst time, but if you think it through, you know when you leave it you won´t use it often... Inky and sunny greetings, Gerrina
Beautiful watercolour background, lovely blending and colours and that leaf stamp looks great! Sue x
Beautiful background colours Gay! Funny how we change about cutting things over time isn't it :-)
Sally
lovely design, which looks good on a tall card blank.
Ooh Gay this is so lovely, beautiful stamping (how brave to cut a stamp up). Lovely water colouring too & love the dramatic black also. Using my new Nexus tablet lol, hope this posts OK :-) Viv xx
Hi Gay
Fabulous card... Love the background....stunning as always....
Hugs Sylvie xx
I really love the watercoloured bkgd Gay, perfect backdrop for the silhouette leaves :0)
Fabulous card and the stamp looks fantastic against the colourful background! Love it on that tall card!
HI Gay ! Love your card, such a great design. The watercolouring in the background is beautiful and sets of the leaf image very well. Great idea to trim the stamp and you are right, you can put it together on a block anyways! Genius! I hope you are doing well, Thanks for stopping by today:) Shirleyxx
Hi Gay those silhouette leaves look wonderful against your watercolour background, reminds me of a beautiful sunset:)
Val x
So beautiful - especially your background!
Hi there Gay!
What a stunning card for LIM - and what a rascal you are for trimming a stamp down :) It's never crossed my mind to do that, I just mask off the excess part of a stamp before inking and then remove the Post it or whatever. Snort, I'll be sitting here waving the scissors in the morning - there are some stamps I'd happily trim down.
Hugs, Di xx
I love your tall card, Gay. I also love the effect of your watercolouring which is such a lovely backdrop for your stamped and decoupaged leaves. Beautifully created! x
You have such a great eye for design, Gay! By taking off that one section, we are able to see more of your spectacular sky behind the silhouette! Brillz!!
This is lovely Gay. Will have to try the stamp trimming - should think that it is a bit daunting the first time!
Thanks so much for visiting me - very much appreciated:)
Margaret E x
Beautiful watercolour bg with the silhoutte!
Gorgeous card Gay and lovely to see a DL card being used...great background
ANne
Gorgeous card Gay! I still have the stamp cutting jitters and tie myself in knots with masking trying to achieve the look I want, Jo x
OOOH that's GORGEOUS! Love it. Fab stamp and great technique as always.
Hugs
Sarn xxx
The stamp looks fantastic against the colourful background!Beautiful!
Oh that is so lovely, well done you.
Pretty Pretty Pretty! :D
Beautiful CAS card!.. LOVE the colours! :D
PS It was so nice to hear from you :)
Beautiful card I love the stamped image over the coloured background
Happy crafting
Hugs
Patricia xxx
This is such a beautiful card, the background colours are lovely.
xxx Hazel.
Loving your card my friend. That watercolor background looks great..
Hugs~
So very beautiful, love the background and the silhouette. Great card size too.
fabulous card gay.. love the use of the tall card
Thanks for joining us this week
Jen x
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