REMARKABLE DAISY

This week we are going to celebrate Daisies!  This time of year here in Michigan we are all looking forward to flowers starting to bloom.  So let's get the party started with some "inky" flowers.

The You are Remarkable stamp set is an Online Exclusive Stamp Set, and it has quickly became one of my favorites.

My first card this week pairs the stamp set with the Woven Textures Designer Series Paper (DSP), another of my favorite Online Exclusive products.  The designs on this paper are all comprised of various "woven" patterns, and their visual texture is amazing!  This DSP is also great for masculine cards.

The layout for today's card is based on the FSF Sketch # 5 that I featured in my March Learning with Friends Template Time video.

Check out the video to see additional examples made with this sketch.

Do you ever struggle with two-step stamps?  I know I sometimes have difficulty getting the stamped "layers" to align, so when I purchased this stamp set I was a little leery of how much trouble I might have aligning the colored "fill" images with the outline image.  But, I have been very happy with how easy it is to align these two-step stamps in this set.  And if I do "miss" a bit, it still looks great!

The colors I used for my flower were Peach Pie and Lemon Lime Twist with Pecan Pie for the flower center.

I "split" one of the sentiments in the set into two parts to use the first part for the front of the card and the second part for the inside of the card.

Do you ever do this?  It is easy to do.  Just grab a piece of masking tape or paper and cover the part you don't want to use before inking the stamp.  Then remove the masking tape and stamp.

If you haven't done this I encourage you to try it.  It stretches your sentiments!  However, there are two VERY IMPORTANT things to remember when you try this technique.

1. Remove the masking tape before you stamp!  If you don't remove the tape, you will have a stamping "mess".
2. Clean your stamp WELL before masking and stamping the 2nd portion of the stamp.  If you don't clean it well, you can get a "shadow" of the previous stamped section on the 2nd stamped section!

How do I know this?  Because I have forgotten to do both more times that I can count!  So learn from my mistakes.  LOL

Use this link to download a written tutorial for this card.

A list of the products used on this simple stamps, ink & paper card is shown below.

Product List

You Are Remarkable Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [165445]	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166784]
Woven Textures 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165560]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]	Peach Pie Classic Stampin Pad [163810]	Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [147145]
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665]	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136]	Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506]

Add All to Cart