The card I am sharing today is a special one. It was made as a shower card for a sweet young lady I consider to be my Goddaughter. And of course her fiance as well . Pink is not really one of her wedding, or shower, colors. But pink and a peony just seem to go together.
Stamp Sets
The star of this card is the peony. It is from the Prized Peony stamp set and has matching Dies but is no longer a Bundle. The Peony is stamped with Versamark onto Basic White cardstock. I then used White Embossing Powder to heat emboss the image. Next was the fun part. It is an old technique that we used to use the sponges to create. However, now we have the awesome Blending Brushes. I used Polished Pink Ink and a Blending Brush to cover the entire embossed image. After adding the color, I went back over the flower with a tissue and wiped the ink off of the White embossing.
Not to leave well enough alone, I tried a different technique as an addition for the leaves. Using the Just Jade Light Stampin’ Blend, I did basically the same thing except just over the leaves. I then used a tissue to wipe it off of the embossed area. It is not as dark as I anticipated, but I like the subtle shading it gives.
For the sentiment I found this sweet one in the Color & Contour stamp set. I stamped it using the Polished Pink Ink. The ink color matches the darker areas in the Designer Series paper.
Dies and Punches
To cut out the peony image, I used the matching Die set that is aptly named Peony Dies. It really does allow the peony to be the star of the card. After choosing the band of Gold Foil to ground the peony, it left me without an area to stamp the sentiment. Since I love punches, and have all of the current ones, I checked all that would fit the size I needed. The one that fit the bill the best was the Essential Tag Punch. It has just enough of a defining shape without competing with the flower and paper. I did trim about 1/2″ off the bottom as it was a tad larger than I needed.
Paper
It is hard to believe that this fabulous paper is my final area to comment on. For once the Expressions In Ink Designer Series Paper is NOT the star of the card. That is really hard to believe. Because this card was for a special occasion, I went wild with the Gold Foil. That is not something I normally do. Usually less is better. However, when dealing with the gorgeous DSP and the veins of gold, I had to have gold as the background layer. Then I needed a grounding of some kind for the peony and tag. So add a strip of gold instead of a piece of ribbon as I normally would.
The finishing touch is a scattering of tiny Pearls. There are more than I normally would use, but they add to the elegance. I also used the Simply Elegant Trim (It has both Silver and Gold Trim in the Combo pack) to make a tiny bow for the tag. I hope you are as happy with this final result as I am!
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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