My project for today is a quick Birthday card using the beautiful Expressions In Ink DSP along with the equally wonderful Artistically Inked stamp set. It is a quick and gorgeous birthday card.
Paper
My saying simply Paper is like saying Oh Well. This Expressions In Ink Designer Series Paper is one of Stampin’ Up!’s best ever. The gorgeous colors with the fine touch of Gold is exquisite! So my apologies for making it sound plain. Obviously the DSP is the star of this show by far. What is not to love about it?
Saying that, I went a bit of a different direction with the base color. Generally I would pick the pink or peach, but instead wanted to use one of the greens. I settled on Shaded Spruce. This is such a vibrant green that it really works wonderfully with the paper. To continue the green, I used the Shaded Spruce Ink to stamp the sentiment on a plain piece of White paper. Leaving just the white breaks up the printed DSP more than layering it would have.
Stamps and Finishes
This group of products is actually a Suite of products. It is the Expressions In Ink Suite. The stamps and dies are a Bundle that you can purchase without the entire suite. It is aptly named Artistically Inked Bundle. I did not use much of the Bundle however. The sentiment is from the stamp set, and the dies creating the flowers at the end of the sentiment are from the die set. That was from a scrap I had to trim for the paper size and decided to use it.
For the finishing touches, I added a few of the Gold Metallic Pearls to the flowers and the sentiment banner. And for the first time, I used the Expressions In Ink Ephemera Pack. It is a little hard to see in the photo. The gold leaves behind the left side of the sentiment layer are from the pack. I placed them above and below the sentiment for some added bling! The only part of the Suite that I did not use is the ribbon. Maybe next time it will be included.
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Smile and Keep On Stamping,
Jackie
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