Saturday, January 17, 2015
Good Morning My Stamping Friends, I hope you're having a fantastic day so far. I know I am. I'm sitting in the car with the ah-MAY-zing Michelle Suit and we are heading to have a Stampin' Adventure at Connie Heisey's team meeting in Hanover, PA! WAHOO!!
Before I spend my whole day lost in a stampin' wonderland I wanted to share something with you all. The other day I pulled out my Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Lotus Blossom (edited to add that Lotus Blossom is now the #SABProductOfTheWeek) and immediately fell in love. There are so many different color options you can make with this three-step flower. Originally I had intended to make a set of note cards with different color flowers but quickly got overwhelmed with all the color combination possibilities. Sooooo, I sat down and tried a few out and came up with this little beauty.
First I should explain how I stamped these flowers. The first stamp I used is the smallest part of the petals (let's call that #1 since that's how it's labeled by Stampin' Up!) then I lined up the medium petal stamp (let's call that #2) and finally I stamped the largest flower petal image (stamp #3). If you want to know why it's so easy to line up and make such a beautiful flower, the trick is the 'tab'. Each stamp has a tab in the same place and all you need to do is make sure you have the tab facing the same direction while you are stamping. And you can make a beautiful flower with just two colors of ink! Just stamp one color in full strength and one with second generation, which means stamp a second time without re-inking the image and you'll get a lighter image than the first one.
Good Morning My Stamping Friends, I hope you're having a fantastic day so far. I know I am. I'm sitting in the car with the ah-MAY-zing Michelle Suit and we are heading to have a Stampin' Adventure at Connie Heisey's team meeting in Hanover, PA! WAHOO!!
Before I spend my whole day lost in a stampin' wonderland I wanted to share something with you all. The other day I pulled out my Sale-A-Bration stamp set called Lotus Blossom (edited to add that Lotus Blossom is now the #SABProductOfTheWeek) and immediately fell in love. There are so many different color options you can make with this three-step flower. Originally I had intended to make a set of note cards with different color flowers but quickly got overwhelmed with all the color combination possibilities. Sooooo, I sat down and tried a few out and came up with this little beauty.
First I should explain how I stamped these flowers. The first stamp I used is the smallest part of the petals (let's call that #1 since that's how it's labeled by Stampin' Up!) then I lined up the medium petal stamp (let's call that #2) and finally I stamped the largest flower petal image (stamp #3). If you want to know why it's so easy to line up and make such a beautiful flower, the trick is the 'tab'. Each stamp has a tab in the same place and all you need to do is make sure you have the tab facing the same direction while you are stamping. And you can make a beautiful flower with just two colors of ink! Just stamp one color in full strength and one with second generation, which means stamp a second time without re-inking the image and you'll get a lighter image than the first one.
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| Some Color Combinations for the Lotus Blossom Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! for Sale-A-Bration 2015 #StampinUp #LotusBlossom #SAB2015 #MyStampingFriends #SABProductOfTheWeek |
Aren't these flowers just gorgeous? If you want to copy these flowers here is how I made them:
A) 1. Cherry Cobbler 2. Real Red 3. Real Red - stamped off
B) 1. Real Red 2. Real Red - stamped off 3. Rose Red- stamped off
C) 1. Rose Red - stamped off 2. Blushing Bride 3. Blushing Bride - stamped off
D) 1. Calypso Coral 2. Calypso Coral -stamped off 3. Crisp Cantaloupe - stamped off
E) 1. Tangelo Twist 2. Tangelo Twist - stamped off 3. Pumpkin Pie -stamped off
F) 1. Tangerine Tango 2. Tangerine Tango - stamped off 3. Crushed Curry
G) 1. Pumpkin Pie 2. Pumpkin Pie - stamped off 3. Crushed Curry - stamped off
H) 1. Pumpkin Pie 2. Crushed Curry 3. Crushed Curry - stamped off
I) 1. Crushed Curry 2. Daffodil Delight 3. Daffodil Delight - stamped off
J) 1. Island Indigo 2. Island Indigo - stamped off 3.Soft Sky
K) 1.Marina Mist 2. Marina Mist- stamped off 3. Soft Sky
L) 1. Bermuda Bay 2. Bermuda Bay-stamped off 3. Coastal Cabana - stamped off
M) .1 Blackberry Bliss 2. Rich Razzleberry 3. Rich Razzleberry- stamped off
N) 1. Elegant Eggplant 2. Wisteria Wonder 3. Wisteria Wonder- stamped off
O) 1. Elegant Eggplant 2. Perfect Plum 3. Perfect Plum - stamped off
P) 1. Blackberry Bliss 2. Perfect Plum 3. Perfect Plum- stamped off
Q) 1. Red Rose 2. Strawberry Slush 3. Strawberry Slush - stamped off
R) 1. Rose Red 2. Melon Mambo 3. Melon Mambo- stamped off
S) 1. Melon Mambo 2. Blushing Bride 3. Blushing Bride - stamped off
T) 1. Melon Mambo 2. Melon Mambo- stamped off 3. Blushing Bride
These are just a few of the combinations that will work so sit down and play around. I'd love to hear which combination is YOUR favorite.
Happy Stamping,
Rose-Ellen
P.S. For some reason the photo isn't very clear on my blog, but you can find a crisp one on my facebook page at www.facebook.com/StampinUpWithRoseEllen
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Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to get my Lotus Blossom Stamp out to play.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this chart!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rose-Ellen for sharing your lotus color chart and color combos. Super stamping tool for this fun stamp.
ReplyDeleteThank you for going to all this trouble and for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing your color combos chart!
ReplyDeleteHi Rose Ellen,
ReplyDeleteI am new to Stampin and would like to know what "stamped off" at the end of the individual options means.
Thanks, Liz
Hi Rose Ellen. I am new to Stampin and wanted to know what "stamped off" means.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Liz
Thanks for the chart and colour combos...it will help alot!@!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. I love stamp as well and will find your chart very useful.
ReplyDeleteJan
Thank you for sharing this chart, you are fabulous! Is there a place to download this wonderful chart?
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