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
Rose-Ellen Eastman
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