Inky Images: Simply Sketched Flower Card

At my June Stamp Camp we took out our re-inkers, blender pens and aqua painters and did a little watercoloring. We also played with the new Simply Pressed Clay and molds to add our own embellishments to our cards. For this card we used the Simply Sketched stamp set which is a hostess exclusive. If you would like to have this set, contact me at stamping@karenhaden.com to find out how you can get it free!

INSTRUCTIONS

1) Fold a piece of 8-1/2” x 5-1/2” Whisper White (100730) card stock in half for card. Set aside.

2) Emboss a piece of 5-1/4 x 4” Old Olive (100702) card stock using the Modern Mosiac Embossing Folder (129984).

3) Adhere a 5” x 1-3/4” piece of Island Indigo (122923) card stock to the side of the embossed piece. Add a 1-1/2” x 4-3/4” strip of Gingham Garden (129310) Designer Series Paper to the piece of Island Indigo. Set aside.

4) On a piece of 3 x 2-1/4” Whisper White card stock, stamp the flower image from the Hostess Set Simply Sketched (129669-wood, 129672-clear) stamp set in Jet Black Stazon (101406). Using Crushed Curry (131158) and Old Olive (100531) re-inkers, color the stamped image using an Blender Pen (102845). Adhere the water-colored imaged to a 3-1/4” x 2-1/5 piece of Melon Mambo (115320) card stock. Add this piece to the front of the card.

5) With the new Simply Pressed Clay (130685) and the Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds (131272) make a small flower. You can add re-inker to the clay before you place in mold, or you can color the flower with markers after it has set. Adhere to the flower to the stamped piece using Multipurpoe Liquid Glue (110755).

This beautiful set contains three sketches and three sentiments perfect for a lovely sympathy card, birthday card, or thank you card. The imagery is ideal for water coloring. Wood-mount. Also available in Spanish, French, and German. Use the hostess dollars you earn at your workshop on this specially-priced, hostess-exclusive set!"

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