I have another project from my convention display samples to share with you today. This one I really felt like I stretched outside my usual comfort zone to make. And I was surprised how much I liked it in the end:
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Colors: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Island Indigo and Crushed Curry. Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Dictionary and Chalk Talk. Big Shot: Chalk Talk and Deco Label Framelit Collections. Accessories: Candy Dots and Stamp-a-ma-jig. |
First of all, I always struggle with stamp layering. I just don't feel like I do it right. But I think with this card, I'm getting a step closer to getting the hang of it. Second of all, I also had to master the use of a Stamp-a-ma-jig to get those lines down the side even close to lined up. This is a wonderful tool that helps you get your images straight and exactly where you want them on the page. I just don't use it very often. But since I undertook the display stamper projects, I find I reach for it more and more.
My next class is coming up in two weeks. We will be making a version of this card at that class. It's ever so slightly simpler and adds Pool Party to the color scheme and a little less sponging (although I think the sponging adds a lot to it so class participants can choose to add that step.)
I will be posting the rest of the projects either today or tomorrow so watch for them. All of the projects are inspired by something I learned or some swap I received at convention so stay tuned!
4 comments:
The layered stamping looks great. The labels, shapes and colors look really nice together.
I love those shapes layered together! I never would have thought of it, but they look amazing!! Great card!
You did an awesome job with the layered stamping. Looks like a great DSP or something! Great color combo, too!
I am so glad you stretched your style! These both turned out fantastic! And yes, sometimes we really must reach for the SAMJ...
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