A Spectrum of Fun!
Who knew that rainbows of color could be so much fun??
I've seen the ombre effect Spectrum pads and I love them, but I really wanted to do something different with mine. I'm having a Stamp Camp on April 13th that is going to be themed around the Beautiful Blooms Suite so I decided to make a Spectrum pad to compliment the DSP from the Suite!
I knew what colors I wanted to use but I wasn't sure what order they would look best in. I got out my Stampin' Write Markers and started scribbling on some Whisper White scraps to see which colors looked best next to each other; it turned out that my first try was the one I ended up using! Crazy, huh?
This card really excited me, so even though I had a huge project I was working on for my friend Kay (which you'll see soon!), I had to make another card with the pad!
My goal was for the flowers from the Bloom By Bloom Stamp Set (148820, $17) to "mostly match" the flowers in the Happiness Blooms DSP (148795, $11) that I selected for this card. I used the Lovely Lipstick, Calypso Coral, Grapefruit Grove end of the pad for the flowers and the Night of Navy,Call Me Clover end for the leaves. The three-dot stamp makes the perfect size for an accent with the flowers; the longer string of dots was just too long.
I didn't stamp any flowers on the teacup because I wanted room to stamp "Happy Mother's Day", which I stamped using the Spectrum pad! I did go back with a Blender Pen and the Calypso Coral pad and add a few highlights to the teacup so it would go with the teapot.
I've seen the ombre effect Spectrum pads and I love them, but I really wanted to do something different with mine. I'm having a Stamp Camp on April 13th that is going to be themed around the Beautiful Blooms Suite so I decided to make a Spectrum pad to compliment the DSP from the Suite!
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| My pad was inked using Night of Navy, Call Me Clover, Lovely Lipstick, Calypso Coral, and Grapefruit Grove. |
I knew what colors I wanted to use but I wasn't sure what order they would look best in. I got out my Stampin' Write Markers and started scribbling on some Whisper White scraps to see which colors looked best next to each other; it turned out that my first try was the one I ended up using! Crazy, huh?
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| I love how this stamp from Amazing Life (148750, $21) looks when stamped with a Spectrum pad so I just had to use it first! |
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| You may notice that I added a little Pineapple Punch highlight under the banner (just so it wouldn't feel left out!) |
This card really excited me, so even though I had a huge project I was working on for my friend Kay (which you'll see soon!), I had to make another card with the pad!
I've been a little bit obsessed with the Tea Together Stamp Set (148779, $22) so it was my immediate go-to for a quick project!
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| I made some quick masks with a post-it so my flowers wouldn't overstamp onto any other parts of the teapot or teacup. |
My goal was for the flowers from the Bloom By Bloom Stamp Set (148820, $17) to "mostly match" the flowers in the Happiness Blooms DSP (148795, $11) that I selected for this card. I used the Lovely Lipstick, Calypso Coral, Grapefruit Grove end of the pad for the flowers and the Night of Navy,Call Me Clover end for the leaves. The three-dot stamp makes the perfect size for an accent with the flowers; the longer string of dots was just too long.
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| I think I did a pretty good job of masking the teacup. It looks like it's sitting in the saucer to me! |
I didn't stamp any flowers on the teacup because I wanted room to stamp "Happy Mother's Day", which I stamped using the Spectrum pad! I did go back with a Blender Pen and the Calypso Coral pad and add a few highlights to the teacup so it would go with the teapot.
I cut my poem stamp in half a couple of weeks ago so I could use the second half of the poem on the inside of the card! I stamped the first stanza on a tiny rectangle of whisper white and then inked the edges. I attached it just below the saucer. The second half is on the inside, trust me on this...I wouldn't lie to you!.
A piece of the Happiness Blooms Suite Satin Calypso Coral ribbon and half a doily finish off this sweet but not TOO sweet Mother's Day card made using just a few stamps and my new favorite ink pad!
If you're interested in learning more about Spectrum pads, I'm having a class all about them on May 1st at 6:00. It's $20 and you get your own unlinked Spectrum pad to ink-up in class and we're making three cards so you can master your technique!
Contact me to register and pre-pay.
You can order any of these supplies at: Spread Joy Stamping
Joyful Stamping,
Elizabeth
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