Artfully Composed - Ink Stamp Share

January 22, 2022

Artfully Composed - Ink Stamp Share

Hello and welcome to another Ink Stamp Share Blog Hop. I will be using items from the Artfully Composed suite for my project this month.

If you are joining our hop here with me at Craftyducky HQ or you have hopped over from Kim Price and her fabulous project, welcome - we have lots of fabulous projects to share with you. This month our challenge is to 'pick a suite' - I am using items from the Artfully Composed suite. I have already used these items for several projects and workshops. I just love leaves in all their forms and colours so this suite was an absolute must for me.

Craftyduckydoodah, Stampin Up, Artfully Composed, Artfully Layered, Ink Stamp Share,

Have you spotted the Faux Sea Glass Shapes yet or the beautiful ribbon that frays so beautifully? I have used the glass shapes on several projects, they are frosty and have adhesive on the back so they are quick and simple to use and, they are very pretty!

I decided to revisit a project I designed way back in September 2017 (you can see my original project HERE) made using the Colourful Seasons bundle.

Craftyduckydoodah, Stampin Up, Colourful Seasons,

Here is my project:

The dies I used previously were much smaller so, not quite the same as my previous project but I hope you can see the similarities. This project was very quick to put together - perfect for me at the moment as I am tending to leave things until the last minute!

The colours I used:

Evening Evergreen

Mint Macaron

Pear Pizzazz

You will need:

21 cm x 14.5 cm Basic White Thick (BWT) - scored at 10.5 cm

10 cm x 14 cm BWT

9.8 cm x 13.8 cm Designer Series Paper (DSP)

You will also need small pieces of BWT and Evening Evergreen for the leaves

The background:

Die cut two leaves from the BWT panel then stamp the sentiment using Evening Evergreen ink.

The die cutting:

I used scraps of BWT and Evening Evergreen to cut out two leaves. I used the Evening Evergreen edge and the BWT inners for my project.

The ink blending:

I used a blending brush with Mint Macaron ink to colour the BWT pieces and then added Pear Pizazz ink for extra definition around the edges.

To assemble:

Re assemble the leaf pieces - I used double sided tape on the reverse to hold in place. I also used dimensionals to adhere the die cut leaf.

Place dimensionals on the reverse of the die cut BWT panel and then adhere the piece of DSP. I then used Tombow on the reverse of the DSP to adhere to my card front.

The details:

I do love sentiments that have a mix of fonts don't you? I will be using the sentiments in this set a lot! I used several of the faux sea glass shapes to highlight the sentiment and dotted a few more around the leaves.

The inside/envelope:

I used Mint Macaron ink to stamp a partial leafy border along the edge of the card. I also stamped some leaves on the envelope flap.

The completed project:

The DSP behind the die cut leaves adds a real pop of colour and it would be so easy to change the look of this project by using different DSP. Perhaps even a suitable card for a man?

Next up is Nicole Mahler who has another fabulous project to share, click the 'next' image below to see what she has been up to.

Thanks for hopping along with us, if you get lost along the way a list of participants can be found below. Don't forget to leave comments to let us know what you think of our projects.

Susan xx

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