Colorful Seasons

I was inspired by several cards on Pinterest that used this set, and all are a little different.

Masking and spongeing is probably my favorite technique.  We made this card in Stamp Club this month, and I was asked to post the instructions for the sunset online, so I have a quick tutorial for you today.

Stamps:  Colorful Seasons

Cardstock:  Marina Mist, Whisper White

Ink:  Early Espresso, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist

Dies:  Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

Other:  Clear Wink of Stella

Here’s how to make the sunset.  We made ours on a 3″ square of whisper white (just a little bigger than our window, so it would fit behind nicely).  You’ll need three pieces of scrap paper for masks.  One with a straight edge, one with a circle hole, and the circle you punched from the previous mask.

Use a mask to cover the sky portion of the square.  Apply Pool Party ink with a sponge and horizontal motion to color water. 

Remove mask from sky and cover the water with the mask.  Add the mask with the circle punched out. Lay it across the first mask to get the sun sized to your liking.  Sponge hole with Pumpkin Pie ink.

Remove mask with hole, keeping water covered, and cover sun with the circle that was punched out. Sponge sky with Marina Mist.

Remove all masks.

Gently add a little Pumpkin Pie to the water beneath the sun to create a “reflection”, and a little around the sun in the sky to add a “glow”.

It’s really quite easy!  Give it a try and let me know how yours turns out.

If you need any supplies for this project, please visit my store at the link below.

Memories & More

Stampin’ Up! has released their own line of Memory Keeping supplies, called Memories & More.  You can use these supplies for traditional 12″ x 12″ scrapbook pages, pocket pages, and even cards!

To show the versatility, we made this card at OnStage using Memories & More products.  The white layer is actually a lined M&M card, as is the green ombré card.  We stamped the flowers and sentiment on this card, and also on our cardstock base.  The flower image is cut from another M&M card.

Stamps:  Colorful Seasons

Cardstock:  Dapper Denim

Ink:  Dapper Denim, Old Olive

Other:  Color Theory Memories & More Card Pack, Crushed Curry Mini Chevron Ribbon, Gold Faceted Gems

I can’t wait to offer memory keeping classes using these products!  Who wants to come?

You can find these new products in my online store.  Just click on the link below!