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Kylie's Demonstrator training February Blog Hop.

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Thank you for joining us for our Demonstrator Training Blog Hop this month! We are all part of a training program that has the sole purpose of improving our Stampin' Up!® businesses and to learn from a variety of top Stampin' Up!® Demonstrators from around the world. Please be sure to 'HOP' all of the way around to all of the projects on this Blog Hop, there is a list at the bottom of the page that will help you to make your way around.



Today I wanted to challenge myself to try something a  bit different by showing the versatility of any stamp set - even if it only has a few images - and do three cards with either different techniques or use the stamp in a different way.  Maybe even look at the stamps in the set and see what else I can do with them. I thought this would be a good way to show someone, that may be interested in a particular set, or trying to decide, or thinking a particular set didn't do very much, to think again and see the possibilities.

As I opened my newly arrived box of goodies, this set was there, looking at me!

It was the Lovely Lattice stamp set - one of the Sale-a-bration redemption sets.  It only had three stamps in the set so it may be overlooked but was perfect for my challenge.




The first card I did, I used just part of the stamp in the corners, rotating it just a little to get a slightly different image and filled in with the small flower.  I coloured the flowers with watercolour pencils, then used my aqua painter to blend the colours but leaving a few of the pencil lines for texture.
I love how bright and cheery it turned out.  The sentiment is from another Sale-a-bration set, Hello Cupcake.



I liked the bunches of flowers, so next I stamped onto a piece of Whisper White and cut out just the blooms I wanted and coloured them with markers. For the base I used one of the Petal Pair embossing folders through the centre of the Granny Apple Green card base to give some added texture and to "extend" the blooms. The stitched shapes oval fit perfectly between the blooms.  The sentiment is from  Botanical Bliss set.  
Did you notice the small yellow flowers on the edges? 
And the three little butterflies from the Botanical Butterflies DSP?


Next I tried a technique that I have not tried before - the Stained Glass technique.
To do this I stamped the complete main image onto Vellum Cardstock.  (This is thick enough to take heat embossing) and then I embossed with white embossing powder.
You need to turn the image over - it is very easy to still see all the lines from the back to colour in.  I used markers again for this image. You don't need to be too careful with keeping in the lines, as such, as the embossed lines are thick enough to hide any little over-colouring!
When you turn the image back to the right side, it looks like stained glass!!


A white embossed sentiment on black really helped the image pop, and a little bow to finish it off.  The bow is made from another Sale-a-bration item - the Organdy Ribbon, which is so popular and in short supply here in Australia.

So here are the three cards, all made with the same set but have very different looks.



I hope you will try this with one of your stamp sets and get more than you bargained for!

Don't forget to hop on over (list below) to see what my fellow demonstrators have been doing.





Comments

  1. Hi Shirley! I especially love the color combo on your first card. Wow!!

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    1. Thanks so much. I love pinks and orange for a vibrant combo.

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  2. Beautiful cards Shirley. That green and yellow one has stolen my heart this morning :-)

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    1. Thanks Melinda! It just came together so beautifully. Glad you like it.

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  3. Love the Celebrate Your Day card!!!

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    1. Thanks Michelle. I wasn't sure about this set to start with but after playing with it, I see lots of possibilities!

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  5. Wow! stunning cards, I love that you' ve used just the flowers on two of them and the vellum card is so pretty! Great to hop with you .x

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  6. Well done Shirley!!! I absolutely LOVE how you've demonstrated three TOTALLY DIFFERENT and unique techniques for this stamp set!! Time to get mine out and play with it a bit more! :-)

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  7. The flowers are beautiful and all the cards look so different. Lovely collection!

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  8. Beautiful cards! You've inspired me to get that stamp set out and finally give it some ink.

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  9. Wow Shirley, your cards are lovely. I love that showed the versatility of this stamp set. Well done.

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  10. These cards are all so beautiful and I love that you have changed it up from it's original design. Gorgeous!

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  11. Beautiful card designs. I love how you showcase the versatility of this stamp set and your coloring is wonderful. :)

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  12. Absolutely gorgeous, Shirley! Live all the details... thanks for the inspiration.

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