Fifth Avenue Floral - Versatile Wednesday

Hello Stampers & Scrappers and Happy Wednesday! We're almost at the end of the week. I was thinking of a project that would be versatile enough for any occasion. That is something that you want to keep in mind when choosing a stamp set - how many uses can this be used for. You just don't want to invest in a set and use it for one theme. And that's exactly what you're doing when you buy a stamp set, you're investing in something that will last you a long time. Stampin' Up has great quality stamps - personally, I have tried other stamp sets and they just don't measure up. They're flimsy and they don't last.

I like "Fifth Avenue Floral" stamp set because it's a great go-to set. And I did something a little different with it today. The technique is called "Black Magic" a name I don't really agree with because it's not really magic as it is intense.

What I did was stamp the image with Craft Whisper White Stamp Pad (item #101731 $9.25) all over Basic Black cardstock (item #119922 for 12 sheets of 12" x 12" paper). Now you can either heat it with an embossing gun or you can let it dry since the Craft ink is different than the Classic - its more wet, more thicker). Then I took out my Watercolor Pencils (item 101879 $25.95 - set of 24)and coloured the flowers in with pink and purple. Then I highlighted a few areas with a white Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen). I matted the whole card on Whisper White Cardstock (item #100730 - 40 sheets for $9.25) and then placed it all on Concord Crush (my fav) cardstock (item #119792 24 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" paper. I used some retired ribbon that I stapled on and then stamped a sentiment from the "A Beautiful Thing" stamp set.

I don't like using specific sentiments on the cards that I am posting because I want you to be able to see that you can use this type of card for anything you might have in mind that's specific for YOU.

I hope you liked today's post. And I hope you like the new make-over of my blog. Since I do not have the technical skills to take the credit, I have to give all my thanks and appreciation to my good friend and mentor, Anne Granger. She took time out of her busy schedule to fiddle around and make my blog more accessible and just a lot more eye pleasing. I owe this woman my first born. Well, she can have her when she hits her teenage years LOL.

See you tomorrow! Keep stamping.