Thank My Lucky Stars ~ Misti ~ Gradient Stamping

Recently I've been in a card making spurt.  Instead of making one card, I often make 3 to 5 in a setting.   Which is excellent, because I have so little time to stamp these days. Today I am going through my computer files to make sure I share the good ones with you.  :)  Here is a card I thought I had already shared, but can't find it on my blog.

I used the same gradient technique that I shared in this post, clicky.  There's a video with that card showing you how it's done.  I'll give you a hint, the MISTI made it easy!

There are still two more cards I made that day and one has a video.  :)  I'm editing it now and hope to have it up on my blog for you next week.  Don't you love when inspiration spreads from one project to 4?!!!


Stamps: Lucky Stars (Wplus9)
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Garden Green, Tempting Turquoise (Stampin' UP)
Paper: Whisper White (SU)
Accessories: Star Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Stitched Rectangle Dies, Quilted Swirl Stitch Pattern Die (Lil' Inker Designs)

WPlus9 Design Studio Clear Stamps, Lucky Stars

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, 6 mm Flat, Silver Stars

Ranger Multi Medium, Matte Mini, 1/2 oz.

Thinking of You

When the Flora & Fauna stamp set from Wplus9 first came out I HAD TO HAVE it, so I bought it.  And I love it.  Unfortunately I only used a couple of times and then put it away.  Today, I remedied that and gave some love to a few more stamps in the set.

To create my little scene I colored my stamps with distress markers and then spritzed them with a little water before stamping.  My aquapainter and distress markers were also used to color in the sky, butterfly and banners.   Black cardstock and ink helped create resting spots for the eyes and pull the card together.

My second card was done in a similar way, but with a softer touch.  I layered this card on a soft yellow cardstock instead of using the stark black.

The sun was almost set on this cloudy day when I took the picture, so I didn't have the best lighting, but I wanted to get a picture of these card in on time to enter the Throwback Thursday challenge at Wplus9.  It ends in two days, so hurry up and pull out on of their stamps you haven't used in awhile to give it some love.

I'm also entering my first card in the CAS(E) this sketch challenge.  The little banners coming off the focal image were 100% inspired by this sketch.  To make the banners really shine, I staggered them with a black banner.  Another fabulous sketch that I'm sure to be using again.

Stamps: Flora & Fauna 2, Lucky Stars (Wplus9); Eloquence (Penny Black)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Seedless Preserves, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers, Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters (Distress Markers)
Paper: Distress Watercolor Paper (Ranger); Basic Black, So Saffron, Whisper White (Stampin' UP!)
Accessories: Stitched Rectangles Dies, Rounded Stitched Rectangle Dies (Lil' Inker Designs); Banner Punch, Corner Rounder (Stampin' UP!)