I haven't bought a lot of stamps lately - I've bought a lot of dies, but not stamps. I think I've gravitated towards dies because of the amazing dimension you can get just by layering a few of them up. But when I saw this stamp set, the dimension created by the two layers just called my name! On the other hand, I got a little frustrated because I had a really tough time getting that bottom layer to completely stamp. I kept getting white spots even with the stamp-a-ma-jig and the tool you can use to apply pressure and even with the new stamp erasers I got to condition new stamps. Ugh. It all reminded me why I like dies so much. But I eventually got a good image and I am loving the results.
This is going to a gardener so I wanted to be fairly realistic. I don't know flowers - but apparently marigolds run from yellow to orange to red so I pulled out my favorite yellow and orange. The leaves were a bit tougher. Most of the images I looked at had quite dark green leaves so I went darker but these aren't green-tones I generally like. I'm hoping it's close to right for the gardening recipient but when I use again for fun, I'm brightening them up!
I love the fonts on the sentiments in the Marigold Moment set but there's only three - a mother's day and two for thank yous. I didn't need those sentiments. I'd pay a lot for a full set of sentiments in those fonts so I had a full selection! But I had to dig deep and came up with the look I wanted in a birthday sentiment in the old Petite Pairs set.
I hope to see you playing along with us this week at Freshly Made Sketches.
SUPPLY LIST
Stamps: Stampin' Up Marigold Moments and Petite Pairs
Dies: Stampin' Up Marigold Moments and Scalloped Contours
Ink: Stampin' Up Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Evening Evergreen
Before I read your post, my first thought was "look at that beautiful layering on the stamps!" I think what you said is why I gravitate to different dies too. But your card is gorgeous and looks perfect! Love that golden color!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and a great take on the sketch. Those colors are so pretty and I am sure your gardening friend will love it. TFS
ReplyDeleteOh, I like this! What a pretty card, Kim!
ReplyDeleteThat sunny marigold was worth the effort Kim - it's beautiful! Dies do make things easier though, for sure!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful marigolds - love the balance of this design, Kim!
ReplyDeleteThese marigolds are so pretty! I love the sweet little dragonfly too! Your gardener friend will love it!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the perfect marigold color combination! What a beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteI had to scroll back up and take another look at those flowers when I read they were just two layers! They look so dimensional! Fabulous card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms!
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