Asian Artistry

This was my "Set of the Day" yesterday.  It's a Stampin' Up! Level II hostess set.  It was also a day for re-discovering techniques that I don't remember to use very often.  The first card is a basic one with markers.  Hope you enjoy them and enjoy your weekend.

The bird card uses the Scallop Trim Border punch (another Sale-a-Bration item) and Perfect Plum designer paper.  The card base is Pale Plum, a color I forget about sometimes.  It makes a great background.  Just light enough.  Background is tone-on-tone using the bamboo-like stamp from Embrace Life.

Stamps: Asian Artistry, Embrace Life, Happy Moments (Sale-a-bration)
Ink: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Markers: Certainly Celery and Perfect Plum
Paper: Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Designer Series Paper Patterns Perfect Plum
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch (Sale-a-bration), Soft Subtles Brads, dimensionals

 

This is the second card I made.  This one uses bleach on the Garden Green card stock with Cameo Coral Marker over top.  The actual bleaching left a really nice pink-tone (probably from the paper's dye-lot) so all I had to add was a bit of darker color for shading.  The flower itself is embossed in black first to make the bleaching a bit easier.

Stamps: Asian Artistry, Embrace Life, Kind and Caring Thoughts
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black, Cameo Coral (Ink pad and Marker)
Paper: Cameo Coral, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Garden Green
Accessories: Basic Black 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Black Embossing powder, Bleach, Cotton swabs (to apply), dimensionals

Last card uses another technique I had forgotten:  I used the crimper, but put the paper partially through and only ran it a couple of turns.  This gave a nice vertical line on the card without using ribbon.  Something different.  Again, the Scallop Trim Border for an interesting edge.

Stamps: Asian Artistry
Ink: Garden Green, Markers: Certainly Celery and Cameo Coral
Paper: Whisper White, Garden Green, Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral
Accessories: Vintage Brads, 1/16-inch hand held circle punch, Scallop Trim Border punch, Crimper