Happy Hour Challenge: #3 Part 2

Hello again. Don't you just love long winded people? That would be me. Ok. Ready? After completing my flower, I stared at it and wondered what in the world am I going to do with it. I decided to turn it into a flower complete with stem and leaves.

Still using my same stamp, I inked the stems portion with various Memento inks in the green family and stamped a full sheet.

 
Next, I turned the sheet to the back and using a MS leaf stamp, I stamped several leaves and selected the ones I wanted to use. I cut those out and using my stlyus, dry embossed the leaves and hit the high spots with diffent shades of green Memento Dew Drops inks.

I then used the remaining paper to create a stem. I drew this free hand cut it out and then using the stylus embossed the back. 
 

Again, I used the Memento Dew Drops in green to add more depth.When dry embossing by hand it is a good idea to run a small piece of waxed paper over your piece for an easy moving stylus.

 

I decided to use the leftover portion as a base of grass. I dry embossed on the back and roughed the edges with the scissors and inked them.  

That is when I ran into a bit of a problem.



While trying to find a backing piece for the flower, I selected to use a striped complementary paper weight sheet.

Well not realizing this was not heavy card stock, I ran the paper through the Cuttlebug twice and ruined it.
I saw a left over piece and tried to salvage. Hence the line through the middle of the base paper--Tim Coffey or Brenda Walton.

I anchored the stem to the paper using glue dots that I rolled into a ball and adhered it to the Bamboo Cuttlebug sheet.

My purpose was to leave space for inserting the leaves.

I strategically placed two foam dots under the leaves and used the Scotch wet glue on the stems.

 
I kept placing the flower on top to get a feel for spacing. Then I was ready to apply the foam dots to the leaves for dimension and glue the stems in place.

Once all the supporting elements were to my liking, I applied liquid glue to the bottom of the flower and held it in place on top of the stem until it adhered.

The last thing to do was to place the grass over the flower and trim the edges. Hello Friends was cut from a Provo Craft folder and the white gel pen to draw a stitch line around the page is from Ranger.

After much further ado, here is what Challenge #3 helped me to create. This was a lot of fun and very freeing in the process.

This is my number three entry, can hardly wait to get to number 4.

Oh, yes. Challenge #4: This one involved a dual challenge. To create a card using one of these four resist techniques: crayon resist, Versamark resist, Versamark with clear embossing powder, and Micro Glaze.

Off to put the final touches to card number four and a reveal on this blog. Anyone want to hazzard guess?


Lovingly in ink,

Until Then

Happy Hour Challenge: #3

Well as promised I am back to share with you what I did with the sheet of stamped images. Challenge #3 was to use our stamp in a way that it would not look like our stamp. Wow, that was a mouthful. I stamped a white piece of card using the Hero Arts Flower Cluster Sketch, again using just the petals. 

  

The stamp pads used were both Big and Juicy: Vibrant Primary and Hydrangea. I stamped both sides of the paper.

It is no big deal that there is white remaining because I am going to select the portions of the paper that I am going to use.

As a helpful hint. While working with the pads, I stamped the front and back at the same time using Vibrant Primary. That way I would not have to keep cleaning my stamp switching between the two pads. This was a definite time saver.

Ok. I won't make you wait any longer. Here is what I made!!!

Isn't this incredibly striking? I loved it and it was also my first foray into flower making. Bridget got me started when she included some in my October swap items. Look for the YouTube Vee-dio of all of my goodies.

You have probably seen something like this done before with the Spellbinders Scalloped Circles Nestabilities.

So how did I do it? Here we go:

Step 1: As stated above I stamped both sides of a piece of white card using the Big and Juicy pads and the Flower stamp.

Step 2: I then cut my paper into strips and laid out the Spellbinder scalloped circles on select locations on the paper. Each was put through the Cuttlebug to cut only.

Step 3: After cutting them I used a Spellbinder Classic Circle die to draw a centered circle on the back. This would prevent me from cutting too far into the die cut.

 



Step 4: I then used my Cutterbee Scissors and cut between each scallop; stopping at the pencil drawn circle

Step 5: After all of the dies were cut I spritzed them with Tattered Angels Glacier Mist, and Radiant Rain Coral. I love RR because it is a shimmery acrylic paint.

Step 6: While the die cut was still wet I placed it in my palm and curled my fingers around the petals. Then I cautiously hit it a few times with the heat gun. WARNING!!!! the heating tool gets VERY HOT--USE with caution. 

Step 7: This helped to get my cuts ready for curling. This can also be done on your craft sheet. They will need to be held in place to keep from blowing around.

Step 8: I then used a variety of cylindrical objects to curl the petals. Go carefully. For most of them I was able to use the red paint brush as it is tapered and perfect for the two smallest die cuts.

Step 9: Once they were all cut, I used various colors of Memories Direct inks to enhance the edges of the petals.

Now for the Assembling.

Step 10: Confession time. I have an addiction to a few adhesives on the market. If you have not heard Glossy Accents is my all time fave. A close second is this Scotch Quick Dry liquid glue. I placed a large dot inside of the drawn circle and started stacking the flowers. As you can see in the second picture the buds are very tight. Not to worry you want it this way.

 Step 10: I selected a Making Memories rhinestone for the center of the smallest flower.

After adhering the center piece, I gently pressed on the flower to loosen the buds.










Step 11: Enjoy your creation

This is not the end of Challenge 3. Sadly I will have to do another post on how I put together the card. Which means a bit longer wait for Challenge 4. Will tell you what that was on the next post.

All will be definitely inked with love.

Until then.