Every Moment

I got this stampset for attending Regionals in Brisbane last year.  Because the images have to be coloured it is not one of the sets that I reach for first.  However, I was a bit stumped by the challenge at Stamping 411 this week and decided to do something out of my comfort zone.  This card also fits the Colour Challenge over at Just Add Ink this week as well.

I started with Early Expresso card  and added a layer of Soft Suede which has been stamped with the “reed” image from Inspired by  Nature using Early Expresso ink.  I stamped my first flower (from the Every Moment stampset) using Basic Black ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  I cut a mask from a post-it note and then overstamped the second flower.  I also stamped one  additional flower on a scrap of Very Vanilla card.  The two images stamped together have been coloured using my Blender Pen and Stampin’ Pastels – Rose Red, Old Olive and Yo-Yo Yellow (I know this colour is retired but I haven’t updated my Stampin’ Pastels yet).  The single flower has been coloured the same way using Regal Rose, Old Olive and Yo-Yo Yellow.  I cut the single image and added it over the two stamped images using dimensionals under the flower and Snail under the stem.  I added a Regal Rose cardstock mat.  I stamped “Celebrate” from the Fabulous Phrases stampset onto Very Vanilla card using Early Expresso ink, punched it out using the Round Tab Extra Large punch and attached it to the back of the Regal Rose card.  The whole piece was attached to the card front using Snail adhesive.

I’m quite pleased with the way the colouring turned out and now I must update my Stampin’ Pastels. 

Bye for now, Kris.