Thursday, February 20, 2014

Neat and Tangled - Diamonds



Hey everyone!  Danielle is revealing the last stamp set in this release, Diamonds, today over at Neat & Tangled.  I had a lot of fun creating this card.

I stamped the diamonds with WPlus9 White Pigment ink twice.  Note that there are two half diamonds/triangles at the top and bottom.  In the middle, where the two patterns meet, I used a baby wipe to remove the ink on just those two triangles so that the pattern looks contiguous.

Next I pulled out my Inktense pencils and just started randomly adding color to the open diamonds.

I used some shiny foil thickets for the sentiment, added a very thin strip of silver foil cardstock which stitched over, and then finished it off with a few sequins.



I love the contrast of the kraft/pigment ink with the shine/sparkle of the foil pieces and sequins!

Thanks so much for coming by and for all your excitement about my new stamps!  Remember I'm giving away one of my new sets this week, leave a comment here and on the other release posts this week, and I'll announce a winner tomorrow.  Make sure you check over at Neat & Tangled too, Danielle is announcing her winners today.

And if you are in the market for any of my sets, you can order them all right now!  Note:  the On the Corner restock won't be in until next Wednesday, but Danielle has it set up so that if you want it, you can reserve it and it will ship (along with any additional sets that might just happen to fall into your cart) when it gets in Wednesday.

Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock:  Papertrey - Kraft Cardstock; Recollections - Silver Foil Cardstock
Stamps:  Neat & Tangled - Diamonds
Ink:  WPlus9 - White Pigment Ink
Other:  Derwent - Inktense Pencils; American Crafts - Primrose Foil Thickers; Neat & Tangled - Magenta Sequins; CTMH - Dimensional Foam Tape, Liquid Glass

16 comments:

  1. Love your card. Thanks for the tip abt making the design look continuous. Great look with the foil accents!!!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com

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  2. Totally adore your take on this stamp set Miriam.

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  3. I'm loving this bejeweled look! So pretty!

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  4. Super cute and fun! Love how you colored in some of the triangles!

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  5. lovely colors n the addition of stitch line is awesome :)

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  6. Oh, this is fabulous, Miriam! I love how you used this background stamp!

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  7. I like the shinny on the kraft card too. The colors in the diamonds gives this stamp a whole different look. Love it...great job!
    quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

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  8. Gorgeous diamond background!! LOVE it so much, Miriam! The stitching details adds a lovely touch to this design!

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  9. Love the background! Lovely card, TFS

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  10. How fun! LOVE white ink AND colored pencils on kraft cardstock, but I've never tried them together! What a great look!

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  11. I absolutely LOVE the colors you used! Amazing techniques as always!

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