Today we are revealing a new mini stamp featuring Danielle's gorgeous handwriting.
I love this sentiment, and it comes with a little pumpkin image as well as some leaves which I didn't end up using, but are so sweet and versatile.
For my card I wanted to create the look of a framed piece of art.
This was a little bit of an experiment as I wanted to use different colors on the words, but I didn't feel like masking and I hate cutting apart my stamps. So, I stamped the sentiment with Coconut Husk dye ink from WPlus9. Then I used two Copics to color over the two larger words. This is a little tricky - you need a steady, but light hand.
I took it a step further and stamped the pumpkin image at the bottom, coloring it in with Copics. Again, this isn't something you want to do if you need to be super precise. You can get bleeding/blending with the ink if you over work it, but in this instance it doesn't matter.
For the frame, I used one of the borders from On the Strip 2, and a little 'cheat' technique that I've done before. I thought I would illustrate it for you here.
Cut your strips and then put the corners up to one another exactly. It's easy to do since they are all right angles. Make a tiny pencil mark in the inside corner.
Cut from the mark to the corner or vice versa. My trick for cutting a straight line is to to line up the scissors where I want to start, then stare at where I want the cut to end up and just cut. I don't know why it works, but it does, nice straight line every time.
Once you've done this, you have created a perfect 'mitre' without having to cut/join both pieces. You can just adhere the cut piece over the uncut one and voila!
OK, don't forget to head over to the Neat & Tangled blog. Danielle's doing giveaways all week, and I have one going too. Leave a comment on any of my release posts this week and someone will get my new set!
Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock: CTMH - White and Chocolate cardstock; Avery Elle - Cream cardstock
Stamps: Neat & Tangled - Be Full, On the Strip 2
Ink: WPlus9 - Coconut Husk Dye Ink
Other: Copics; Tombow - Mono Adhesive and Power Tabs
I like the wood grain frame u created ! And that pumpkin is sweet :)
ReplyDeleteso awesome Miriam.. love the frame and love that cool new stamp..
ReplyDeleteLove this card - the mitered corner trick is very neat!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Miriam and thanks for the tip ;)
ReplyDeleteOh I love this with the wood-grain frame!! Very cool idea!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card!! Love the frame and that you colored over the words!!!
ReplyDeleteLove how you framed this, Miriam! When I first saw it I thought, I would put this in a frame and display it during the fall. Absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat stamp -- I love how you used it!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fabulous way to use the stamp set!!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning, Miriam! And now I'm leaving with two new techniques to try: the coloring over stamped words and the tricky corner mittering. Yay!!!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable, Miriam...love the large words, reminds me of subway art. Great job with the frame!
ReplyDeleteHi, Miriam, this is such a lovely card. Love the beautiful frame and great sentiment. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful....love the fall colours. You sure do have a steady hand for that tracing! Wow! Thanks for the miter tip.
ReplyDeleteYou sure created a beautiful frame art!! This framed card is the epitome of Fall! Thanks for sharing how you did the mitre! SUPERB!!
ReplyDeleteGreat card and thanks for the awesome tip on making a frame!
ReplyDeleteOne of the best thanksgiving cards I've seen-good stuff ;)
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautifully done card!! Thank you for the inspiration!! The frame looks awesome on this card - way to go!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm always sticking to black versamark ink for my sentiments, so its nice to see someone use a different colour and inspires me to experiment. You've coloured this perfect and such a wonderful sentiment too!
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