The Earth Laughs in Flowers - Watercoloured Card Technique

Hello and Happy Monday! Kim here on the Quietfire Creations blog again. I am just returning from a week in Las Vegas and must say...I am so ready to be done with winter! Funny how we adapt so quickly and fully to warmer temperatures! With that being said, let’s create with lovely stamp set, The Earth Laughs in Flowers!

This simple technique is one of my favourites and can be quite relaxing to do. Just what I needed after a very ‘people-y’ and busy week away!

I stamped my flower image onto a piece of water colour paper with Ranger Archival Black Ink. Using a stamp positioner, I layered my ink about 4 times. I find that water colour paper requires multiple impressions to achieve a crisp, inked image. It’s important to use an archival ink so the next steps do not cause the image to bleed.

Once the image was stamped I used a narrow strip of painter’s tape to my edges, creating an even border around my image. Be sure the tape is pressed down on the inside edges.

Spritz the paper with water.

You’ll want a nice amount of water on your working area, but not pooling.

I colour my image with water colours. The spritz of water to the page allows your paint to flow onto the image, add more as required or pick up excess water/colour with a small piece of paper towel and a light touch.  

Once your image is dry, your paper will flatten. Sometimes it needs a bit of help, I use an dry iron with paper towel or parchment paper placed over painted image.

Lastly, I stamped my sentiment, again using multiple layers of ink to get a crisp image. I love the look of the image and sentiment extending past the edges. It creates an interesting contrast to the water coloured focal point.

Thanks for checking into the blog. Hoping this card inspires you to pull out some water colour and play. Don’t overthink the process, water colours are very forgiving and are perfectly imperfect!

Supplies:

Quietfire Design stamp: The earth Laughs in Flowers, #6287

Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

Ranger Archival Black Ink

Koi Watercolours

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L - ultra strong

Bazzil cardstock

Strathmore Watercolour Paper

Butterfly Flourish - Flourished Night Sky (Flowers) - The Earth Laughs - Just For You

Yogi here today and I've been meaning to do something with this little flower from Suzanne and finally got around to it... BIG GRIN

I'm using a couple dies "Flowers" 3pce set, "Butterfly Flourish" 3pce set and "Flourished Night Sky (Flower)" 4pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE, HERE and HERE   

And I'm using a rubber stamp sentiment, quote and design element stamps from Quietfire Design ("Just For You"  4pce set); ("The Earth Laughs..." 2pce set); ("Crackle Background")

I'm using a clear stamp sentiment from Quietfire Design ("Love & Hearts Collection") also available on Elizabeth Craft Designs HERE

Cut, scored and folded my white cardstock to create the side fold structure. Adhered a piece of Olive toned paper edge to edge.

Dry embossed the ivy frame (Gemini "Ivy Frame") on white cardstock and hit direct to paper with Distress "Antique Linen" and then with "Bundled Sage", Trimmed down and adhered to front.
Created the vase from a basic oval die cut cutting away about a 1/4" from the bottom and an 1" from the top. Stamped with the crackle stamp inking with Versafine and clear embossing then sponging with Distress "Tumbled Glass" and a touch of "Faded Jeans" for shading. Adhered to card front.

Die cut  a whole pile of the little flowers and leaves from a bunch of scraps laying around including some alcohol backgrounds. Adhered them to front and then added a mini nail art rhinestone to each center with Gem-Tac adhesive.

Stamped the sentiments with Versafine Clair "Rain Forest".

Die cut the "Flowers" word from white cardstock, inked with the green and clear embossed. Adhered to card front.

Die cut the small butterfly from a scrap piece of alcohol background and adhered to card.

On the inside: Die cut the flourish butterfly and colored with Tombow markers. Adhered to inside. Adhered mini rhinestones to the body.

Adhered a bunch of leftover flowers from the front adding the mini rhinestone centers.

Stamped the quote using Versafine Clair "Verdant" and here and there with "Rain Forest" and clear embossed.

 

The Earth Laughs in flowers...

Happy Monday to all of you!!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend and did something really fun and crafty.  I got out lots of things from my stash and a brand new stamp called "The earth laughs rose" and set to work to make something pretty.

To start my project I found a small wooden box in my stash that was bare wood.  It had a glass top on it but i decided to take it off and just create a pretty lattice design for the base and then color a pretty rose to put on top of it.  I stamped the flower and the sentiment first on white paper in a dark green ink and then embossed it in clear powder.  Then i colored it with 3 shades of Copic pens and 2 shades of green that matched really well.  When i finished i cut it all out and adhered it to the top of the box with 3D Foam dots by Scrapbook Adhesives.  It's really simple but i like how it came out.

For the box i painted it all white first and then after i added all the top pieces i went back and added some light pink paint and a bit of darker pink to shade it and match the flower.  And then i got a little crafty and added a stenciled design on the sides with white gesso.  I think i am going to sand it down a bit and paint a thin layer of white over it later but it was fun to try something new and think outside the box for decorating things.  Below is a photo of the things that i used for my project.  It's always good to see what new things others try so that you feel confident investing and trying it too.

Thanks so much for stopping by today on the Quietfire Blog to see what new from all of us to share and be sure and stop back for more summer projects!!  

                                                                              Teresa

The Earth Laughs In Flowers

Good Morning.  This is Selma today with a post using Suzanne's beautiful "The Earth Laughs In Flowers" rubber stamp.  A card created with this stamp could be used for a variety of card giving occasions.

This stamp set also comes with a beautiful Rose stamp.  I chose to create dimensional roses and lilacs, created with Susan's Garden Notes Rose 1 and Garden Notes Lilac dies, for dimension, on the front of this card.  The flowers created duplicate the flowers in the design paper which is from the Craft & You - Rose Garden Paper Pad.  The Rose stamp was used on the inside of the card.

The Earth Laughs Rose - Set of 2