Paper Sweeties April Release Party

Hey, y'all!  I'm back, serving as a Guest Designer for Paper Sweeties, with another creation, showing off a new, April, Hello Spring, stamp set.

I paired it, as well as a couple of past stamps sets, with a layered stamping technique and lots and lots of watercoloring.

I started this card by stamping and masking blossoms and leaves, in Coastal Cabana, Lucky Limeade, Ballet Blue, Daffodil Delight, and Melon Mambo inks, on watercolor paper, to form a heart.  I then watercolored each image in shades of the same color it was stamped in, as well as a little Pumice Stone Distress Ink for shading, filling in the spaces between blooms to create depth.

The ribbon was stamped, in Jet Black ink, on a yellow, polka dot, patterned paper; hand-cut out; and adhered, just at its center, pulling the edges up for dimension, at the base of the watercolored heart.  Everything was then splashed with speckles of the same inks used above, as well as Titanium White acrylic paint.  Once it was dry, I black-embossed the "love" sentiment in the center of the floral heart; anchored it to a piece of Brocade Blue cardstock, with gold-threaded, straight, machine stitches; and adhered it, to the white, cardstock, card face, with foam tape.  A layered, vellum, Stampin' Up butterfly was embellished with clear gemstones and perched on the ribbon to complete the look.

Further inspiration for this card came from Simon Says Stamps' Monday Challenge: April Showers Bring May Flowers.

Please be sure to check out what the rest of the team has been busily working on just for your viewing pleasure.  Then, we've all got one final creation to share, with you all, at the same time tomorrow.  Thanks, as always, for stopping by!  Blessings!

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Paper Sweeties
Jeri Thomas
Jill Norwood
Jinny Newlin - *April Guest Designer* (You're here!)

Kathy Schweinfurth

Larissa Heskett
Lisa Bzibziak
Mackie Robertson

Maria Patrick

Michelle Bala
Michele Henderson

Nancy Salkeld

{Supplies & Tools}
Stamps: Hello Spring, Make Today Beautiful, & Pretty Posies (Paper Sweeties) Paper: white & vellum (Paper Studio); Brocade Blue (SU!); watercolor (Canson Studio); yellow polka dot (MME) Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Ballet Blue, & Coastal Cabana (SU!); Jet Black & Pumice Stone (Ranger); watermark (VersaMark) Other: gold thread (Coats & Clark); sewing machine (Janome); foam tape (Scrapbook Adhesives); black embossing powder & Beautiful Wings Embosslits (SU!); Titanium White acrylic paint (FolkArt); clear gemstones (crafts-too)