Since we are in the final month of Sale-A-Bration, I wanted to take a few more looks at some of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets that you can get for free with a $50 purchase. These stamps are unique to this promotion and don't appear in any catalog and won't be available after March 31st. I really enjoy the variety and new ideas that Sale-A-Bration inspires with these stamps.
Today, I'm taking another look at "Lovely Lattice". I won this stamp as a prize patrol in OnStage at Orlando in November. I knew right away that it would have lots of coloring potential and for my second look, I tried some different options! Here are some ideas:
As I looked through Pinterest and other sites, I had noticed that people had tried heat embossing with this stamp, with white in particular. I thought that was a fun idea to try so I heat embossed on vellum with white embossing powder. I originally was going to color on the reverse side with my alcohol markers but I couldn't get a vibrant enough shade, so I switched to our Stampin'Write markers, which contain our regular classic ink. I was much happier with the results. If you color on the reverse side, you won't accidentally color on the embossed lines. You can also be a little sloppier with your coloring as long as you stay within the lines. I used Lovely Lipstick, Granny Apple Green and Daffodil Delight for my color palette. I also embossed the card front with the "Tufted" embossing folder which you run through the Big Shot.
For this card, I simply stamped the image on Crumb Cake card stock in Momento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with the alcohol markers, Stampin' Blends. I used combos of Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie and Mango Melody for my shading. This card is super simple and would be easy to mail without any dimension to it. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Perennial Birthday stamp set, a favorite of mine for bold, larger birthday sentiments.
I'm not sure I'm crazy about this design. It seemed much more inspired in my head than on paper! I stamped the image with Blackberry Bliss ink and then cut it out around the edges. I mounted it on a Blackberry Bliss card stock oval and added the "friend" word. I think the main problem with this card is the background paper which ended up being too busy. I don't think the eye knows what to look at with this card, there really isn't a focal point. Oh well, it's always worth trying things to see what happens!
For some more ideas and inspiration, check out this video Stampin'Up! put out featuring the "Lovely Lattice" stamp set!
I love Stampin'Up!'s videos because they often suggest ideas or techniques that maybe you haven't thought of. I hadn't really even noticed that little line stamp in the set and I love what they did on the background of the "thanks for everything" card!
If you are interested in this stamp set, simply go to the online store, select enough merchandise to reach the $50 threshold and then you can get it for free! You have until the end of March but don't delay. Many of SAB's products are while supplies last!
And, just in case you missed it or have forgotten it, here's the earlier post I did sharing Lovely Lattice!
Lovely Lattice
Thanks for stopping by! It's our coldest morning of the year so far at -34 degrees but it's supposed to get all the way up 0 degrees by mid afternoon with lots of sun! We shall see......
Happy Stampin'!
Sarah
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