I loved this Pleasant Poppies stamp from the moment I saw it. I ordered it, then hadn't mounted it. My friend came in from out of town and wanted to buy one…since it was just easier, I gave her my new one and reordered one for myself! It just came last week and I finally got to play with it! I followed the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and just got in on the challenge under the wire!
Now, I must be honest…this is the second try at coloring! The first one came out WAY too dark and pink…which is why I kept adding color to make it darker! So, I used a trick that I learned in art class a long time ago…use orange to neutralize the pink. It worked like a charm!
I started by inking up the big background Pleasant Poppies stamp with Black Stazon and stamped the top portion on Whisper White. I used my AquaPainter with Stampin' Write markers to color. Starting watercoloring with a base of Pumpkin Pie on the flowers, then adding Riding Hood Red and Cherry Cobbler in layers on top. The centers are Daffodil Delight full strength. The stems I colored with Wild Wasabi and Always Artichoke to shadow. I used WIld Wasabi for the base of the card and added on a layer of Pool Party. I used Storybook Designer Paper with stripes and checks to add the layers on top. I matted the Whisper White stamped layer onto Basic Black to make it pop! I purposely left the greeting off of this one…not sure what I'm going to use it for. May just keep it as a note card to send to someone!
Only ONE more sleep until Stampin' Up! CONVENTION (and a SHORT sleep at that! Our flight leaves EARLY!) I can't wait to meet up with my stamping friends! See you soon!
Don't forget my RIBBON SHARES going on now! I'll be placing the next order on THURSDAY!
I've cut these poppies the long way, but never thought about cutting the bottom off to make a field of poppies. I love seeing different ways to use my stamps. This is beautiful, Connie! I feel a CASE coming on.
So pretty, Connie! I am in love with these poppies!! See you in SLC! Thanks for joining us this week at FMS.
Gorgeous! Those poppies are on my wish list and I think your lovely card may have bumped them to the "must have" category. Thanks for playing along with this week's sketch!
I have that stamp set too but haven't inked it up yet. I like how you shortened the stems and made the image all about the flowers!