Today, I challenged myself to use Betsy’s Blossoms in a cool, unique way. This stamp set, debuting in the 2012-2013 Idea Book and Catalog, features a cool bird, some small flowers, some leaves and an oversized, detailed flower. The flower makes a great feature image on a card or is perfect for a background cover. After playing around with the flower and punching it in various fashions (I had all my punches laid out on my craft table), I decided to try “kissing” another stamp. This technique, described briefly below, is perfect for combining one bold image and one detailed image.
First, I stamped the Mixed Bunch flower in Daffodil Delight. Then, I inked up the Betsy’s Blossom flower in Pumpkin Pie. I pressed the two together and then stamped the Mixed Bunch flower onto a piece of Whisper White card stock. Since the Betsy’s Blossom flower was stamped with a darker pigment of ink, that pattern transferred to the Mixed Bunch image. I did the same with Daffodil Delight and Tempting Turquoise and love the outcome! Very 70’s, no? Here’s a close-up of this “kissed” image:
Stamp sets: Mixed Bunch, Betsy’s Blossoms
Papers: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Blossom Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimmensionals, Brights Designer Buttons
Oh, my heaven help… BRILLIANT!!! Just simply brilliant.
Thanks, Brooke! It’s a tried-and-true technique. I really like the look of it with these two stamps.