Most Demonstratable Card!

At our monthly Taste of Stamping this week, my card was actually voted Most Demonstratable! Other demonstrators (who made cards for our swap) voted this card as the best for showing other people how to create. Thanks, everyone! Here's how I made it:

Base color is Melon Mambo, next layer is Old Olive, Whisper White on top. Stamp set is Simply Said, Big Shot die is Cherry Blossom Embosslit.

• Cut a piece of Old Olive 5.25x4 inches.


• Cut a piece of Whisper White 5x3.75 inches.


• Ink flower image from Simply Said, stamp it off on your grid paper, then stamp on Whisper White cardstock. Clean the stamp before you ink it with Old Olive. Also stamp off the Old Olive. Then, when you ink the coordinating outline flower image, don't stamp it off. It will be a little darker and show up nicely against the solid flower. Stamp the outline flower over top of the solid flower. This gives a "designer series paper" effect.


• I used Old Olive striped ribbon across the card to separate the inked bottom from the top.


• Use the Cherry Blossom die to cut a Melon Mambo and an Old Olive flower.


• I used a Uniball Signo White Gel Pen to color the raised center of the flowers.


• Adhere the flowers to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals.


• Stamp the desired greeting on the card using Melon Mambo Classic Ink.

This is a great way to show a Big Shot die, and a 2-step stamping technique, and is an easy card to create!