Notecards Featuring Studio Katia Blooming Bunch Stamp

I made these cards using my Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp and stamped on Bristol cardstock, coloring with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.  

 

A Flowery Birthday Card

I'm still working my way through the card bases I stamped using my Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp set.  I didn't vary the card layout much - keeping with the birthday greetings on some vellum and using the Studio Katia crystals to decorate the card front.  I did use three different Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to color the flowers.  I think I did a better job getting some depth to the flowers, though I'm not sure my pictures show this off very well.









On the inside, a simple sentiment, keeping it simple so that this card can be used for a variety of different birthday occasions.  I think both Brandy and I would have to say that the simple, but effective design of this stamp makes card fronts a quick, simple and delightfully beautiful result.

Finally Finishing the Floral Thankfulness!

 Whew!  With a birthday celebration and a Play All Day and a full time job, I feel like I've been on a whirlwind.  I was supposed to edit and post these photos shared with me by Brandy last week.  Time slipped away and here we are, catching up.  These cards were made in the same fashion as the previous set.  Stamping with Versamark ink onto black cardstock using her Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp created just enough structure that Brandy could color and shade using her Polychromos colored pencils.  I'm certain these pictures do not fully capture the stunning, bright color of these images which were highlighted with a white colored pencil. 

Keeping the card design simple, these two can go with the previous two and make a lovely card set to give as a gift!  So bright and beautiful!  Three cheers for Brandy!

Andie for 

A Floral Thank You!

Brandy has been a bit prolific lately and she, once again, shared some cards she made.  Today, I'm sharing some pictures of cards made using her Polychromos and Prima colored pencils on black cardstock.  Brandy stamped the Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp onto the cardstock using Versamark ink - just enough to see the lines in the image for coloring.  Then, using several different colored pencils for each, created the shading in the petals and a white colored pencil to create the accents.

A gold embossed sentiment on vellum is a great finish with this image - we've both used it to great result.  Since the vellum didn't want to adhere to the cardstock and colored image, Brandy simply wrapped it around to the backside and adhered it to a black, diagonally striped card base from the stash.

Oooooh, didn't these turn out fantastic!  She's sent a few more photos of some similar card designs.  I'm going to try to get those photos edited and posted in the coming days.

I'm going to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge: In the Garden because we could hope that these beauties might be in our garden.

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge : Simon Says Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday's Challenge #324/325 - Anything Goes

Happy crafting!

Andie for 

Happy Birthday Card Using Studio Katia Blooming Bunch

OK - so I've been a little obsessed with my Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp set.  Maybe it is a measure of the stress/intensity at work or maybe I just love coloring this image.  Either way, I'm back today with another card colored with my Zig Clean Color Brush markers onto Bristol cardstock and finishing with a white embossed sentiment on vellum.  The accents are using Nuovo drps and fit the color scheme fantastically.

So fun!

Congratulations to the Happy Couple

I needed a wedding celebration card and since I had stamped a few images using Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp it seemed a quick and easy way to make a beautiful focal image for the card.  I stamped onto Bristol cardstock and colored with my Zig Clean Color Brush markers using a waterbrush to keep the coloring very light. 

I used the SSS Floral Bliss sentiment stamp to white emboss onto vellum making a strip sentiment to cover the image.  I was so inspired by recent cards I made using this technique and the result is fantastic.  A few Studio Katia Sparkling crystals as accents finish the front card design beautifully.









On the inside, I used the sentiment and some cut small flowers from the Floral Bliss stamp set, coloring the flowers lightly with the coordinating pink marker.  A cute, simple finish and I sent this off to my SIL who will be coordinating a group gift purchase and attending the celebration where she will give the happy couple our gift. 

Pink Blooming Bunch Birthday Card

I'm back to share a pink version of the card I made earlier this week using my Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp set.  Same basic design - so I can add this card to the stash and use it in the weeks to come.  Colored with Zig Clean Color Brush markers on Bristol cardstock and finished with some Studio Katia crystals this time.  There is no way to show off the shine these delicate little crystals add.  My photography just isn't that good!

Hope your week is ending on a strong and satisfying note.  This card sure fit the bill for me.

Blooming Bunch Birthday Card

I decided to splurge a bit and picked up the Studio Katia Blooming Bunch stamp set.  This floral cluster stamp is a large size stamp that dominates an A7 size card, something that I've wanted for a long time, but couldn't take the plunge.

I'm sharing my first attempt at coloring this stamp.  I stamped with Archival black ink onto Bristol cardstock with the intention of using my Zig Clean Color Brush markers.  There are flaws in my coloring performance here, but overall the result is stunning.  I kept the rest of the card simple to allow the flowers center stage.

I so enjoyed this foray that I've stamped a few more and left them in my working stack to pull out and color on a night after work where I simply need the relaxation that can come from a bit of crafting without the stress of needing a card designed and sent.  So, I'm sure there will be more of these to come in the following weeks.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday's Week 320/321 Anything Goes challenge

Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes