It’s Friday, and that means a new TGIF Challenge! This week, we have a fun sketch, so I decided to break out my brand new Above the Clouds stamp set! Wahoo!!!
The challenge sketch layout is below. It’s nice and simple, leaving room for interpretation. I decided to change the layout to landscape, size down my banner proportionately, and change the shape of the punch.
The Above the Clouds stamp set was created with two-step stamping in mind. It has outline stamps, as well as “watercolor” style stamps to fill in the balloons. Rather than using the two-step stamping approach, I decided to simply stamp the outlines and watercolor the balloons with different colors. This stamp set also has a coordinating punch, which you can purchase in a bundle for 10% off! The punch cuts out the large balloon, basket, and a pennant shape.
I love looking for ways to combine stamps. My mind immediately went to an image of a group of balloons soaring over the trees. And that’s what made me think of stamping a background using the Waterfront stamp set.
I started with a layer of Watercolor Paper and painted a quick wash with Balmy Blue ink to create the sky.
Next, I stamped the lightest trees with Pear Pizzazz ink. Before continuing, I used an Aqua Painter to lightly paint over the stamped trees with clear water and blend the ink. Next, I stamped another row of trees with Old Olive ink and blended again. Finally, I added a row of Mossy Meadow trees. This time, I did not blend the ink so the trees appeared more defined.
I stamped some of the smaller balloons directly onto the background and the rest on a separate piece of Watercolor Paper with Stazon Ink. After watercoloring them, I either cut them out by hand or used the coordinating punch.
I created my “banner” with a couple Stitched Nested Dies. I straightened off the top of one with a Stampin’ Trimmer, and then added stitching with the border die. On the bottom, I used the die cut to make a “V” as shown below. Then, I seamed the two dies together underneath the Basic Black circle die for the appearance of one long, continuous die.
This is a great stamp set, with lots of inspiring sentiments. It’s definitely one I’ll be using multiple times!!!
Be sure to click over to the TGIF Challenges Blog and check out all the designers’ projects using this sketch. Knowing them, the projects will be AMAZING!
Have a wonderful and creative day!
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I am in love with your card Tammi! Funny that I tried doing the same thing with these dies, and I thought I didn’t like the look, until I saw it on your card of course! lol I will have to try again! Love you friend! OXO
Thank you so much sweet Carolynn!!!