First of all the stamp sets… Wild About Flowers and
Watercolour Wash… a match made in heaven for those that like silhouettes over a
watercolour background… bang on trend!
And a quick tip for how I used the Watercolour Wash BIG background stamp... inked up & stamped in Soft Sky first, then inked up just the top part of the stamp and stamped the Mint Macaron over the top at the bottom...was just easier that way!
Same card...Two ways...
Some like it clean around the edges....
Some like it overlapping the edges...
Colour combi... Mint Macaron, Soft Sky, Lost Lagoon & Wisteria Wonder...
And now for a quick review of Amanda’s number 1 product in the new 2015-16 Annual
Catalogue!
Yes Thick Whisper White card stock! I have been waiting SO long. And
yes I have been one of those on the relentless treadmill of “we want thick white
for card blanks pretty please!” at every opportunity Stampin’ Up! has given us
to comment on products for the last 7 years… So thank you Stampin’ Up!
And I am not disappointed…. It is thick enough to use for
card blanks, it scores well, it stamps up well and it works well with the water-colouring
techniques I have tried so far. It also doesn’t have the slight sheen that the
Whisper White does – which has its advantages for some projects.
In fact I am surprised to report that it stamped up as well
as the normal Whisper White – I couldn’t actually tell a difference with my
side-by-side test…. Though I will still continue to use my beloved Whisper
White for stamping as I think that solid images will work better on it….
So all in all Thick Whisper White is pretty perfect in my
eyes!
And I am delighted to be able to do large & one layer
cards again… I have missed those in my repertoire….
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