Thursday, 4 March 2010

March thinking outside the box challenge


The March Anything Goes challenge at In Love With Stamping is to think outside the box and turn our stamps into something else eg. stamp a flower using hearts, a bug using petals.

I've used my fruit stamps to create a flower spray:


Recipe
Stamp sets: Tart & Tangy, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Barely Banana, Old Olive, Whisper White
DSP: Kaleidoscope
Ink: SU Markers (Old Olive, Cameo Coral)
Punches: Scallop Oval, Large Oval, 1/4" Circle
Large Grosgrain Ribbon: Old Olive
Striped Grosgrain Ribbon: Old Olive

Using my markers direct to stamp, I inked just the cherry stem and turned it upside down. I then inked just the inside of the lemon slice stamp and stamped it for the flower heads, using my stamp-a-ma-jig to place them. The ribbon edging uses just a few scraps of ribbon - a great way of using them up.

What can you turn your stamps into?

Sara xx

4 comments:

Marilyn Goodrich said...

CLEVER! I never would have guessed that's how you created your flowers!! Love it :-)

Ash said...

Very true as Marilyn said... If not for you, we would not have guessed outside the box... of a regular flower made of regular flower stamp.... BRILLIANT!!!!! & lovely is the look.... Would make anybody who receives it, a healthy wealthy person....

Ash....
(http://hastkala-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)

AuroraDawn said...

That is just so clever, there is no way I could top THAT!!!

Fantastic card Sara.

Victoria said...

very clever idea Sara and gorgeous colours too
Hugs
Victoria
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