He asked his girl if she had a friend that his friend could write too, as his friend was sort of lonely out there in the south by himself. She said she had the perfect friend in mind and the friends of the friends started writing. Letters. The old school way to fall in love. A long-distance relationship that has lasted 37 years with many more to come. Happy Anniversary to the best parents in the world.
I wanted to something a bit different and new to me with sprays/mists. Shimmerz is having a Hooray for Halloween Challenge so I grabbed a few supplies, my new set from Schlosser Designs and created the above little number. (Original wreath concept found here.)
So here's my attempt at a tutorial:
Start with watercolor paper, a punched circle, distress and pigment ink and a stamp of your choice.
Make sure your paper sized for just a bit of trimming on your final piece-
that way, where you spray is a bit more controlled.
Make sure your paper sized for just a bit of trimming on your final piece-
that way, where you spray is a bit more controlled.
Stamp image repeatedly around circle.
Experiment by spraying Shimerz Vibez at different angles.
(Directly on top of the piece and/or one side or the other.)
(Directly on top of the piece and/or one side or the other.)
And different heights from your paper.
The spray acts like water-the image looses its crispness
and takes on a muted effect due to the watercolor paper.
The number of spritzes depends on how deep you want your coverage and how well you want your coverage of color.
Remove the circle and spray lightly to tone down brightness of paper where the mask was.
If you've made it thus far, a reminder to you to enter my two giveaways found here and here! Thank you all so much for your kind words and wishes, and suggestions!
Supplies Used:
Paper: (Mustard Cardstock) Recollections, (Watercolor Paper) Archers
Stamps: (Furnishing Fun) Schlosser Designs
Ink: (Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress) Ranger, (More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie) Stampin' Up
Embellishments: (Vibez Spray in Penny Pincher) Shimmerz, (Brown String) May Arts
Tools: (Circle Punch) Creative Memories
So beautiful!!!Great Tutorial!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so clever. Love the wreath concept and execution - plus your color selection is beautiful. Great tutorial - you sound like an old pro to me, Karen. And I'm dying to know how you took the photos - did you have someone else take them? Well done!
ReplyDelete...oh, and the sweet story about your parents...so nice!
ReplyDeleteSo original and striking, Karen. Great tutorial, too! I love that you used just a simple embellishment of tied twine to let the image take center stage.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card! I NEVER thought of making a wreath that way - and I have a lovely stamp that would work for this technique!!! How exciting!
The story of how your parents met is lovely - so sweet! I do believe it's the best way - to get to know someone before we let our hormones get in the way of our brains. I wish I had gone about finding Mr. Right this way.
What a lovely tribute.
Hugs!
What an incredible wreath! Thanks so much for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteGirl, you are AMAZING!!!!! This is absolutely fantastic!!! Thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteSweet story! Great tutorial! I am going to have to try this when I get back from vacation.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic story! This is a great tutorial!!! You are a genius! I bet your mind never stops does it? :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful story! And I loved the card, and your tutorial. I'm going to give that one a go!
ReplyDelete:)
What a great love story!!!:)
ReplyDeleteA really gorgeous creation Karen! :)
Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
What fun, some day I'll give mists a try, in the mean time it's fun to see your creative approaches.
ReplyDeleteVery beautifully done!! Your card is so pretty & your tutorial very clear!! I love those colors together & the overall design! Congrats to your parents- what a sweet story! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely story about your parents.
ReplyDeleteGreat card as usual, fantastic colour choice and brilliant tutorial.
Yay for the tutorial! Thanks - I love the little insight into how you create :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat looking card and thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary to your parents! What a great tutorial :) I made it all the way to the end!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet story about your parents! Thanks for the tut! What a fun technique!
ReplyDeleteFantastic! I love how creative you were to design the wreath from that set! I can't wait to try this :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card and a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI Love to hear "love stories!" Happy Anniversary to your parents!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI REALLY LIKE your card!!! I like the fact that you used a flower stamp to create a wreath!!! GENIUS!!! :) I also like shimmerz spray! Your card is LOVELY!!! :)
Becky Green
Quelle façon originale de faire une couronne ! Merci pour ce tuto. Désolée d'écrire en français, je suis un peu pressée ;-)
ReplyDeleteahhhh...love the story about your folks...sooooo sweet!
ReplyDeleteFAB card...perfect for the fall...great tut!
Gorgeous...there you go again getting all creative for us!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card. Love your tutorial. Love the layers of stamping, misting and texture.. Thanks for sharing :D
ReplyDeleteFABULOUS post and tutorial!! Love this gorgeous card!!
ReplyDeleteWOW, I really like that wreath. It is fabulous. Beautiful card!!!
ReplyDeleteNEVER would I have thought to use those stamps like you did! Amazing project and tutorial! THANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteSuper tutorial, Karen! And a gorgeous card too - love those colours!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Aimes
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Oh wow! This is great!
ReplyDeleteTHank You Karen, your card is beautiful and unique and your tutorial is perfect!
what a gorgeous wreath. beautifully done. thanks for the tutorial, too. amazing card!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and interesting Karen, and I think you did a great job with the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful card. I love your tutorial. Thanks.
ReplyDeletewow - such a cool effect. and awesome tutorial!
ReplyDeleteSeriously love this tut Karen. I can't wait to try it myself thanks to your wonderful photos and instructions!
ReplyDeleteKaren- your tutorial is wonderful and the card is absolutely gorgeous!!! Thanks so much for choosing SHIMMERZ! You used the product beautifully.
ReplyDeleteOh wow this is really gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteFantastic wcard.
Ohhhh lala!! I love the colors you used and the creative way that you used Shimmerz! Awesome job :)
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