Hi, friends, Chark here today. I am so in love with this Hero Arts Large Hydrangea Stamp…it’s fun to stamp and color and it’s a great size for filling a card. After I stamped it about a dozen times in different ways, on different papers and with different media, I put two cards together.
Both are stamped in Hero Arts White Unicorn Ink and then heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. One is on vellum and one is on red cardstock.
Here’s the red version. I used Prismacolor pencils to darken the centers with a plum color and then colored the tips of the flowers with an orange-red. I left the red cardstock in the center so it has three colors. Then I used a couple of greens on the leaves.
I added a strip of vellum with the sentiment (new Birthday Messages set) and rhinestones.
For this second card, I used the white ink and embossing powder on the vellum paper. Then I used Copics to color the blooms and stems. Don’t forget that Copics will color the white embossing and if you want the white lines to show, be careful! I have a few bits that are colored in the leaves, but enough of the veins are white. I finished with a torn red cardstock strip and red glitter enamel dots.
Which is your favorite? I think the flowers look cooler on the vellum, but I do think the red card is striking with the white embossing. Here’s the inside of the card—I’m trying to remember to pretty up the insides too—using Strawberry Ink.
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Happy Thursday!
Birthday Messages CM136 (you can custom order this at no additional cost if it’s sold out)
Candyland Gumdrops enamel dots
Copic Markers BG96, R83, R85, R89
March 9, 2017 at 10:10 am
I can’t pick a favorite. I love (LOVE) them both. The first is so striking in color and the second is striking in the effect it has. WOW
March 9, 2017 at 10:11 am
These are both amazing! Love the coloring you added to the red flower to give it depth and contour! Your second card is spectacular with the vellum paper and gorgeous coloring! It is my favorite if I have to pick!
March 9, 2017 at 10:19 am
Both cards are beautiful, but the red one just takes my breath away. Stunning, Char!
March 9, 2017 at 12:05 pm
Love that stamp. Hydrangea are some of my favorite flowers
March 9, 2017 at 12:25 pm
Beautiful cards!! My favorite is the vellum one! Very pretty!
March 9, 2017 at 2:14 pm
beautiful cards, Chark – love the look on vellum
March 9, 2017 at 3:42 pm
I like both cards, but I think you’re right that the red is just striking.
And I love white embossing.
March 9, 2017 at 9:26 pm
Beautiful cards!!!
March 13, 2017 at 9:08 am
wow this stamp is amazing!
March 14, 2017 at 2:28 am
Wow! Love the vellum coloured card. Will have to give that a try.
March 14, 2017 at 1:53 pm
Awesome coloring – love the second way of coloring in the hydrangea:)
March 21, 2017 at 1:40 pm
Both cards are gorgeous, Char. This Hydrangea stamp is stunning!
March 21, 2017 at 1:43 pm
Gorgeous cards, have to say I love both designs. The first is so striking and bold, the 2nd is so artsy and pretty!
March 24, 2017 at 11:43 am
Beautiful cards
and I love the
second one.
Carla from Utah
March 27, 2017 at 1:23 pm
Both are beautiful, but I really love the soft effect you got on the vellum one! 🙂 ~ Andrea
March 30, 2017 at 4:32 pm
SO pretty. That shows how just one aspect can change the look so much.