This is one of my favorite stamps, the edges of the wood are black and ink stained. The rubber will never be red again.... it is one of my "go to" stamps.... meaning, it always works for me! My friend Miriam introduced me to this image and all the possibilities it has -- you can color the dress, paper piece, embellish.... so many choices.
I kept it kind of simple, paper piecing the dress and embellishing with a silk ribbon bow (white silk ribbon, colored red with a Copic Marker) and a gold metal piece. All of the DP is from Graphic 45 and I didn't want to clutter it up too much, allowing the background piece of paper to be seen.
I used Spellbinder's Labels Nine, as my base to stamp the dress, then gluing my cut out polka dot dress over the original stamping. I sponged Black ink and Brown ink around the edges. Then I also airbrushed a little yellow around the edges as well to help kinda make it feel a little more aged or "vintagey". I highlighted some of the creases with a red Copic on the dress too, as well as adding a tiny hint of sparkle using a red Spica pen on the polka dots. I trimmed one additional layer from a Hounds tooth Patterned paper to finish the stamped center piece. Final size is 6" Square.
Registered: July 20, 2009 Location: California Posts: 33483
Thu, Nov 05, 2009 @ 8:10 PM
OMG, what a beautiful card. Love the dsp, the paper peircing and all the details that went into this just made it perfect! It's just stunning. Thanks for all the deets, it sure helps to have something to work towards. I love this image as well. Although mine has seen no ink yet.....but it will!