Sunday, May 17, 2009

INKY IMPRESSIONS.......versatile!!

Hey everyone!! I finally finished this card - I've been working on it for awhile, I just haven't had much time in my craft room but I finished it up bright and early this morning!!!! I am SOOOOO pleased with how it turned out!!!

As you all know, Inky Impressions is a BRAND NEW rubber stamp company and Nicole is getting ready to release her first set of stamps VERY QUICKLY!!!! She sent me a sample stamp to try out and rate on its quality, and I have to say, it is TOP NOTCH!!! The red rubber is really deeply etched and it inks SOOO nicely!!! They come on EZ Mount so they are ready to INK!!! The stamp she sent me is LiLi colouring Easter Eggs, and since I was DYING to make another card using an Inky Impressions stamp, I thought I would see how versatile I could make it!!

So, I coloured her, cut her out, and cut off the Easter Eggs, paint brush and paint cans. I wanted to try to use my Flower Soft so I made some little flowers on wire (still need to work on this technique but not bad for a first time!) for her to hold, instead of the paintbrush. I added Flower Soft at her feet too. She is also holding a large Easter Egg, so I added a tiny Prima flower to look like she was holding it. THIS is what I came up with:

What do you think???

I coloured her with Copics, added some sakura gel pen (stardust) and atyou Spica pens to give her some sparkle! Those EYES just scream for some SPARKLE, don't ya think??

It is possible to take Holiday/Seasonal stamps and make them into whatever you want!! You can mask them, cut parts off, add parts, cover parts....the options are endless!!!!! If I can do it, so can YOU!!!

Here is a close up of LiLi:


Thanks for popping by!!! Have a great Sunday!! And for my Canadian friends, enjoy your Holiday Monday tomorrow!!!!! I am soooo happy to have a long weekend!!!! Tim and I are going to go do something fun today - a hike and a picnic with Brick. Brick loves our family walks - especially when he gets to be off leash!!!! So I better run and get ready!!!

20 comments:

Stef H said...

this is fabulous and I just love what you did with the flower soft. your colors are great, too!

hugs,

Lilacanglia said...

wowsers,
Hugs
Angie

Holly Young said...

Good job Chris! Great coloring too.

Sharon said...

Great job Chris on making the stamp so versatile. She looks lovely, and the flower soft makes it look very pretty.

Cassie said...

so sweet! what a great idea to turn it into a year round stamp!

SemSee said...

What a FAB card, Chris! I love how you can use what can be perceived as a 'seasonal' or 'annual celebration' stamp, and make it usable all year round! You've done a wonderful job of showcasing this! You ROCK! Hugs, Sem x

Jacque said...

Gosh!! Wonderful job, Pal...she is cute as can be...hugs..Jacque

Cami said...

This is just fab, Chris! Your flowers came out very pretty and what a totally different "scene" you've created! Love this! Hugs, Cami

Debby said...

Chris this is darling!!!!

Anonymous said...

Great way to show the versatility of this stamp. Love the flower soft. Great job!

Kristen said...

Great job. I have never thought of that. May have to give it a try!

Christine said...

Wow, great job of taking this Easter stamp and turning it into an everyday stamp. I love the flower soft on it and good idea about the flower. You designed this card so well and great work on the coloring. I can't wait to start Inking it up too with Inky Impressions stamps.
xoxo, Christine

Cathleen said...

Oh how cute, love how you colored her and love the flower soft!

Marcia @ Pretty Things said...

Oh, such a pretty image, she looks so innocent. Great colours Chris.

:) Marcia P

Jessica G. said...

Great job at making this little gal even more versatile!!

Christina C. said...

Chris, she is just adorable. Fabulous job!!! Hugs, Christina

AmethystCat said...

how clever! love the card! Hope you're feeling better and hope this day "off" is fabulous!!!

Donelda said...

she's adorable!! and I love that BG background paper!!

Michele Roos said...

Fabulous card Chris. Love what you did with Lili and love the colouring also. Hugs Michele x

Nicole (Inky's Mama) said...

Hi Chris, I know I already told you how fab this is on the phone, but it really ROCKS! Thank You so much for making this card. I want you to know how much I appreciate the time you took to go the extra mile to show the versatility of LiLi Coloring her eggs. The card looks great and I love the flower soft! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!!!! HUGS! Nicole : )

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