Two - Step Stamping is a method I forget to use. This was the first time I used this stamp set. I made four cards and didn't discover my mistake until I started taking pictures. What is wrong with the card above? I forgot to place a flower on the one stem. I tried stamping a flower on the finished card and, of course, I messed them up. Oh, well - it is only paper! What else is wrong? The flower does not look good seated on the top stem (see bottom of post).
Stampin' Up! Products
- Dusty Durango cardstock
- Card base measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
- Ribbon strip measures 1/2" x 2 1/2"
- Old Olive cardstock
- Begin with a strip 1" x 4 3/4", then punch
- Very Vanilla cardstock
- Stamped layer measures 4 5/8" x 4 1/4"
- Scallop Edge Border Punch
- Field Flowers and So Sorry stamp sets
- Dusty Durango and Old Olive ink
- Multipurpose Liquid Glue* and Mini Glue Dots
- Button
Yarn
* Tie your bow with yarn and secure the bow with a small drop of glue, let dry.
This is my corrected card. Personally, I do not like how the Field Flowers stamp set was made.
I feel that the stem layout is backwards. I would rather have the full bloom flower seated on the top. Stampin' Up! has designed the top of the stem to "hold" the bud of the flower. I don't like the finished result when placing the full bloom flower on the top portion of the stamp.
It is very difficult to figure out what direction to "seat" the flower and the bud. I ended up marking the"top" of the flower stamps with a permanent marker so I don't struggle everytime I use the stamps.
The card was CASED from Stampin' Up!'s 2012- 2013 Catalog, page 137. I had to change it up because I didn't like how the large flower was stamped on the opening blossom stem.
