After having a play with my Hero Arts Wildflower Stamp I went through my other stamps to see what else I could create the same effect on.
This Hero Arts Flower Stamp is one of my very first stamps .. hardly ever inked but I think you might see a bit more of this one again.
I used Bundled Sage Distress Ink on the HA Large Plaid Pattern Design Block Background Stamp first ... Then I inked up my HA Flower Stamp with SU Earth Elements Markers and also a Butterfly (from the HA Dogwood Framelits Set) ... I then used one of my Spellbinder Dies ... Then came Hello (HA Everyday Sayings Set) inked with Dk Brown.
At this point I wasn't sure what I was going to do next ... I knew I wanted to add a contrast but didn't want a full coloured layer under my stamped image ... I drew a pencil line around the inside of the Spellbinder Die that was a size larger and cut it out ... then I added some stitching.
The layers have been attached with foam pads.
I added a little detail to the base card by punching with my Fiskars Border Punch.
Here's a close-up!
My second option was using a Stamp I managed to find in a bargain bin at my local craft shop ... I couldn't believe my luck, there were brand new, un-inked HA Stamps ranging from £1 to £2 so I just had to invest in a few.
I applied my inks so the Sentiment on the stamp wasn't stamped.
This time my Plaid Background was stamped with Wild Honey Distress Ink.
I again used SU Earth Elements but there wasn't enough detail in my sheaves of corn so I added a little extra yellow with the brush marker ... the Butterfly was stamped and cut out at the same time I made the first card.
I made little holes on the wheat so I could thread through a little SU Linen Thread and tied little bows.
Just Because is also from the HA Everyday Saying Set and this was also inked in Dk Brown.
I changed the thread colour on this one to make it a little different .. the layers have again been attached with foam pads.
So which one is your favourite?
Many thanks for looking
