This is a clean and simple card (essentially)…using the Beautiful Moments stamp set. I love the outline images in this set – and you can choose to add colour or not.
For this quick card (it truly was a quick one, promise), I chose to add colour by using my Water Painters and some ink refills to watercolour the image. Watercolouring can be very forgiving – you don’t have to be perfectly within the lines – so that makes it a quick way to add colour. I stamped in Staz On Jet Black ink onto my Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper, and let it dry for a moment. You’ll want to be sure that your ink pad is well inked to stamp on the watercolour paper to get a good image. I find that my Staz On tends to need more frequent re-inking than some of my other ink pads, so I’d recommend purchasing the re-inker when you get the ink pad so you have it on hand.
One of the ways I like to add a background on my cards is by using patterned paper. For this card, I chose a more muted pattern from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. I liked the calm effect that seemed to go with the image. A bit of bling from the Blushing Bride 3/8″ Metallic Ribbon and some Rhinestone Basic Jewels to dress it up a little bit and I was happy with the resulting Beautiful Moments card. I added mattes in Basic Black because it seemed to go with the “arty” feel.
I just realized as well that I used the bottom right corner layout design again – that seems to be my “go to” right now?! I will have to try to mix it up a little bit more for the next card I share. Do you have a favourite card design layout? Leave me a comment – I obviously need some other layout ideas! LOL.
