Love & Sympathy . . . Chalked Irises

As you've probably guessed, I really enjoy the chalking technique!  It's such a simple way to color, just like I did as a little girl. This time I used the Love & Sympathy stamp set - a true 'must-have' set for those unexpected times when you want to send your condolences or encouragement . . . not to mention the fact that irises are my absolute favorite flowers!

I raised the Concord Crush panel up a bit with Dimensionals.  I also scored the focal panel 1/4" from each edge to give it a bit more interest. This time I used Q-tips to do my chalking - the finer tip worked better on this image than had I used a sponge dauber.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Love & Sympathy
Ink:  Concord Crush (retired)
Paper:  Concord Crush, Confetti Naturals (both retired)
Extras:  Stampin' Pastels chalks in Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Q-tips, Simply Scored scoring tool
Inspired by:  Cheryl Garratt

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Upsy Daisy . . . Chalked

Happy Friday! Here's one more Upsy Daisy card for you - this time stamped with Versamark ink and chalked using Stampin' Pastels chalks and sponge daubers.

I put Dimensionals behind the Concord Crush panel to raise it just a bit - this adds a lot of wow! to the card.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Upsy Daisy
Ink:  Versamark, Concord Crush (retired)
Paper:  Confetti Naturals, Concord Crush (both retired)
Extras:  Stampin' Pastels chalks in Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Always Artichoke and Old Olive, sponge daubers
Inspired by:  me!

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Chalked Daisies in Valentine Colors

I love this daisy image - I miss this retired stamp set!  For this Valentine card, I stamped the image with VersaMark ink and then used sponge daubers to chalk the image before it dried.  I like the blended, impressionistic look!  And seam binding gives it just the right touch - love how it ties into such soft, drapey bows.

The card base was cut from 12x12" cardstock into 6x6" pieces and folded in half.  The 3x6" cards fit in a common small letter envelope.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Upsy Daisy (retired)
Ink:  Bravo Burgundy, VersaMark
Paper:  Bravo Burgundy, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla
Extras:  Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Scallop Edge Border punch, Stampin' Pastels (retired)
Inspired by:  me!

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J