Welcome to Day 3 Reveal of The Greetery’s August release. We’re halfway through… Do you have any favorites picked out for Friday’s release? I would love to hear what’s on your shopping list so far!
This is a longer blog today… I’ve been so excited to share the process-making for my cards today, especially with the new stencils.
These lovely stems come from the new Budding Beauties: Autumn stamp set. I stamped out a dozen of these stems quickly, using my MISTI. And I can say the same with the Bottled Up bottles. I experimented with colors, and found several combinations that will match each season of the year. The Bottled Up stamp set comes with a label stamp, as well as several different words and flowers to dress the label up with. (They even match the curve of the bottles! LOVE!) The Budding Beauties-Autumn stamp set also come with words for the labels, which I used for this card. So I’m thinking we might be seeing a series being started here… and I love it! I added the rope accessory to each bottle before attaching them to a background I made with Fossilized Amber and Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide inks. I added the panel to a card base with foam adhesive for a bit more dimension.
This next card was so fun to put together. I used stems from the Budding Beauties- Autumn to fill the Just Mason Around jar, and attached a greeting from the new Sentiment Suite: Thanks stamp set. Before attaching everything onto the card base, I used one of the two new Mason Jar Filler Stencils to make the background.
I am so obsessed with stencils! And these stencils are layered, so a lot of dimension can be easily added. I have played around with pigment, dye, and oxide inks with stencils, and have always loved the results, but this time I tried something new.
I recently picked up a small set of watercolor pencils. I didn’t know what I was going to do with them at the time, but they were 60% off, so I had to have them, right?? Well, now I am so thankful I bought them. With the sharp tips of the pencils, I was able to shade with stencils, something I had never done before. And believe me, I love to shade, so this made my day!
On Bee Company watercolor paper, I used the darkest tone pencil to outline the bottom of each branch in the above picture. I followed with a lighter tone in the middle. I did the same with the leaves. I was able to give this Mason Jar Filler several different colors of leaves because I used pencils. Once I finished coloring with the pencils, I went over the stencils softly with Antique Linen Distress ink to know where the leaves and branches lines were at. Antique linen is water reactive, so I knew I would be able to use water to blend out the harsh stenciled lines. Once I removed the stencils, I used a #4 round water color brush and water to blend the pigments together, and smooth the stenciled lines out. I let the panels dry, then blended Distress Oxide inks over the dry branches (the pigments didn’t move or smear!). I splattered water droplets and brown ink onto the panels for more contrast, then attached everything together to finish the card.
Thanks so much for hanging out with me today. Be sure to stop by The Greetery Blog to see what Betsy has put together for everyone today, and get full details about today’s featured products. Everything you see this week will be available in The Greetery Shop this Friday, August 23rd, at 10am EST. Be sure tp follow The Greetery on Instagram and Facebook.
GIVEAWAY:
There will be a $50 store gift certificate given away each reveal day this week. For a chance to win, leave a comment daily at each blog stop. Winners will be announced the morning of the release.
Today’s Designers:
Angela, your cards are absolutely stunning! I was sold on these two sets from the preview! Your cards confirm I have great taste! LOL
Beautiful cards. Thank you for the info on using colored pencils with the stencil… amazing!!
Beautiful cards! Love your coloring! I need to practice on coloring.
Lovely Autumn creations, I just love your mason jar filled with all sorts of goodies and the great background you have for it too!
Beautiful cards. I love the Bottled Up set — so many possibilities.
So, so pretty! Love your ink blended background as well as all of your color choices.
Wow! Your backgrounds really make the flowers/stems pop!
What pretty cards! I liked how you combined stencils and stamps!
EXCELLENT WORK, Angelica! I have SO MANY PRODUCT SWIRLING IN MY HEAD, like sugar plums! LOL I can’t say WHICH is a favorite yet! I JUST LOOOVE them ALL!!! LOL BUT, your cards ARE STUNNING!!! I LOVE the rich background you created for your first card! JUST LOVELY! It makes the jars & flowers POP!!! AND your second card, is RICH with it’s background & SO FALLISH! JUST BEAUTIFUL!!! AND your last card, LOVE the way you tinged the top of the jar with a different color & the RICH BACKGROUND for it too!!! 😉 SO EXCELLENT!!! 😉 <3
WOW! You had me at Welcome to… Your cards are amazing! I’m new to your blog and LOVE the projects you’ve shown for this fabulous release. Beautifully done!
The berries are just wonderful. I have a thing for berry images, so no wonder! But I also love the simple jar of small leaves and branches. So nice.
The jars and bottles all look so beautiful and I am loving the new sets! Beautiful inspiration today!
Lovely cards and I am excited to try the pencils with the stencils as well. Thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous cards….thank you for the wonderful inspiration!
Love the budding beauties in the mason jar. Such great fall inspiration!
I really loved your background color choices. Thanks also for the awesome photos. The close-up shots really help to give life to your cards.
Hmmm now I need to find some watercolor pencils at 60% off. 😃 Love the look!
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I can’t get over how realistic these bottle stamps look. Gorgeous work!
Beautiful cards. Thanks for the tutorial on the pencils. I’ll use this info on my stencils.
Love the color combo used on the mason jar.
Lovely cards and the way you used the stencils with colored pencils is a real help to us out here! TFS!!!
Pretty cards with lovely sponging in background
Loralee
Oh my, I am SO impressed with your gorgeous cards and how you accomplished these. The Mason Jar on the last one was enhanced with colored pencils, too, or is that all layers of ink? Totally inspired, Angelica!
I used 6 different inks- 2 inks for each of the 3 layers of the stamp.
More amazing inspiration from you using these fabulous new sets. Both are on my shopping list.
What a great idea to use the pencils with the stencils! Love your cards!
I’m loving everyone’s take on Bottled Up! It’s such a wonderful set. I absolutely love the peach colored bottle on your card today! Beautiful!
Lovely cards and beautiful ink blending!
Your Bottles and Jars are beautifully colored! The Branches and Buds are a lovely bonus to these gorgeous card samples, Angelica
Yours is my favorite card this release! Love it!
Wow!❤️❤️❤️Thank you
Awesome card designs and so rich in colors. I know I certainly want the stencils.
Your cards are stunning – how in the world do you get your blended backgrounds to look so smooth and soft? My backgrounds always have at least one spot where the color is just a glob!
I used watercolor paper to blend on. The oxide inks blend so nicely on this paper. I have the same problem when I use card stock.
Such beautiful fall cards! I love your color choices and those beautiful blended backgrounds. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards! I love all the detail you give in the techniques you used. Your watercolor pencils turned our beautiful with the stencil. I may have to try that.
Loved your backgrounds and especially your use of the stencil. Thanks for the explanation of how you used it.
Beautifully done! Such lovely work, color and detail.
Such lovely cards and your ink blending is so beautiful!
Your cards are beautiful. I love the way you incorporated the stencils.
Great cards- thanks for the info on how you used colored pencils and the stencil
Your take on these sets is gorgeous! Great inspiration.
Lovely cards. Thanks for sharing them.
I love these jar fillers!!
All the bouquets are so pretty!
Love the Autumn colors, all the little details, and your designs. Just beautiful!
Love your cards. Beautiful.
Amazing cards! Love them all, your backgrounds are beautifully done. You have a great eye for detail!
Your cards are stunning! I’m so loving the stencils!
Oh, beautiful! I will have to remember the watercolor pencils through the stencil idea, it adds so much depth. Thanks!
I have really enjoyed getting to see what great talent you have during this release. I was familiar with all of the other gals on the inspiration team, but I hadn’t “met” you before. So happy to say you don’t disappoint! Your creations are all BEAUTIFUL!
Thank you so much Carol
Beautiful cards. Thank you for sharing your technique in coloring with pencils.
Great cards!