Trio Of Rose Designs | Cardmaking With Tasha

 Hey Crafty People!

It's Tasha here, and I am back with some more inspiration, using what have quickly become my absolute FAVOURITE Tubby Craft stamp sets!!!

I'm using the beautiful Layered Roses set, along with the Script stamp; which is oh so versatile and just perfection! I've wanted a scripty words stamp for so long, but I haven't seen one which was quite what I was looking for, until now that is.

Card 1 - Faux Watercolour & Offset Stamping

I love using layering stamps to create a faux watercoloured look, and it is so easy to do.

We won't be using masses of water, and you don't even need a brush, but I still used some Distress Watercolour cardstock because we will be getting it a little wet.

Step 1

Attach the solid layer stamp to the Small Acrylic Block and ink up with your chosen Tubbycraft dye ink. I used Raspberry, Light Pink & Hot Pink on my card.

Step 2

Before you stamp it down, give it a very light spritz with a mini mister or spray bottle. We want to put a very light spritz of water; just enough to help the ink move, but not enough to dilute the colour right down and have the ink just running off the stamp.

Step 3

Stamp it down, letting the stamp & cardstock maintain contact for a couple of seconds to allow that ink to transfer and spread. If you get some ink outside of the stamped image then don't worry at all, that will just add to the watercolour look we are after!

I repeated these steps with all three inks, until I was happy with the amount of roses I would have on my panel.

Pro tip! Make sure to stamp some going off the edge of the page, this helps to make it appear to be a piece from a larger sheet of patterned paper.

I repeated the same technique using the two leaf images' solid layers using Emerald and Olive Green, spreading the leaves out around my flowers.

You will need to leave this all to dry before moving onto the next step.

I decided to skip the detail shadow layer and went straight to the outline. I used the same round acrylic block to stamp the outlines in Jet Black Dye Ink, but I purposely offset the outline to add for that loose, watercolour feel.

I trimmed the panel by around 1/8th inch each side and die cut a sentiment strip from the essentials strip set by Altenew and I glued it straight down onto my card panel.

After I had it in place I decided to add a border, so I just used a ruler and black fine liner to go right the way round and stuck it straight onto an a2 card base.

I love it!

Card 2 - Scripty Hello

This time I stamped the Layered Rose onto 80lb Neenah; first the solid layer in Imperial Red Dye Ink, then I let that settle into the paper before adding outline in Jet Black Dye Ink.

I prefer to add that before the detail shadow stamp because it's incredibly easy to line this up once you have the outline.

Once I let the ink settle a little, I added the second layer, but I used Imperial Red Dye Ink again; this gives you a really soft shadow and I love how it turned out.

One of the things I love about the Script stamp is that it can easily be repeatedly stamped to create one full larger image; there are no words that need to line up perfectly.

I put it onto the Rectangular Acrylic Block and stamped it repeatedly with Jet Black Dye Ink onto a piece of the Iris paper by Dress My Craft that comes inside the DIY Papercrafting Kit - Birthday

I just love the slight texture this paper has and stamping onto it is an absolute dream!!! It took the ink beautifully, with no bleeding at all.

It's feels a little like handmade paper, and you get an awesome texture when you tear or distress it.

I cut down into two panels; the one for this card is 5 1/2in x 3 1/4in, then I used a paper distresser to rough up the edge of the panel; it looks AWESOME!

I attached that to a strip of black cardstock and put the whole thing onto an a2 card base made from 110lb Neenah.

I fussy cut the rose and die cut my sentiment before adding them both onto the card, allowing the sentiment to sit around the rose for a fun look.

Card 3 - Slimline Hugs

I used the other piece of Script stamped Iris paper on this slimline design, but this time I tore the edge away, running the length of the panel, and I stuck this onto a slimline panel of Neenah.

I added a strip of black cardstock across the bottom to tie the black stamping into the wider design.

I stamped out the Layered Rose, this time I went for a purple flower, using Magenta and Lilac Purple and I mixed it up a little by using second generation stamping for one of them.

Second Generation stamping is just the technical term for when you stamp off onto paper, then stamp again without reinking. You get a much lighter colour.

I did this twice to get the light, yet even, purple I achieved on the softest flower.

I die cut a circle round this lightest flower and added a greeting from the Envelope Quotes set, using the same Jet Black Dye Ink.

Then I fussy cut the other flowers, and used a water based black marker to cover the white core of the paper; I love doing this when you fussy cut right up to the stamp line!

I let my circle sit off the edge of the panel, then I flipped it over to trim any excess off.

I embellished the first card with some 'raindrops' which I think look stunning against the roses; like dew drops!

Then I used some clear hearts to embellish the other two cards.

I absolutely LOVE how these turned out, and even though I just made these three, I can't wait to use these gorgeous sets again!

Thanks so much for joining me for this crafty post, I hope you have a lovely, happy, safe, wonderful week.

Stay Crafty!

Byeee!

HandmadeByTasha

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Supplies

Imperial Red Dye Ink

Jet Black Dye Ink

Magenta

Emerald

Raspberry

Olive Green

Hot Pink

Lilac Purple

Light Pink

DIY Papercrafting Kit - Birthday

Layered Roses

Script

Envelope Quotes

Small Acrylic Block

Rectangular Acrylic Block