Friday, June 28, 2013

Waltzingmouse Stamps July Release Previews - Day 2


Welcome back! Did you enjoy yesterday's previews? Well, if you loved yesterday's projects, you are going to love today even more!!! It's my favorite stamp set for the July Release!!! WMS proudly presents...FINE FEATHERS and CRACKLE BACKGROUND.

I have been wishing for a feather stamp set for awhile now. I was so happy and excited when Claire showed these to us a few weeks back. There's another feather stamp set that's being released this month, the other DT are showing them off on their blogs. So make sure to check out all of the DTs blogs so as not to miss anything!


If you were here yesterday, you'll know that I've been having this obsession with the color gold lately. This is my third gold card for the week actually. :) What do you think? This has to be my favorite card so far! 

I stamped the feathers on vellum and fussy cut each one. Claire will have cut files for these beauties. I just wanted to fussy cut them, but if you don't have any patience for fussy cutting, then cut files are for you! :) I used Hero Arts Soft Cantaloupe, Fresh Peach. The other feather was heat embossed with gold embossing powder.


To give it more dimension I scored the "vein" of the feather and slightly folded it in on itself. I could imagine gold confetti surrounding the feathers but didn't have a confetti background stamp. So made do with what I had in my stash. The circle/dot image is actually a berry from Festive Foliage. The smaller dots, believe it or not, actually came from me using the opposite end of a paint brush. I inked it up with the same Hero Arts Soft Sand ink and stamped it randomly. I wanted to use gold ink but didn't have any. Then I was pleasantly surprised that the Soft Sand looked a lot like pale gold. So it all worked out in the end! :)


I have one more card for today. This one is for the Mini Crackle Background stamp. WMS is also releasing a full size background stamp set as well. I used this yesterday on one of my Russian doll cards. It's a wonderful background stamp that I can see myself using a lot.

Since I've been making a lot of feminine cards lately, I thought I would make one masculine card. I'm ashamed to say that Father's Day had come and gone without me making a card for it!!! So in an effort to make up for it, I made a belated Happy Father's Day card for today.


This one is made in combination with Half Pint Heroes, Join Us,  Man of the Hour, and My Kind of Guy. If you saw the samples from yesterday, I also used this background set, and I used HA Soft Sand ink. I found that changing the colors also changed the mood for that the background pattern. So experiment with different colors and have fun with it! :)


There you go! That's all I have for today. I'll be back again on Sunday for the WMS Blog Hop. In the meantime, the other DT ladies are showing off two more new Release Previews tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by today! See you again soon!










29 comments:

  1. I LOVE your gold feather card, so very pretty!


    Penny

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  2. I must say I am not a huge fan of the FUNKY feathers, just not my style...but the FINE feathers..that is s completely different story!
    You have showcased them BEAUTIFULLY! So elegant:)
    LOVE the crackle BG too!

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  3. what beautiful soft feathers you created Jean! they look real laying there on your card! And what creative cut outs on your Father's Day card - so fun!

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  4. Oh, wow, that feather set is gorgeous! I think I need it! Seriously!

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  5. JEAN!!!!! I am in AWE over that feather card!!!! They look so REAL! The colors the design, everything is making me woozy. And how sweet to pair those images for a Father's Day card. In summary, I want to be you :).

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  6. Whoa that feather card is awesome Jean! I LOVE that look!

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  7. WOW, love your feathers! They look so realistic and absolutely gorgeous!!

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  8. Your feathers are "blow-me-away" realistic! I don't think I have seen any feather cards where I had to zoom in to tell if they were real or not! I have both of your fabulous cards pinned for future reference. GREAT job Jean!

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  9. I am swooning over that first card, it is utter perfection! The vellum, the gold, the pink, how it's framed with the soft circles. Wonderful!

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  10. The feather card is outrageously beautiful! I love it so much. Also love seeing the father's day card.

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  11. So in love with the feather card!!!

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  12. Your cards are totally stunning!

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  13. Your first card has me drooling Jean! The feathers are so soft and realistic looking - just gorgeous!

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  14. These are both amazing, Jean! I love the feathers on vellum and the little crackle over the porthole is so cute!

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  15. Both cards are lovely, really think the feathers turned out fabulous.

    Regards diane

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  16. THUD!!
    WOWZA!!
    SHAZAM!!!
    I DIE over those feathers...
    and that's all I can say.
    Nothing beats dying! :)

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  17. Oh em gee... thay feather card is to die for. Love everything about it. You are so very creative and so very clever. Love love love it!

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  18. This feather card is one of the most beautiful cards I've seen in a long time. I honestly have been looking for a feather stamp set now for about a week, with no inking this is what Claire had up her sleeve. Same thing happened last month with USA 1776! How does she know these things?

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  19. Jean, that feather card is absolutely gorgeous! I had to hop off of my phone to come over and comment! Love it!!

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  20. Love them both but, OH. M. GEE. The feathers are fabulous!!

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  21. I love both of your cards, but the feather card is just breathtaking!!! I'm pinning that for sure!!

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  22. Pretty cards Jean. Especially love the delicate feathers!

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  23. I have to tell you ..your feather card is beyond gorgeous! Just wow! Love the second card too!

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  24. Ever since I first saw your "feather" card I have been intrigued as to what ink you used. You mentioned Hero Arts but I don't know if that is a pigment or dye ink or even chalk ink as I don't have any of their products. Vellum is a little touchy to work with but your application seems to look just fine. I had always heard that Stazon and Brilliance inks are really the only ones that dry quickly enough with having to spray a sealer on them. Having said all that I hope you read this comment on a well laid out beautiful card. It is awesome and now one of my favorite techniques.

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    1. Hi Dottie! The Hero Arts inks are Shadow Inks. I think they're dye inks since they dry fast and don't have the consistency of pigment and chalk.

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  25. Not knowing if my first comment got through, I want to make sure you know that this feather card is gorgeous! How and what type of ink did you use to make it stay on? I heard only Brilliance or Stazon worked on vellum. Thanks for your feedback.

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