Introducing Take Three: Winter

I am thrilled to be back with the final installment of the take three 2010 series...Take Three: Winter.  When I first came up with the Take Three series I just loved the idea of creating a window into the life of an image.  I decided to alter the placement of the image to give a different look to each of the stamps and yet have the same theme going on.  The flourish was the very first image I came up with for this series so I am very excited to be finally using it with my project designs!  In addition, I am THRILLED to have an accompanying die to use with this series too.

Today's project just gives me that warm fuzzy feeling.  Perhaps it is the colour combination or the ribbon...or maybe it is the distressed edges...oh maybe it's the flourish! Whatever it is I can't wait to share it with you.

I began by creating a faux wash and I followed it by stamping the background using Dawn's fab Damask Design set.  I felt these images were a perfect mix for the flourish.  Next I distressed the edges, added piece of cardstock to the bottom, stamped the sentiment, attached the ribbon and adhered it to the card base and second layer.  Then I stamped the flourish, mounted it on a piece of cardstock and distressed the edges.  I also outlined the inner flourish with a Copic C-1 marker.  I adhered it using pop dots.

**faux wash: use a straight edge paint brush on your  ink pad, press into pad, and paint over cardstock to achieve desired look.  I did this with several colours including a caramel and white ink pad.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Create card base, layers and paper scraps.
2. Stamp background, image, and stamp sentiment. Outline inner image with C-1 copic marker
3. Attach ribbon trim.
4. Adhere focal image and remaining layers.

SUPPLIES

Stamp Set(s):  Take Three Winter by PTI available November 15th

Cardstock: Kraft by PTI, Ocean Tides by PTI, Scarlet Jewel by PTI

Ink: Ocean Tides by PTI, Snow Cap by PTI, Tea dye Duo by PTI

Accent: Ribbon trim

Tools: Paint Brush, Copic: C-1

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I'd love to hear from you. I'll see you back for Day 2 of the previews!

Alli