Thursday, July 19, 2012

Postage Due Swap

Right before my trip to England, I was in a swap so I thought I'd share what I made. I used Postage Due. There's quite a lot going on with this card, not my usual style, but I like how it turned out!



The main image was inked up in Crumb Cake and then I took markers and 'thumped' some colour onto the images. The postage stamps used the coordinating postage punch which looks really great! I enjoyed putting this one together.


ETA : Barbara left a comment on 'thumping'. Here's a link to the technique. Hope that helps, Barbara!

Recipe
Stamps : Postage Due, Lovely Little Labels
Ink : Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, More Mustard, Island Indigo
Cardstock : Naturals Ivory, Island Indigo, More Mustard
Accessories : Tulip Border Embossing Folder, Little Labels Punch Pack, Island Indigo Ribbon, Stampin' Write Markers

9 comments:

Heide said...

I Love the college that you have created with this set. Like the colors too. Great card.
Hugs, Heide

Olivia says Hi. Saw her the other day she and Eric are working on a neighbors yard. See you on Fri.

jimlynn said...

WOW! This is just awesome. So very pretty. Love it.
Lynn

Debra said...

Love this swap! Love all of the little touches.

Rose-Anne said...

Hi Emma,
I saw your Box Arm card and was so inspired by it that I made it. I have acknowledged you on my blog. Thanks for your tutorials and wonderful inspiration. I will let you know when i make more of your creations.
Rose-Anne in Australia
http://croppinrose.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/box-arm-card.html

Barbara said...

Hi,
What a beautiful usage of colors. You mentioned that you 'thumped' on some color....what exactly is that and how do you do it?

Barbara

Lorien Clark said...

Beautiful! I could never come up with something like this.

Maureen (Moe) Buck said...

Nice to see your stamping creativity return (although I'm confident it never really left).

How did you attach those dangling tags at the bottom under the bow? Twine?

Great card... Love to get swaps back, it's like Christmas!

Barbara said...

Thank you for the link on 'thumping'. Very helpful, and I appreciate it.

Anonymous said...

I love all things bicycles so this set had to be on my wish list... now I know what to do with it! Love this card and the color technique. Thank you for your ideas!
Julene