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One stamp with many uses & paper Calla Lilies

Hello! Happy Tuesday Tutorial Day!!

Last month a guy at church asked me to make his wife a Valentine's Day card. So I was asking him what she liked, favorite color, favorite flower, etc. He said she liked Daisy's and Calla Lilies. So I went to Clear Dollar Stamps and found the perfect stamp with Calla Lilies on it...Easter Blessings. I also found that it has an SVG file to go with it so you don't have to cut the flowers out by hand but can let your die cutting machine do all the work. I decided to make her Valentine card with a daisy and save the Calla Lily card for Mother's Day.

In looking for ideas I ran across this blog, Dana's Inspirations, where she makes 3D Calla Lilies and they were SUPER simple. So I thought I would make some to add as 3D embellishment to my card. Which then got me playing with the stamp set and using it in different ways. So lets have fun and see different ways one stamp set can be used.

IDEA #1: Making Calla Lilies out of paper

SUPPLIES:

1/4 in Scor-Tape - 27 yards

Scor-Pal Multiple Scoring Tablet

Berry Blast Cardstock - 12x12

Berry Blast Ribbon - 7/8 in sheer

Yellow pipe cleaners

Floral tape

wire cutters

White Cardstock (Bazzill - white)

Patterned Paper (My Mind's Eye Confetti - Cousins & Girlfriends)

Pearls

Oval cutter and shape for background (I used my Cricut with Basic George and Elegant Edges Cartridge)

1 1/4 inch circle punch

Glue

White Signo Pen

Step 1: Get supplies together

Step 2: punch out a circle in the white paper

Step 3: The paper needs to be "broke down" so it is workable into the lily shape. I did this using my score-pal since I did not have a crimper. I scored it and kept turning it and turning it again. Do this several times.

Step 4: Take your bone folder and smooth out your circle. It won't be completely smooth but it will straighten out some.

Step 5: Fold the paper into the shape of lily (cone)

Step 6: Put glue on towards the bottom of the cone to help hold the pipe cleaner. Also put some on top of the pipe cleaner and pinch the flower together to shape around the pipe cleaner. Use a small round tool (like a paper piercer) so you can curl the edges.

Step 7: Once that is dried take your floral tape and wrap it around the stem to make it green.

Step 8: When you have it the length you want cut the excess with wire cutters.

Step 9: Make several of these for the bouquet. Arrange them together till you like it. Take green floral tape and wrap the bundle together so it will stay as a bundle. Tie bow around.

Step 10: When you are going to place it on your card put 1/4 inch scor-tape on the back to give it more adhesive support.

Step 11: Decorate your card. I used a Meljen's Designs Sketch as inspiration for my card.

 

IDEA #2: Use the stamp to make your own background.

SUPPLIES:

Easter Blessings Clear Acrylic Stamp

Prayer Journal Clear Acrylic Stamp

VersaMark Watermark stamp pad

Tombo Marker Yellow 055

Tombo Marker Green 126

Embossing Anti-static Pouch

Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad

White embossing powder

Versa Magic jumbo java ink pad

EK Success corner punch

Heat gun

Step 1: Cut paper for a 5 x 7 finished card

Base Cardstock - 7" x 10" (fold in half to make 5 x7 card) (Bazzill Pine Cone)

Patterned Paper - 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 (Scrap within Reach)

Brown mat - 4 x 5 1/2

White (for stamping image) - 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 (Bazzill White)

Yellow mat - 3 1/4 x 4 1/8 (Bazzill Glow)

Green - 3 x 3 7/8 (Bazzill Parakeet)

Step 2: Stamp the single Calla Lily stamp randomly on the white piece of paper. I put a piece of scratch paper under so I could stamp off the edges of the white paper. I also only inked the top part of the stamp as I didn't want the long stems so I could get more flowers on the piece of paper. The center will be covered up so doesn't have to be perfect there.

Step 3: Color in the leaves and center of the Calla Lily stamp

Step 4: Using a corner punch that allows a piece of paper to fit in there.

Step 5: To make sure I get a perfect fit I line up the brown piece with the edges of the corner and mark with a pencil. See photo. Then I cut where I marked with pencil.

 

 Step 6: Dab the Embossing Anti-static Pouch on the brown paper. That will keep the embossing powder from sticking where it is not suppose to.

Step 7: Stamp the cross with Versa Mark ink onto the brown paper. Pour embossing powder onto the stamped image.

Step 8: Shake off any excess embossing powder. Heat with heat gun. It will turn shiny white and then it is done. Don't do it longer as it will burn it.

Step 9: Assemble card.

 

IDEA #3: Stamp and cut Calla Lilies from your die cutting machine!

SUPPLIES:

Patterned Paper (Chatterbox)

Cardstock (Bazzill White, yellow, purple)

Easter Blessings Clear Acrylic Stamps

Cuttin' Up SVG File - Easter Blessings

Ribbon

Pop Dots

Tombow Markers - Yellow 985

Tombow Markers - Green 126

Cricut

Cricut - Elegant Edges Cartridge

Step 1: Stamp Calla Lily image

Step 2: Using the Sure Cuts a Lot program cut out the Calla Lily image on your die cutting machine. Use a scratch piece of paper as this is your template so you will know where to cut (don't resize it)

Step 3: Take your stamped image and slide it under your template so that it lined up to cut out the stamped image. Take off the template and cut out image.

Step 4: Color in the images.

Step 5: Assemble Card. I used Our Daily Bread Sketch #73 as inspiration.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and seeing the different ways one stamp can be used.

If I have inspired you to use this stamp or if you find another way to use this stamp please leave a comment with the link I would love to check it out.

- Kathy D.

 

 

How versatile is Versamark?

I think you are going to fall in love with Versamark after you see all that it can do!  Versamark has been one of my long standing favorites and a basic in my stamping box from the roots of my stamping journey.  Let's get started and see exactly what it can do!

First, what does it look like?

We carry four of the Versamark products:

VersaMark Embossing Pad

VersaMark Square

VersaMarker

Versamark Reinker Bottle

Versamark also comes with a blue tint that dries clear so it is easier for you to see it when applying embossing powders.  They have also come out with some glitter pads that we may have to carry for the holidays!  More on that when the time comes!

Versamark as a watermark pad

This is really what sets Versamark apart from any other embossing pad.  When you stamp on cardstock with a regular embossing pad, the "sticky image" you stamp on to your cardstock dries clear unless you heat emboss some embossing powders on to the sticky image.  Versamark will dry a shade darker giving you a darker color of your cardstock!

Isn't that neat?  What a perfect way to create a subtle background....especially when you don't have the correct color ink!

Versamark as an embossing pad

Versamark also serves as a typical embossing pad.  You stamp on the Versamark pad, stamp your image on cardstock, sprinkle some embossing powder on to your project, tap of the excess and you have a shiny, slightly raised image.

You stamp your image on to your cardstock, sprinkle on the colored embossing powder of your choice ( I used Embossing Powder - Asparagus on this project for my stem), use your heat embossing gun (no a hairdryer won't work) and it melts the embossing powder in to a shiny image.

I liked how the green spread down a little on to the strawberry by accident!

I love accidents that are pretty!

 

VersaMARKER

So what use would a person have for a pen filled with Versamark?

Let's take a walk through creating and image and see!

First, it is best to rub the Embossing Anti-static Pouch on your cardstock.  This keeps your embossing powder from clingy (with static) to parts of your cardstock you don't want embossed

Second, I want to use the most common embossing technique with colored embossing powder described in the previous section to form my stem.  Here I have it stamped, colored powder sprinkled on (remember after you sprinkle the powder on your stamped image, flick the excess off by flicking the cardstock gently with your finger):

 Here is what my image looks like once I get them all stamped and embossed.....but there are gaps between my vine and stems....so this is where the VersaMARKER comes in to play!

 I am going to color in that space with my VersaMARKER, sprinkle with powder, heat emboss with my heat gun and ta-da!

Now, we have a complete vine!

  

 The Versamarker is also wonderful for coloring the belly of a turtle, a puddle under your duck, or any other specific area you want shiny!  Just color with your Versamarker, sprinkle with embossing powder, and you are ready to go!

 

Versamark as an embossing pad

using a colored ink pad and clear embossing powder

You don't have the correct color of embossing powder, but you have the correct color in an ink pad?

Perfect!

You are ready to emboss!

 Here are the three items you will need for this technique:  stamp cleaning pad, Versamark, ink pad, and of course, clear embossing powder.

I know that my Pallette ink pads work in this manner as well as dye ink pads.

First, you will tap your stamp in the clear Versamark pad.

Second, you will tap your stamp on your colored ink pad.

Third, stamp on your cardstock.

Fourth, AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN, sprinkle the clear embossing powder over your image and tap of the excess.  You must sprinkle quickly so that your ink/versamark image doesn't dry before the powder sticks to it.

Fifth, heat emboss your image!

 

Here is what your image looks like!

******VERY IMPORTANT******

You must clean your stamp between every stamping!

If you don't your Versamark pad with have colored ink all over it!

If you do forget to clean your stamp before stamping again in the Versamark, just dab your Versamark pad with a paper towel until no more color comes off your pad.

Versamark Square as an edge distresser

 Since Versamark dries a shade darker than the paper, you can use it to antique or distress your edges.

Here is my project and I wanted to give it a more aged feel.

 I took my Versamark square and rubbed it on the edges of the cardstock.

 Here is my finished piece.

 Ta-da!  What a cute card just loaded with techniques!

If you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer....just leave a comment!

 

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!