I think this beautiful stamp of the lotus blossom really lends itself to a CAS card (Clean and Simple). It's actually a three stamping flower from Stampin Up which is really easy to use. I've kept mine really simple here - for the CAS Colours and Sketches #269 which gave us a sketch to follow. Addicted to Stamps also has a CAS challenge this week.
The three colours I used for my flower were Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point - all Stampin Up colours. I used Stitched Framelits to cut the image out and the backing card. The card was then simply stamped with the sentiments from the set in Tempting Turquoise. I added some glitter enamel dots and some Dazzling Diamonds to the flower.
Another new set from Stampin' Up I've been playing with today is Lotus Blossom - yes I'm late to the party again as this set is retired. It's a lovely three stamping set - I just wonder why they gave us stems as Lotus Blossoms sit on water - and that's what I wanted my card to show. So after lots of research and just a Let's Get On and Do It attitude I had a play.
I used lots of old SU inks in this one - inclding Ballet Blue, Bordering Blue, Island Indigo, and Bermuda Bay for the water. It involved lots of colouring with ink pens and watercolour pencils, blender pens, a touch of white gel pen, Wink of Stella and some splashes of water.
The flower itself was inked in old Cameo Coral and Perfect Plum and then clear embossed. I've used a Stitched Framelit to cut out the image. The sentiment is from the same set popped on a tag with Island Indigo ribbon threaded through. The background paper was made wavy with an old wavy tool I have - I can't remember what you call them - to give the feeling of more water. A glitter enamel dot was added to the little tag and lots of sponging around the edges.
The Wink of Stella gives it a really shimmery look and gives the water the feeling of movement.
I'm adding this to the SU Only SUOC198 challenge which this week is asking for Colouring.
I'm also adding this to Retro Rubber this week as they are looking for vintage - well my lotus flower is reminiscent of Monet's Water Lillies and you can't get more vintage than that! My stamp is also three years old so is an old stamp.
