Are you a fan of everything
pumpkin? It is certainly the season here in the US! And I have had a love
affair with pumpkin for much longer than it has been a “thing” here. I was
playing with the Gourd Goodness stamp set, which I must admit I was really not all that
excited about, when I had a brilliant idea! (I love Gourd Goodness now, and
can’t stop playing with it!)
You look at this set and think "Eh, its some squash and a leaf." No big deal. But then you play with it!
Dripping pumpkin juice!! This
would be a perfect card for the lovers of a certain lighting-scar sporting
character too.
This effect is ridiculously
easy.
3.
Prop the board upright at an
angle, and spray water onto the sponging with a Stampin’ Spritzer until it starts to move and drip down the panel.
5.
Sponge on some more Pumpkin Pie ink over the first layer and repeat to get more drips and more
intense color on the top.
6.
When this is all dry, wipe
with an Embossing Buddy, spatter with water, and sprinkle with Copper embossing powder. Then heat set with the Heat Tool.
The pumpkins are a 2 step
image. I stamped the first layer in Pumpkin Pie ink and the
second layer in Versamark, then
embosses in Clear on the top and Copper on the bottom. I did use the Merry Café stamp set and Coffee Cups framelits to create the Vellum pumpkin juice cup. Layering Ovals framelits and Stitched Shapes framelits created the focal image. And darned if I didn’t sneak
another stamp set in for the sentiment with Feather Together! The sentiment was inked up in Pumpkin Pie ink, then the Clear and Copper embossing
powders were used again to make a two-toned image.
Can you see the added detail
all of the embossing created? I love it!
Then I had to make a leaf
version, and I really wanted to capture the color of my very favorite trees,
the fiery red of maple trees. It took a little trial and error, but Rose Red was the
winner! Rose Red is a
seriously under-appreciated color.
I really wanted to create a
card with three leaves in different colors, so this was the next project. I
started with a dripping background of Sahara Sand. Then, I inked up the first layer of the leaf image, and
spritzed with a water-filled Stampin’ Spritzer, then set it on the Watercolor paper for about 15 seconds before lifting it off the panel. I then
tilted the board and carefully added a tiny bit more water with and Aqua-painter and encouraged a drip to form from the end of the stem. I
did this is Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Crushed Curry.
There they all are, cozy and
colorful together! What do you think? Are you ready to give this technique, and
the Gourd Goodness stamp set, a try?
Tanya Boser
2017 Artisan Design Team
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