Wednesday's Worktable with Charlene - Pretty in Plum

Hello, you fellow Rubbernecker Stamps lovers!  I'm so glad you've stopped by to see what I have to share with you today.

I was rummaging through my cardstock the other day trying to decide on a color I'd like to use for my Wednesday's Worktable design when I came across my folders for Pale and Perfect Plum.  [Yes, I keep all of my cardstock in manila file folders.  That way I can also put any of my scraps back in the folder.]  When I first started stamping in 2003, these shades of plum were two of my favorite colors.  I've rarely used them in the past few years, so I thought that would be where I'd start with my card creation. 

Flowers are probably my most favorite images to use when I stamp, and I love this pretty Wildflower image. 

 
I used my Versmark marker over the flowers only and a green marker for the stem.  After I poured PEARLustre Amethyst embossing powder over the flowers, I heat embossed them.  I know it looks like they are black flowers in my photo, but, trust me, they are a deep purple.   Once that cooled, I ran my Versamark marker over the images and heat embossed them, again, with Iridescent Ice embossing powder.  They have a nice shimmer to them.  Unfortunately, it's always been a challenge for me to capture shimmer, sparkle, or any kind of razzle dazzle in my photos.  Do any of you have a photographic tip that you'd like to share with the rest of us on how to capture the pretty twinkles?

I used a Long Classic Rectangle Nestability for the shape of my image panel.  Leaving the image panel inside the Nestability die, I lightly sponged Pale Plum over the flowers to highlight them. Next, I dry embossed the Pale Plum panel behind my image with Stampin' Up's Square Lattice embossing folder.  Also, while I do have a scalloped border punch, I got the bright idea to use my Long Scalloped Rectangle Nestability for the scalloped edges on my Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, and Mellow Moss pieces of cardstock just because I wanted to see how it would work.  I used the largest die from this set, placing just the right side of the cardstock inside the die.  I should've done this step first and then dry embossed with the Square Lattice folder because running the scallop die through my Big Shot again slightly flattened out the dry embossing I did previously (one of my "Duh!" moments).  However, I hate to waste cardstock unnecessarily, so I decided to use this piece anyway.  I also got the idea to use the scrap pieces from the cardstock from which I cut the scalloped die.  I layered the Pale Plum over the Perfect Plum for a shadow effect and adhered these to the left side of my card (See, I told you I hate to waste cardstock---ha!  ha!)

In yesterday's Tuesdays with the Team post, Holly talked about older crafting supplies most of us have on hand that maybe have been inadvertently pushed to a corner in favor of some of the newer and hottest crafting items on the market. My Robin's Nest beads are one of those items for me. I've probably had these for at least six years and have only used them on a couple occasions, and there must be hundreds of them in this tiny little bottle I have! Holly's article inspired me to use them in my design, which I've arranged to the left of my main image panel. I adhered them with Glossy Accents.

Okay, so I've probably blathered on way too much already, but I did want to explain that the "Just Because" sentiment was stamped onto a piece of white cardstock that was die cut with a Cuttlebug Sliders die (something else I've had in my supplies but have seldom used).  Pale Plum was lightly sponged over the sentiment, and Perfect Plum was sponged on the outside of the die panel.  I threaded this pretty satin spring moss ribbon through the slides, tying off the end to the right and looping and adhering the left side of the ribbon behind my image panel with ScorTape.

I hope you've enjoyed my project.  Have a spectacular day!

Charlene

Rubbernecker Stamps:  Wildflowers (#496-08); Just Because Sentiment (#565)

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Comments

[Kittie Caracciolo]

This is beutiful, Charlene! I have also avoided my plum cardstocks and avoided the mauve that I used on MOnday even longer. LOL! I love all the different elements and textures you used on this project.

[Charlene]

I don't use these colors often, Charlene but after seeing this fabulously beautiful card, I'm pulling them out.

I keep my CS in file folders as well.

[Karen Hunsaker]

This is lovely Charlene. Thanks so much for sharing all the details of how and why you do these things. It's great!

[Fran Gumprecht]

Love the elegance of the flower, Charlene! Beautiful colors and design! TFS!

[Jen Cuthbertson]

Gorgeous! I need a Versamarker and I think I'll be filing my paper by color now since I never know what to do with the scraps and sometimes can't remember which mfr it came from and what color it is!!

[Dee in N.H.]

Oh, I love the way you embossed the flowers! Gorgeous card!

[joanne/jojot]

Don't we all have loads of unused or underused supplies???? Would be great it we could do a swap of such things.....

As I said on YOUR blog, this is a beauty in the plums......wonder why you picked that color scheme....lol.....beautiful work, gf