My Sweet Petunia (MISTI) and Technique Tuesday

The My Sweet Petunia design team is having fun hopping with Technique Tuesday today.

 

When I saw the Technique Tuesday Enjoyed Layered Flower set (and coordinating dies), I knew it would be perfect to use with my MISTI (and a set I would not have likely purchased in my pre-MISTI days).

Since this flower has 5 stamping layers (and the leaves have two), I used my Memory MISTI, which allows me to line up several of the stamps at one time.  I cut a piece of cardstock large enough to do two flowers; I just flip the paper and stamp a second time on the other end.

The top flower is stamped once ... the bottom has two layers of ink.

Next I stamped the highlights on the petals by attaching that stamp to the top right corner of my Memory MISTI ... with the same paper rotation process, I can do multiple sets of images without moving my stamps.

When I had enough stamped, I removed those two stamps and set-up the stamps for the center of my bloom.

The final step were the dots in the center of the bloom & the outline.

I love how the die cuts have a nice even border of white around the blooms (it makes them very easy to line-up).

Next I used a similar process for the leaves.  I found that it worked better for me to stamp the outline first with the darker ink, then you could line-up the veins easily with the solid stamp.

Once I had all of my parts done, then I had to decide on my card design.  I usually move things around until I decide where I want my sentiment to be ... then I remove the die cut pieces, so I can stamp.

I ended-up making two cards using two different ENJOY Sentiments (there's also an Enjoy die cut included with the dies).

I attached the top flower directly to the card base and then used 3-D glue dots for the lower bloom for a bit of dimension.  I finished with some green gems as embellishments.

These blooms just have so many color possibilities.

I moved the sentiment over to the left on my second card.

I also had fun creating a masculine card with Technique Tuesday's First Class Male.

I used the grid on the lid of my MISTI to help me get perfect alignment and centering for my stamps.

I originally tried inking in several colors, but ultimately just went with the Versafine Acorn ink.  For stamps with inlaid sentiments like these, it's important not to over-stamp or use too juicy-of-an-ink or you can lose your sentiment.

This card will likely be stashed away for Father's Day.

And I couldn't resist the Hipster Birthday Stamp.  I used my MISTI to do Ombre Inking with lighter brown on the top and darker on the mustache.

The MISTI makes it easy to stamp with each color to get a nice blend.

This will be a perfect masculine birthday card for my work stash.

Have fun hopping.  We will choose two lucky commenters from the hop to win one of two prizes: a $50 shopping spree at www.mysweetpetunia.com and a $50 shopping spree at www.techniquetuesday.com - you must leave comments no later than Monday, May 28th, at 11:59 PM CST and winners will be announced on Tuesday May 29th, on the Technique Tuesday and My Sweet Petunia blogs. 

 

• Teri Anderson
• Ilina Crouse
• Latisha Yoast
• Jeanne Streiff
• Daniela Dobson
• Kia Gibson-Clapper
• Kymona Tracey
• Ceal Pritchett
• Heather Hoffman
• Giovana Smith
• Emily Leiphart
• Stephanie Severin <<-- You Are Here
• Jill Hawkins 
• Susan Wymer
• Amy Kolling
• Chris Dayton
• Dana Joy
• Lydia Fiedler
• My Sweet Petunia

Comments

[Kelly Santi]

Oh this is super! Everything masculine in one perfect stamp set and your card is amazing :) Love the brightness of the flower card - it's so cheerful! TFS ♥

[fd91354]

Such fun cards.. Love the disguise.. Bet they dont guess who made the card.. Lovely ideas.

[Nora]

What fun, fun cards!! I LOVE the orange blooms that you created and the fun MUSTACHE card!!

[Patti]

Love your ink colors and the flower stamps -- and the hipster card, that'd be so perfect for my SIL! :D

[Charlotte E (Lady Joyful)]

Fabulous cards! Love those florals.

[joy meadows]

Love your daisy card! And, the other two are very nicely done, too. The Misti really makes such a difference for stampers!

[Andrea Hastilow]

Great cards, loving the masculine themes, I often struggle with those x

[Amy Cooley]

I especially love the bright and cheery floral card! I'm always looking for great card ideas for guys. These stamps are fun.

[Ingrid den Hollander]

Very nice cards

[Deb Hardy]

Great job on the masculine cards. Very pretty daisy card.

[Shanna]

I love all of the new ideas!

[Helen Gullett]

Wow they are stunning, gorgeous and fabulous cards. Love the layering colors.

[Cynthia Cole]

Both cards are great!

[Sharon Sienaski]

Great tip to move the die cuts around to arrange things

[Arianna Barbara]

Wow! Beautiful cards! I'm totally in love for the amazing colors of your first one!!!

[Patty Eifert]

Great cards... specially live that flower stamp set@

[Cathy Lillie]

Great cards! The daisy cards are gorgeous; love those beautiful orange inks you used!

[Denise Bryant]

Awesome cards! Love those beautiful flowers and the colors you used!

[Dee]

I'm all about floral designs but the mustache birthday card is just awesome. Thanks for the inspiration! :)

[Patricia Brown]

Love your flowers, very pretty! Thanks for the chance to win and sharing.

[Terrie D.]

Your cards are great! I really love the layered flowers :)

[Miriam Prantner]

What a fun set of cards! I really love those flowers - your stamping is spot on! Yay for the MISTI!

[Annalisa]

Excellent ink color choices all around. I just got the Clair Nocturne ink, and now I'm have a serious yen for all the clairs, especially if they give results like this! And I love the color combo you chose for your flower. Thanks for sharing these lovely stamps and techniques with us!

[Connie Johnson]

Love! Love! Love! Your flowers and card are so bright and cheery :) Thanks for sharing!

[F. Andre]

You've shared a fab range of cards today. I find layering stamps very intimidating, but your technique makes it seem so easy. Thanks for the inspiration.