SSINKspiration Technique Challenge #SSINKTC51: Reflection Technique

Good morning!  What a crazy weekend, we had snow Saturday and then by Sunday afternoon had beautiful spring like weather, Mother Nature is really having some mood swings this year, haha!  Today on the  SSINKspiration blog it's time for another technique challenge and this month is the Reflection Technique and since I'm beyond ready for spring I decided to use that spring feeling we had yesterday as inspiration for today's card.

I love the Reflection Technique because it looks really hard, just be for years I never understood how people did it and once I saw the instructions I was amazed at how easy it is!!

I started with Soft Sky cardstock for the cardbase and then added a piece of Berry Burst cardstock as the mat for the Whisper White cardfront.  For the design I started with Early Espresso ink and the Colorful Seasons stamp set and stamped the original branch and then stamped it again on the window sheet, flipped it over and gently rubbed the window sheet on the cardfront to create the reflection.  I did the same thing with the flowers on the branch using Berry Burst ink.

Now it was time to start building all the dimension on the cardfront.  I used Stampin' Sponges and Sponge Daubers to apply the ink (Pool Party and Marina Mist for the Sky), Old Olive and Always Artichoke for the Ground, and Soft Sky, and Marina Mist for the water.  I also used both daubing and swirling the sponges for extra effect.  Once I was finished I used Early Espresso ink to stamp the greeting and then used a piece of Whisper White 1/4" Organza Ribbon to tie a bow to finish the card.

This is actually a pretty quick and easy card that will definitely impress and it'll be our little secret about how easy it was.  Make sure to check out the other design team cards for inspiration and then we would love for you to play along with us and share what you create.

Below are easy ordering links for the product's used on today's card:

Product List

Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Stamp Set [143726]	Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Organza Ribbon [145590]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243]	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203]
Sponge Daubers [133773]	Stamping Sponges [141337]

Enjoy!

Diana

SSINKspiration Christmas in July: Lovely as a Tree

Happy Wednesday!  I know it's only July, but I read last week that there are only 20 Friday's until Christmas, eek!  And the way time has been flying by Christmas and the holiday season will be here before we know it so why not get a head start.  Today over on the SSINKspiration blog it's Christmas in July and the design team is sharing some great ideas to help you get a head start on holiday projects.

Today's card I'm sharing was the Christmas Option project at this month's Just Cards class (I offer a Christmas option each month in class so the ladies can work on Christmas cards all year long so they already have a stash of cards ready to go) and we learned a "new to us" technique, reflection stamping which was a lot of fun.

We started with Soft Sky cardstock for the cardbase and used a piece of Whisper White cardstock for the cardfront.  To start on the cardfront we started by stamping the trees from Lovely as a Tree using Night of Navy ink.  Next we stamped the same image again on a piece of Window Sheet using the same ink and then while the ink was still wet flipping it over and rubbing it on the cardstock (this created the reflection, pretty cool).  Next we took sponge daubers and started gradually adding ink, Old Olive for the grass, Soft Sky and Marina Mist for the sky that was different layers of depth.  After I was done I wrapped a piece of Old Olive Baker's Twine around the cardfront and tied a bow.

The greeting is from the Embellished Ornaments stamp set and was stamped in Marina Mist ink on Whisper White cardstock before cutting it out with the Big Shot and Layered Ovals Framelits and attached it with dimensionals.

This is a really great technique and not terribly difficult and is sure to impress!  Can't believe this was the first time trying it but it won't be my last.

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Enjoy!

Diana