To Brighten Your Mood...

This week the ladies on the Stampendous Design Team are showcasing the wonderful new Curio Stamps. Be sure to check out Stampendous' Blog to see my teammates' stunning projects. I know that you'll be inspired! Plus, you'll have the chance to win a fabulous prize from Stampendous!*

Here's my third card for Curio Stamps week. This time my card features the wonderful Curio Watering Can Rubber Stamp.

As I write this blog post, it's snowing, raining, cold, and dreary outside. I don't know about you, but I'm totally over winter. I decided to brighten my mood and color the lovely Curio Watering Can with cheerful colors using my brand new Zig® Clean Color pens. 

Supplies:

Stampendous Products:

Curio Watering Can Rubber Stamp

Tweet Chirps Perfectly Clear Stamp Set

Mixed Media White Paper

Other Products:

Zig® Clean Color Pens by Kuretake: Tea Rose, Mid Brown, Brown, Grey Tint, Warm Grey 2, Pink, Dark Pink, Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Bright Yellow, Light Green, May Green, Light Blue, and Cool Grey One
Jet Black Archival Ink by Ranger
Palette™ Noir Hybrid Ink by Stewart Superior

Tim Holtz® Gathered Twigs and Wild Honey Distress Inks by Ranger

Double Dot Very Vintage 6x6 pads by Bo Bunny

White Cardstock

Mini-Blending Tool and Pads by Ranger
Tim Holtz® Paper Distresser by Tonic Studios

Directions:

1. Stamp Curio Watering Can onto Mixed Media White Paper with Jet Black Archival ink.
2. Color the image using Zig® Clean Color pens. Blend and/or soften the colors using a water brush.
3. Cut the image panel down to size and distress the edges using a tool or the edge of a pair of scissors. I use both.
4. Trim Double Dot Very Vintage patterned paper and edge with corresponding color of Distress ink.
5. Stamp the sentiment from the Tweet Chirps Perfectly Clear Stamp Set onto the brown patterned paper using Palette® Noir Hybrid ink.
6. Layer the patterned papers and adhere the image panel.
7. Fold a sheet of 8.5" x 5.5" white cardstock in half, then adhere the card front.

I hope that my card brightens your mood. To brighten it even more, comment below for the chance to win one of these wonderful new Curio rubber stamps, which also are lovely pieces of art to display!

Curio Watering Can Rubber Stamp

or the

Curio Laurel Burch Cat Rubber Stamp

Thanks for visiting today!