Lady's Slipper Orchid (by Jodie)

Hello everyone, today sees the first of three posts this month from our Guest Design Team member Jodie Heuser.

Jodie writes:

 

Good morning everyone,

I'm extremely excited to have been asked to be a Guest Design team member for this month.

Chocolate Baroque has so many new and exciting designs in stamps it's often hard to choose which ones to use.

 

Since we are in the middle of the dog days of summer here in Florida, I decided to go with a flower theme. 

Supplies:

Stamps- Loving Sentiments Rubber Stamp sheet- A5, Ladys Slipper Orchid

Colour- Brusho Crystal Colour (Set of 24- Crimson, Violet, Lemon Yellow, Sea Gree, and Turquoise)

Ranger Archival Ink- Jet Black

paper- Watercolour paper, cardstock

Waterbrush- detailer tip 

Water Spritzer Bottles- 2 pack

Double sided foam tape

Gold photo corner stickers

Cut the watercolour paper to 4" x 5 1/4" (10.16cm x 13.34cm) and stamp the image using Archival ink.

When you first begin using your Brusho colours, take a thumb tack, and pierce a hole in the top. I cannot stress enough that a little goes a long way.

Lightly spritz the paper with water. This will help the colours blend easier.

Begin by sprinkling which ever colour of Brusho you want to start with onto a non stick surface, then using your watercolour brush, mix a bit of water with the crystals and begin painting in the image. 

Use less water if you want to have deeper colours, and you can mix the colours together to create a specific shade.

Let each colour dry before going on to the next colour, which will help lessen the chance of colours bleeding together.

Once the piece is dry, cut a piece of purple cardstock to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (13.97cm x 21.59cm) and fold in half.

Cut a piece of light purple cardstock to 4" x 5 1/4" (10.16cm x 13.34cm) and layer onto cardstock base. Next cut a strip of medium purple cardstock, 4" x 1 3/4" (10.16cm x 4.45cm) and place on the right hand side of mat.

Cut out your image and layer onto card using foam tape.

Stamp the saying onto white cardstock with Archival ink, and mat with gold cardstock.

Attach the saying to the front, then adhere the photo corner stickers.

Thank you so much for checking out my project, and please join me next week, when I will use inks to colour in the stamps.