Hello friends!
It's time for our November Release, and one of the stamp sets I was excited to work with is the Koi Pond Beauty Set! It's a true beauty and right on trend too! Koi fish seem to be popping up everywhere!
This was a simple card to make - I really loved how my background turned out! Here's how I created it:
Step 1 - Create Your Background
I used a "smooshing "technique to do it! I simply dropped "drops" of Nuvo Aqua Flow Watercolor Pens onto my Glass Mat, spritzed with water and then placed my paper overtop, letting the paper soak up the ink! You will never get the same pattern twice and I love how all of the colors mash together to create beautiful new colors! Once it was dry, I sprinkled on some of the Super Thick White Embossing Powder, heat setting from the bottom until it melts.
Step 2 - Stamp and Color Your Images
I stamped the Koi onto some white cardstock using the Nuvo Hybrid Black Shadow Ink and colored them in with Nuvo Aqua Flow Pens. Once they were dry, I fussy cut them out and covered them with Versamark Ink. Then I sprinkled on Clear Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. This created an amazing finish and shine on the koi!
Step 3 - Build Your Scene!
I arranged the Koi into a circular pattern and then attached them to the card front with Foam Squares.
Step 4 - Sentiment and Finishing Touches
The sentiment was stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder. I used a turquoise cardstock to mount the background and the sentiment, adhering everything with 1/4" Tear-ific Tape. Finally, to emulate "bubbles", I used the Nuvo Crystal Drops in Morning Dew.
See you again next week!
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