Bouquet of Thanks for Monday Montage

Come on in and look through today's Monday Montage post. For this hop I'm sharing projects from my latest #useitup! "Bouquets" Class. What's #useitup!? It's one of my classes that I offer monthly where I dive in and use up papers and ribbons and embellishments. You see I love SU! products, but I am not into hoarding them. I use them up.

This class featured the Bouquet of Thanks Stamp and the Vellum Layering Designs. I also included the Stitched Rectangle Dies and three varying techniques.

Technique #1 - Watercolor Pencils Double Stamp

• Stamp image using a Stamparatus with Jet Black Stazon Ink
• Leave stamped paper in place
• Color image with Watercolor Pencils Asst. 1
• Blend colored pencil with a Water Painter
• Once dry stamp again to crisp up the details of the image
• Now the piece can be removed from the Stamparatus

Technique #2 - Emboss Resist with Milk Paint, Stampin' Blends, and Watercolor

• Stamp and emboss image with White Embossing Powder
• Paint the image with Whisper White Ink and a Water Painter
• Once dry carefully color the stems and leaves with Old Olive Stampin' Blends
• Watercolor the banner and flowers with Melon Mambo Ink and a Water Painter

Technique #3 - Enhanced Clear Embossing

• Stamp image on Vellum Layering Design Paper with Cajun Craze Ink
• Heat emboss with Clear Embossing Powder
• Turn paper over and color the flowers and leaves with Pale Papaya and Old Olive Stampin' Blends
• Stamp image a second time with Petal Pink Ink on Basic White Cardstock
• Cut out the banner and flowers then align and glue to the back of the vellum: this step enhances the main images

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check out all our Monday Montage posts by using the links below to Emily or back to Dani.

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