Breathtaking Background Stamp side strip

Background stamps like Breathtaking Bouquet can be used in many ways.

For today's card it was used to create an accent strip on the side.

Have you tried coloring on colored cardstock.  

its a very interesting effect.

This image was gold embossed on light brown cardstock 

before coloring with alcohol markers.

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	Breathtaking Bouquet Background stamp   Wood-Mount Set [152201] - $20.00 or Cling Stamp Set [151612] - $16.00	Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150882] - $8.75	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953] - $8.75	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990] - $8.75
Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] - $5.00	1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] - $16.00	1-3/8" (3.5 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch [146139] - $16.00	Leaf Punch [144667] - $16.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] - $30.00
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] - $6.00	Versamark Pad [102283] - $9.50	Rococo Rose Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [149572] - $9.00	Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147945] - $9.00	Granny Apple Green Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [146877] - $4.50

Breathtaking Bouquet in Full Color

Background Stamping Series Post #8:  Coloring the image

If you've been following the series so far, I've been focusing on the 

Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp

and the many, many ways you can use it to create cards.

Unlike yesterday's post, which showed 2 cards with 

subtle coloring on the central flowers

Today's post is in full color.

Are you someone who likes to color?

If so, Breathtaking Bouquet is the perfect background stamp for you.

This line drawing offers lots of opportunity for subtle shading

In the photo above I even colored in the background

It was hard to decide where to put the sentiment

so as to not cover any of the gorgeous flowers.

In the end I settled for a corner of the image.

If you're a fan of big fat sentiments then you'll love this stamp set

it is seriously the best!

no, really - that is the name of the stamp set

Seriously the Best.

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Have you been following the series so far?  

There's definitely more to come.

Scroll back through previous posts to see other samples with

the beautiful Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp

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Thanks for stopping by today
I hope you've been inspired to pull out some stamps and do some coloring.
Leave me a comment if you'd like to see more samples colored with markers.

Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [151612] - $16.00 Wood-Mount Stamp Set [152201] - $20.00	Seriously The Best Cling Stamp Set [151712] - $19.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] - $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] - $9.75
Mango Melody Combo Pack Stampin' Blends [147945] - $9.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] - $9.00	Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597] - $9.00	Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147283] - $9.00

Breathtaking Bouquet Comparision of Coloring with Markers versus a Sponge

Background Stamping Series Post #7:  Coloring the image

What is your "go-to" tool for coloring a large area? Markers or sponging?
I have two cards today for an easy comparison,
 both made with Stampin'UP!'s Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp.

This first card was colored with markers

 

 I used Stampin' Blends, which are alcohol markers

I really like how smoothly they apply to colored cardstock

 The color on thie second card was applied with a sponge

note: an art sponge, NOT a kitchen sponge

  

you get a much more diffuse look when you sponge on the color.

Both tools give a great  result
It just depends on the artistic look you're going for
Here is one more side-by-side comparison

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Color Details: 

• The first card used a black alcohol marker on Merry Merlot paper
  the image was embossed in gold
• The second card was sponged with black ink on Bermuda Bay
  the image was embossed in black

Layer Details:

• The sentiment on the first card was black embossed on vellum card stock and cut with a scissors. Layered using the Pretty Label Punch and a 1-1/2" circle punch
• The sentiment on the 2nd card was stamped with a sentiment and a die from the Peaceful Moments Bundle

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Thanks for stopping by today
I hope you've been inspired to pull out some stamps and do some coloring.

Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [151612] - $16.00 Wood-Mount Stamp Set [152201] - $20.00	Peaceful Moments Bundle (English) [153824] - $52.00	Pretty Label Punch [143715] - $18.00	1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] - $16.00
Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146979] - $8.75	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197] - $8.75	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] - $10.00	Black 5/8" Glittered Organdy Ribbon [147897] - $8.50
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] - $30.00	Versamark Pad [102283] - $9.50	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] - $6.00	Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [146956] - $5.00
Basic Black Dark Stampin' Blends [147941] - $4.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] - $6.00	Stamping Sponges [141337] - $4.00