Thoroughly Modern in Two Ways

In the catalogue, there are quite a few new Designer Papers. Some I wasn't to sure of including this one called "Thoroughly Modern". Then I started to see some projects done with it and also actually saw the paper in real life and I decided that I loved it!
The main colours in the Paper series are : Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Rose Red and Sahara Sand.
The first card is one I recently did at a workshop and everyone loved it!
Now the theme of this post is that each card used the Thoroughly Modern paper. So you might be asking where the paper is on this one. Well, behind the stamped vellum is a piece of the DSP that also has daisies on it and it matches really well. I kept this to a two colour palette of Bermuda Bay and Soft Suede and we stampe the floral image from Fifth Avenue Floral using Craft White ink. The had part when stamping on vellum is hiding how you attached it to your backing paper. For this card I placed glue dots behind the centers of my flowers and that hid them. It's a very simple and elegant looking card.


This second card also used the Thoroughly Modern DSP, but only a small strip on the side as an accent.
The medallion stamp which is another favourite, was stamped with versamark and I used the Stampin' Pastels to colour it in. I love this effect, it gives it a nice soft look with a dreamy quality.
Sometimes layering different coloured card stock or DSP's can be all your card needs to jazz it up. I find that this card is just a little more vibrant but still elegant.



Recipes :
Card 1
Stamps : Fifth Avenue Floral, Thank You Kindly
Paper : Thoroughly Moder DSP, Vellum, Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Naturals Ivory CS
Ink : Whisper White Craft, Chocolate Chip
Extras : Glue dots, Bermuda Bay 1/2" PD Grosgrain Ribbon, Neutrals Brad

Card 2
Stamps : Medallion
Paper: Thoroughly Modern DSP, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo CS, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Circle Ice Brads.

Embossed Crushed Curry

Here is a lovely card I made after seeing someone else use Crushed Curry and Clear Embossing powder on vellum.

The card I saw was monochromatic but I thought I would add just a dash of the Dusty Durango. I am not a huge fan of the colour orange but I am making myself use it more.



To emboss in colour, what you have to do is use your stamp first in the clear versamark and then into the colour ink of your choice. This way you get the Versamark you need for embossing but also don't ruin your versamark pad with ink.

I used Clear Embossing powder but you could also use Iridescent Ice for extra sparkle or Glassy Glaze for a thicker shell.

I also embossed the flower on to vellum, flipped it over and coloured the center spots with the Dusty Durango marker. This was then cut out and popped out onto a dimensional. I like that is is a fairly clean and simple looking card. It actually makes me like orange just a little bit.

I also wanted to change up how I presented my sentiment. This is actually the words but not the design from one of the stamps in the Oval All stamp set. I stamped it in Dusty Durango onto the Crushed Curry, and cut it out with the FABULOUS Modern Label punch, it was nice but I wanted more. So I cut another piece from the punch in the Dusty Durango and offset it behind the Crushed Curry one and I like it soo much better. I think I might become a fan of orange jsut yet (don't get to excited!)



Recipe :

Stamps : Eastern Blooms, Oval All
Ink : Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango
Paper : Crushed Curry, Dusty Durano, Vellum Cardstock
Extras : Crushed Curry 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon, Clear EP, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Modern Label punch