Hi Helmar Fans! Are you enjoying our Unity Stamp Co. + Helmar + Susan K. Weckesser week? Carisa here and I am just in LOVE with the new Susan K. Weckesser stamps at Unity Stamp Co.! They are so whimsical and fun. As soon as I got the set Poised & Pretty, I couldn't WAIT to color that beautiful vintage girl and paper piece some pretty dresses on her!
And the new papers by Susan K Weckesser are just STUNNING for paper piecing. I love the double sided patterns and the bright colors mixed with amazing kraft.
I decided to make a card using these fabulous stamps and papers. It came together so quickly and I'm in love with the final result.
Here you can see the great dimension I got by using Helmar Zap Dots and to pop up my image, I used Helmar Liquid Scrap Dots in order to pop up the smaller areals like her arms. It's also great to get dimension when you are placing it on top of different textures like the doily and ribbon.
I love that banner and the sentiment that comes from the set Create Your Day....We really need to do that, don't we? I stamped the banner once and then again without reinking it to get a nice faded and layered banner look directly on the pattern paper. All of the pattern paper I used come from Susan's new line. I love all the texture and colors!
Here is a close up of the iamge. I colored her using Copic markers and then stamped and fussy cut her dress. I used Helmar Acid Free Glue to adhere the dress onto the image. I also used some Copic markers to create some depth by adding shading directly on the pattern paper.
And here is the full card. I added the doily and sheer ribbon using Helmar 450 Quick Dry. I adhered the main card panel using Helmar Premium Craft Glue.
Are you ready to get your hands on these stamps? Now is the perfect time as they are all 35% off in honor of our collaboration this week!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Helmar Design Team Member
love the layers and the sentiment on this card!
Posted by: Mary- Anne V. | August 05, 2012 at 09:05 PM
This lady is really dressed up. I love all the details of your card.Thanks
Posted by: Angie Hall | August 03, 2012 at 01:54 PM
Gorgeous card Carisa - love the colour combo, pretty layers, sentiment and bow ... ALL of it!!!
Posted by: TracyM #6773 | August 03, 2012 at 06:50 AM
Such fun layers and colors...Thanks for sharing this beauty!
Posted by: Dawnll | August 01, 2012 at 11:17 AM
Very nice !
Posted by: Julie Shearer | August 01, 2012 at 08:35 AM
Fab card, Carisa!! Love the doily and ribbon!
Posted by: Michelle K | August 01, 2012 at 01:35 AM
Great use of the stamps and love all the color!
Posted by: Gwen | August 01, 2012 at 12:41 AM
Terrific card! I've been waiting for someone to use that set. Love the addition of the doily.
Posted by: jpscraps | July 31, 2012 at 08:03 PM
Wow! This is so stunning! It's very mixed media, but also so elegant! Love the doily and now and the great image. So beautiful!
Posted by: Miriam Prantner | July 31, 2012 at 06:58 PM
Very cool card! Love how you did the dress!
DeniseB
Posted by: Denise Bryant | July 31, 2012 at 06:35 PM
Carisa, your card is fabulous. I love the fussy cut dress and your title/sentiment! Great Job! I am sooooo loving the celebration. Every morning, I wake up, coffee in hand and can't wait to peruse through all the inspiration.
:O)
Jessica S
Posted by: Jessica Shelton | July 31, 2012 at 06:08 PM
Very elegant card! Thanks for the inspiration!
Carol B
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Posted by: Carol B | July 31, 2012 at 02:38 PM