Pocket Silhouettes Pizzazz. As I started working on this design, I planned the blog post title. That's because I was using Pool Party, Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz. But as my design evolved, the Pear Pizzazz went away.
I continue to use the products that will retire at the end of this Month. Today, my stamp set is Pocket Silhouettes. These flowers have clean lines, but are not "plain", if you know what I mean. I ran the card base through the Big Shot with the Snowburst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. (Snowflakes in May? I like them only on a card!!) Garden Green 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon adds yet another texture to my design.
If you look closely at the stamped flowers, each is stamped twice. The first time I used Pool Party ink, and the second time I used Garden Green. Two-step stamping is one of my favorite techniques and I use it often. Even when I used only one stamp image!
Finally, because of the multiple layers of the center horizontal band, I used Stampin' Dimensionals under each matted flower image. It made them stand out, rather than fade into the background.
Just for fun, I looked at some old posts and found the last time I showed a Pocket Silhouettes project on this blog was November 3, 2011. The card is repeated below. Click here to look at that post.
Just remember, that this stamp set retires on May 31. I'm going to miss Pocket Silhouettes.
