Todays TECHNIQUES & TIPS features this ELEGANT MONOCHROMATIC card using the stamp set called BIRTHDAY BLOOMS.  Monochromatic basically means using only one color (+ white or another neutral).  For this card, I combined several different techniques:

• Embossing with White Powder
• Embossing with a Regular Colored Stampin’ Pad
• Watercoloring

Here is a video showing how to emboss the white rose and watercolor it, and also how to emboss using regular colored Stampin’ Pads–you can emboss with ANY COLOR!!!!

• Rub Embossing Buddy on cardstock

• Ink the rose stamp in Versamark and stamp onto cardstock

• Cover with White Embossing Powder and use heat tool to emboss

• Using AquaPainter and Powder Pink stampin’ pad, color in the flower.  Let dry.  I watercolored a second time to get it a little darker.

• Stamp “dots” using Powder Pink pad for a little extra dimension
• To emboss “dear friend,” ink stamp first in Versamark, then in Powder Pink (this will NOT hurt your pad)

• Stamp onto scrap and cover with Clear Embossing Powder, heat with heat tool (this will give you a “tone on tone” look that is embossed)

• Punch words out using 1 1/2″ circle punch
• Adhere to 1 3/4″ white punched circle, then to card
• Tie bow and adhere to card with a glue dot

• Stamp rose on the inside layer using Powder Pink ink

• Powder Pink Card Base:  8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
• Whisper White:  5 1/4″ x 4″
• Powder Pink:  5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″
• Powder Pink Circle:  1 1/2″
• Whisper White Circle:  1 3/4″
• Powder Pink 1/2″ Woven Ribbon