Punched Flowers for the PPA with Color Spritzer Tool Pictorial

Thursday is Pals Paper Arts day here at The Stampin' Schach, and what a challenge we have for you this week. We are proud to announce that Beate Johns, of Splitcoast tutorial fame, is our Celebrity Guest Designer! What a thrill it is to have her on board this week! As for the challenge, it is a color challenge featuring ...

Don't despair if you do not have exactly these colors...improvise and substitute! What is important is that you join us in the fun!

The Stampin' Schach Design Tips:

• Petalicious! Combine die cuts and punches to create your own species of flowers! These little beauties belong to the genus and species, Schachus stampinuppicus! They combine the Island Floral Bigz Die, Floral Fusion Sizzlits, and the 5-Petal Flower Punch! Old Olive Brads complete their centers, while the leaves were punched from the Two-Step Bird Punch. These petals were so pretty, I just had to "smooch" them with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz!
• Stemfabulous! Whimsical stems were created with Stampin' Up!'s new Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die. A snippet of Hemp Twine is wrapped around and held in place with a drop of Crystal Effects. A little distressing with Chocolate Chip ink accents the edges.
• Pearl-fection! A Tempting Turquoise Beautiful Wings Embosslits butterfly was given the "pearl" treatment with Basic Pearls, while three Basic Pearls accent a corner of the Tempting Turquoise Top Note. And just to be different, only the bottom of the Top Note was texturized using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
• It's all in the details! The wonderful sentiment from Butterfly Prints was inked with Early Espresso and stamped directly onto Designer Series Paper from the Playground collection. It was then punched out with the new Decorative Label Punch. A little distressing around the edges adds dimension. Old Olive 5/8" Satin Ribbon adds even more texture and interest!

Color Spritzer Tool Pictorial:

I used the Color Spritzer Tool on the flowers and the Top Note of this card. In fact, I use it on most of the cards that I create. If you have difficulty using the Color Spritzer Tool these tips may help!

Positioning of the Stampin' Write Marker in the Color Spritzer Tool is criticial. The tip of the tool is best positioned toward the center of the marker tip.

The screw should be adjusted to that it does not bend the marker tip. If it is too tight, you will not get any speckles.

The distance of the Color Spritzer Tool above the paper is also critical. Here the tool is being held too close.

Experiment to find the perfect height above the paper in order to get the speckling pattern you want. Squeeze quickly and forcefully. Some people experience problems because they squeeze too slowly.

Finished speckles!

It was a challenge for me to incorporate Tempting Turquoise in this challenge. I had to think and think and think about what I wanted to do. Has this ever happened to you? The funny thing is that I know I will look at your creations and say, "Why didn't I think of that?" Remember to leave me a comment to let me know what you think of today's card. I am always available to answer any questions about my cards or the techniques that I use. Never hesitate to email me. Until next time...

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Stamp Set: Butterfly Prints (W 121049; C 120738); Inks: More Mustard (103162), Early Espresso (119670), Chocolate Chip (100908), Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker (100071); Designer Series Paper: Playground (117168), Brights Pattern Stacks (117155); Card Stock: So Saffron (105118), Tempting Turquoise (102067), Old Olive (100702); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Top Note Bigz Die(113463), Island Floral Bigz Die (118871), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die (120893---Holiday Mini), Floral Fusion Sizzlits (115969), Beautiful Wings Embosslits (118138), Decorative Label Punch (120907---Holiday Mini), 5-Petal Flower Punch (119880), Two Step Bird Punch (117191), Cyrstal Effects (101055); Glitz and Glam: Old Olive 5/8" Satin Ribbon (117292), Hemp Twine (100982), Brights Brads (119740), Basic Pearls (119247), Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772)