Blue Knight Rubber Stamps New Release Sneak-Peek Week and Giveaway ~ Day #1

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to Blue Knight Rubber Stamps New Release
SNEAK PEEK WEEK and GIVEAWAY,

here at my blog!

I am so excited about sharing a week long sneak peek
of some of the 20+ new stamp sets that will be released next weekend
at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web site!
It's great to have you here...on Day #1.
(Now you'll be one of the first for see some of the new release stamps in action!)

If you've visited my blog in the past...

You already know that I am a lover of floral images...

and as luck would have it...
I have the opportunity to create cards with Blue Knight's new floral stamps!

Lots will be going on here at the Bellissima Card Blog this week.
I'll feature a New Release stamp set each day...
Today (Sunday)...through Friday.
On Saturday...I'll recap the week's stamps and cards
and on Sunday... I'll announce the names of the 2 GIVEAWAY winners.
Sunday is also New Release Day
and you can visit the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web site

with your wish list in hand (of course!)

to place your order.
and then...NEXT WEEK...you can follow along with the Blue Knight Blog Hop!

**To be "in" on the giveaway here at the Bellissima Cards blog...

You'll just need to leave a comment under each day's blog post.
Each comment will give you an additional giveaway entry.
**GIVEAWAY is opened those with US mailing addresses only

So...
Now that you know the details of the week...
Guess what?

It's time for me to start the Sneak Peek!

Today, I've got a  a few cards to share...
Each created with the New Release
MORE PRECIOUS THAN RUBIES stamp set

This set has a beautiful and versatile floral image and a quote sentiment.

I colored the image with Copic markers ...

stamped the sentiment and die cut the piece with a stitched rectangle die.
I chose metallic card stock colors that complemented the image colors

for the 3 matting layers.

I created a second card with this stamp set...
using the same sketch (design)
But this time...I chose a different color palette...

and added background color after the image was colored.
When the background inking was complete...

I added the sentiment.
I chose matte metallic foil card stock 

and glossy metallic foil card stock for the matting layers..
again...choosing colors that complement the image colors.

The foil card stock was ideal for this colored image, I think.
I love both the glossy shine...and the frosty matte shimmer.

And...

because I was loving creating cards with the MORE THAN RUBIES stamp set...
I decided to create a third card.

An eclipse card.
I stamped the image upright...

and then stamped it again in a downward position 

from the top of what would be the card front image piece.

"Coloring" this image was lots of fun!
I used toothbrush style make-up brushes to lift ink from ink pads...

then brush it onto the image.
Inking and blending with this style brush is fun...

and brings good blending results every time!
I have multiple sets of these brushes 

so that each brush can be color-family-specific.
(By the way...I've used these for applying make-up...and have always loved them...
I find it amusing that now....I have a set a the bathroom vanity drawer...

and multiple sets in the studio)

This is the largest brush...
In the photo above you can see the smallest brushes...

(Great for inking small areas and detail)

I started inking the flowers first ...using a larger brush

and a combination of assorted pink...coral and yellow ink tones.
I used the brushes to add, blend and layer the ink to

to create the depth of color that I wanted.
I started "brushing" the flowers first...
then inked the leaves using an assortment of green ink pads.
After the image was complete...

I brushed on the background ...

using ink lifted form a few different yellow and orange toned ink pads.
I kept lifting and brushing and lending...

until the color was smooth..solid and had the depth of color that I was happy with.
I trimmed the image piece to size.
And that's when I thought...
OH!...this card is looking a bit tropical!
(and very different than the prior 2 cards that I shared above)
This was a good thing...I thought.

 Next...

I die cut the word FRIEND...to create the eclipse.
I chose a color to place behind the image piece.
This layer would not be a mat layer...
It would only be visible through the negative space created when the letters 

were cut out of the image piece.
After the layer was positioned behind the image piece..
I double matted the image piece 

and positioned all of the pieces on the cut, scored and folded card.
I positioned the F R I E N D die cuts in place

using rolled glue dots for the lift and dimension
needed to create the eclipse

 Here's a photo showing the eclipse dimension created with the die cut letters.

I could have went on...and on...and on...creating more cards 

with the

MORE PRECIOUS THAN RUBIES stamp set...

but I've got a week's worth of sneak peeks to create for you

with lots of beautiful floral stamps and beautiful quotes and sentiments..
So I tucked this stamp set away...
but it'll just be for a little while
Because I am definitely going to enjoy creating cards with this stamp set again...

very soon.

I hope that you enjoyed seeing this New Release stamp set in action!
I'm thinking tat it's most likely already on your Blue Knight Rubber Stamps

 New Release Wish List!

(And...if you're one of the GIVEAWAY winners..

you can choose this set as your giveaway prize of you'd like!!

So be sure to take a sec to leave a comment below..

so that you'll be "in" on the giveaway!

Thanks for kicking off BLUE KNIGHT RUBBER STAMPS 
NEW RELEASE SNEAK-PEEK and GIVEAWAY Week with me!

I'll be back again tomorrow to share a few more cards 

created with another wonderful New Release stamp set!

Looking forward to meeting you here!

Have  super Sunday my crafty and creative friends!
See you tomorrow!
Michelle