These cards use the new Our Love Story stamps from Kristina Werner.
Take a look at her whole release at Concord & 9th here.

I love the linework in this main stamp. Her design evokes classic foil imprint book covers, but with some art deco flair.

Techniques:

• What I love most about this stamp set is the great deco-inspired style of the book “cover”. I like to use new products in out-of-the box ways to challenge myself, so I wanted to show it off in a way other than the expected centered on the card panel.

• All of the book stamping was done with Versamark and embossed with gold, which felt very on theme for the art deco style.

• On a full A2 panel of Tidepool, I stamped it again, being sure the angle matched the front flap, but that the end of the stamp did NOT line up with the other edge for visual balance.

• Lucky for me, I also ordered Kristina’s new Mixed Greetings stamp set, and found one that fit the space AND the style perfectly. For some visual interest since there isn’t a lot of contrast in line weight, I added dimension (and a little shading) to that, and balanced it with a detail in the open space in the Tidepool at the top of the card.

Colors:

• cardstock: Concord & 9th Poppy, Grapefruit, Tidepool.

• .ink: Concord & 9th Poppy, Grapefruit.

Thank you for visiting! Stay tuned for more fun inspiration.
I hope you get some time to create something soon also!

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