My First Trio

I did it!  I trimmed up DK-16 Daisy Trio #2, and gave Dina's Trio Stamping tutorial a whirl...

The technique I followed was not only easy, it was fun, and the way the image materialized as I added each layer was... well, sort of magical.   

I really wasn't expecting a masterpiece my first time through, and had actually used paper from my scrap bin, but I was extremely happy with the results, and was able to use my very first Trio attempt to complete this card:

The most difficult part for me was choosing the colors.  I don't have any of the Versamagic inks Dina seems to favor, but I do have Fluid Chalks, so that's where I started.  My palette was as follows: Yellow Citrus, Tangerine, Lime Pastel, and Burnt Sienna.  I also used Colorbox pigment inks in Marigold and Moss Green.   

I think this particular Trio is probably the most difficult one to ink because everything is "connected."   Still,  it wasn't too bad... The ink pads were in the form of cat's eyes, so I was able to apply the ink directly to the rubber quite easily.  I worked from light to dark, and got as close to the connected areas as possible.  Then I used a cotton swab to pounce the ink onto the smaller areas (i.e. upper stem and flower center).

When I decided to turn the completed Trio into a card, I was envisioning something much different than what I've posted, but I forgot about the inky swab on my work surface, and somehow managed to lay my finished piece face down, on top of it... Ugh! Unwanted tangerine ink right where it shouldn't be!  How to fix?  I used the darker Burnt Sienna, and stamped one of the sayings from WD-194 Worries over the boo-boo...

The rest of the card followed from there... Nothing complicated -- layering, gingham ribbon customized with a permanent marker, and an embossed accent strip (Cuttlebug's Divine Swirl used in an Ellison Big Shot).

Now, I won't use the word "addicted" quite yet, but I really can't wait to give each of the other Trios a try...

All for now,

Susan T.

Comments

[Linda Marie]

Lovely, just lovely!