Asian Artistry in Pastels

This card was created for a very special friend.  She "has no use for computers", she says, so she won't see it here first. That gives me the opportunity to share it with you before sending it off.

Are you familiar with the technique, Poppin' Pastels?  It's one of the first techniques I learned and I still enjoy playing with it. It's fun watching the design pop out when the pastels are applied. The final result is a soft, understated appearance. That is, unless you want it to be brighter  Then you can both use brighter colors and apply more pastels to the image. You don't have to color inside the lines.  In fact, it looks better if you don't. If you get color where you don't want it, a handy little pastels eraser that comes with the set will take care of that for you.

Asian Artistry is a lovely stamp set and I will be sorry to see it retire at the end of June. It is available only as a hostess gift and will be retired when the new line is introduced on July 1st.  If you would like to earn this free set and some free Stampin' Up! merchandise, let's schedule an event for you to hostess.  We have to do it before the end of June. 

Here are the supplies used to make this card:

Stamps: Asian Artistry, Curvy Verses

Cardstock: Kraft, whisper White, Very Vanilla, Creamy Caramel, Handsome Hunter

Ink: Basic Brown, Versamark

Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, Circle Scissors Plus, Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon, Glue Dots