Thinking of You, #fms484

 

I guess I'm stuck on yellow and pink, this is my 2nd card using them.  I guess it's just spring that got into me. I'm thinking gray and ? up next.  The interesting item on this card is that little piece under the flower, I'll tell you how to do that.

But first, the inspiration for this card was from Freshly Made sketches, they always do such nice sketches, very easy to use.  

If you find some strange things on my post today, I don't take credit. My mouse is acting up! Clicking twice about 80% of the time when it's only pushed once.  Hubby just last night told me, get a new set for goodness sake!  LOL.  So this morning I ordered one. I'm kinda into the higher end and the high end laser mouse is necessary to keep from making my shoulder from becoming very painful.  But this is a very very old set and I guess it's just time. 

So, can you see that pretty little piece under the flower? I used the SU alcohol Blends + alcohol + Vellum. One of the SU Demo's has a tut on you tube for the technique, that's where I saw it. Her name is Tina Zink.  I did one thing different.  So, you pick colors, color in some areas with them on the vellum, then use the alcohol with a plain brush to get the ink moving. 

I had a bit of trouble with some of my colors, it may have been because she used 90% alcohol and I only have 70% or may some of my Blends are older and not as juicy as they could be.  But I did get some pretty pieces.  She glues her vellum to white cardstock, instead, while it is still very wet, I turned the vellum over and smooched it down onto the white piece to transfer the ink. 

I used White, Daffodil Delight, and 2 new colors Soft Succlent and Polished Pink. To get my flower 2 colors, I used my stamp positioner, did one stamping in the pink, cleaned off the foliage and stamped that part in the green. You can also just make two flowers, one in pink and one in green and stick them together, the sentiment would have covered that part.

I used the Art Gallers stamps and Floral Gallery dies. A square vellum doily and rhinestones from the brand new incolor collection. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Art Gallery Thinking of you, JAI#541

 

If I had to choose a favorite tool it would have to be embossing folders, there is just so much you can do with them, especially considering how inexpensive they are.  

This is the Parisian Flourish folder, and I'm using it for the Blended background challenge for Just Add Ink this week. 

It's a gorgeous folder and I added another gorgeous item, the flower in the Art Gallery bundle that is in the new Mini.   It'll be good until the end of June.  

Colors: Rococo Rose, Coastal cabana, Dafffodil delight, Garden Green, Bermuda Bay Black and White. 

Normally I use white on the top on something like this, but something told me to try black, both on top and as a small frame under my background piece. I really like the way the black frames it.

I also used Stitched So Sweetly dies on this for that black cut out.  I considered using a bit larger die in the same set to make a frame instead, but I do love the pop you get this way.

I hope you enjoy.