The latest Free For All Friday Challenge, F4A471 - Is It Spring Yet? - 3/1/2019, was to make some flower projects. Since it isnât spring yet where I live (the thermometer read 20 degrees Fahrenheit this morning!), I decided that making a spring card might help get me in the spirit of spring.
I dug around in my stash for inspiration and found these delightful Sweet Pea images, already colored with Zig water brushes and ready to use. They are from my most favorite Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit from July 2017. This Kit was called Summer Flowers and it had a huge set of stamps and dies to match. The sweet pea flowers are from that set, as is the wee mason jar.
I heat embossed the jar image with white pigment ink & white detail embossing powder onto Ellen Hutson vellum. It is the only vellum that I have found that can withstand the torture of a heat tool and survive without warping or scorching.
The most time consuming part of this card was deciding on where to stop!!! I started with a simple white oval on white card base and ended up with lavender woodplank DP, a paper doily and way too many sequins! Ha...it was so fun to be using bright, spring colors and delicate flowers. I couldnât resist adding one more embellishment - a sweep of Nuvo Clear glitter brushed into the blooms and stems.
Thanks for popping in and taking a peek at my card for the spring flower challenge.
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Stamps: Hero Arts - My Monthly Hero Kit July 2017 - Summer Flowers, sentiment- SU Eclectic Expressions
Paper: Cougar White, Spectrum Aqua Watercolor paper (bright white), My Favorite Things Tranquil Textures (lavender woodplank)
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, PapertreyInk Fresh Snow pigment ink
Accessories: Zig Kuretake Brush markers, SU Lace Doilies, SU Washi Tape Punch, Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit July 2017 (stamp/dies), Ellen Hutson vellum, SU Linen Thread, Simon Says Stamps Moonshine Sequins, Nuvo clear glitter brush, Stitched oval die China
We were on a similar wavelength with our flowers and woodgrain. I love the subtle color to the wood paper you chose - it goes so well with your wonderfully soft sweet peas.
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Mon, Mar 04, 2019 @ 12:47 PM
Love it! So sweet. I empathize with your dilemma to know just when to stop. You chose the right amount of elements and arranged it all beautifully. Excellent card! Into my favs. TFS