I stamped my image onto a scrap of watercolor paper with Morning Mist ink. I die cut it with a circle die. I used my watercolors to paint the cup and a bit of brown underneath, and my Inktense pencils to paint the mouse itself. I used a damp paintbrush to pull color off the pencils and then applied it to the paper. This is my preferred method, as it gives me maximum control of color intensity & blending.
I cut my patterned paper to 5-3/8" wide, and positioned one of the "Stitched Scallop Basic Edges" dies centered at the top of the panel. After I die cut that, I trimmed about 3/8" off the bottom edge of the panel, so it would line up with the bottom of my green mat and still let some of the green peek out at the top.
I cut a 3/4" strip of yellow cardstock, and ran it through my die cutting machine with a "Basic Stitch Lines" die. I used the die on both long sides to add some faux cross stitching. The strip was actually a bit too short to span the width of my patterned paper panel, so I just cut it in two and hid the gap behind the focal element.
The white focal circle blended into the background a bit too much, so I inked around the perimeter with Tumbled Glass ink. I went over it a few times to deepen the color. This added just enough definition without overwhelming the image.
I pulled my greeting from "Get Well Wishes." I stamped that with Morning Mist ink onto a scrap of pink cardstock, then cut it into a narrow banner. I assembled my layers, and added the greeting strip over the image with foam tape.
Date: Sunday, June 30, 2019 GMT Views: 200
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Accessories: Inktense pencils; Da Vinci watercolors; My Favorite Things "Stitched Scallop Basic Edges" & "Basic Stitch Lines" dies; We R Memory Keepers "Nested Circles" die