Hello my crafty friends, this is Mel Sanz from In a Crafty Mood!
Today’s card showcases another lovely
stamp from Jan’s Digi Stamps called Wild Flower Blossoms. This
wonderful digital set comes with both b/w and pre-colored images along with
several sentiments like “Happiness blooms from within” and “To plant a garden
is to believe in tomorrow” just to mention a few.
Wild Flower Blossom
Card
When I first saw this stamp I automatically
knew that I wanted the outline of the flower in White which normally I would have
Stamped with Versamark and Heat Embossed with White Embossing Powder but in
this case, since the image is digital, I could not do that. Instead, I sized
and printed the image on copy paper and placed a piece of Lawnfawn Vellum Paper
on top. Since it’s
see through, I was then able to trace the image with my Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen which was perfect.
I then colored my image with Copic Markers :
Purple Flower – V09, V06, V04
Blue Flower – BG18, BG13, BG11
Center of Flowers – Y18
Stems – YG95, YG93, YG03
As always, I could not resist adding
some sparkle so all the petals are covered with a thin layer of Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen.
I then cut the Vellum and glued it to
a 2 3/4 x 4 Lawn Fawn No. 2 Pencil Cardstock
from the "Schoolyard" collection which I had previously
inked with “Candied Apple” Distress Oxide to make it stand out a little more.
To add some interest to the card, I wanted
to add a pop of color so I created my own “Pattern Paper” background by drawing
some white leaves with my gel pen on a piece of 3 3/4 x 5 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock in Lapis Color. Each leaf were
then colored with YG95 and YG93. To add a nice finishing touch, more Glitter to
the leaves was needed and of course some "Blue Print Sketch" Distress Oxides for the sides.
This beautiful background was then
mounted on a 4 x 5 panel which was again made from the same "No. 2 Pencil" Cardstock. As always, the sides were inked with some "Candied Apple" Distress Oxide.
As usual, to make my layers pop, I
added dimensions behind each panel by inking the sides of some scrap pieces of
cardstock to match the color. I love this technique better than using fun foam
or foam tape as it reuses cardstock that would otherwise have gone to the trash.
I then glued the entire card on a 4 ¼
x 5 ½ top folding white Neenah Classic Crest 110lb cardbase. Since a sentiment would have covered
the pretty flowers, I decided to leave the card as is.
And this completes this lovely and colorful card.
Here is a closer look of the flowers
If you want more inspiration, feel
free to pop over to the Challenge
Blog to see what the rest of the team made. I am
sure that you will find something that you will like.
I would really love to see what
creative things YOU have been up to! Which is why I invite you
to join us at Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge where its always Anything
Goes. What I mean by that is that you can participate with absolutely
anything…Cards, Scrapbooking, Papercrafting, Sewing, Jewelry, Sculpture,
Baking, you name it! If you made it we want to see it!
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creation and see if you will be one of the lucky winners this month! We have
two draws per month:
1 for entries using a JDS set, and
another random draw from all the entries. This means that if you use JDS images
in your entry, you have 2 chances to win!
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Thanks for coming by today, enjoy your summer and stay safe!
