I stamped the flowers in Dusty Concord and Peeled Paint Distress Ink, misting with water before hitting the paper. I then coloured the edges with Milled Lavender Distress Ink using my Tim Holtz blending tool. After stamping and inking, I misted the whole piece with water again to allow the colours to bleed slightly giving a soft, watercoloury feel. Once dry I distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz tool, as with all the edges on this project. Next it was on with some Lavender Stickles to the flower heads for a touch of bling
After that it was just a case of layering up with a mix of matte and glitter card, adding a splash of green with a Martha Stewart leafy border punch and a sentiment stamped with a Papermania Urban stamp.
Everyone who knows me, knows I'm a hopeless ribbonaholic, so I've layered two ribbons, a purple organza one and a green gingham one, also adding a green bow.
The flowers around the edge are Papermania from a goody bag many moons ago and came as an adhesive strip. I simply cut them into individual blooms and added a touch of Lavender Stickles to the centres.
A few purple gems finish it off and add even more sparkle!
There She Goes - #153 - sketch
Penny Black - #198 - no patterned paper
Tuesday Throwdown - #95 - use some sparkle
Stampin' for the Weekend - #9 - sparkle and shine
Fab 'n' Funky - #118 - no DPs
Let's Ink It Up - #22 - distressing
Very, very nice! How pretty are the subtile sparkles in the flowers! It almost become dimensional. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLilac and green work together beautifully Wendy and the added touch of glitter to the flowers really makes them pop.
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Hi Wendy,
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card,lovely image and colour :) x
So beautiful Wendy, lovely image and colours.
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So pretty Wendy , i love those daisies around the edge fab card well done Hugs Elaine
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful - the gingham ribbon is gorgeous,h x Rut
ReplyDeleteLove the sparkle - and I am not a fan of glitter and sparkle either!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, love the image and the colour. And the sparkle! Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky this week. judit x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, love the colours and the sparkle.Tinaxx
ReplyDeleteOh this is so beautiful and elegant:)x
ReplyDeleteBeauutiful card, love the sparkle and colours. Marlene
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Wendy.
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wow this is stunning i've got a stamp like that i must give it a go. Lovely x
ReplyDeleteReally pretty, Wendy. Love the colour and sparkle.
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beautiful Wendy - really lovely - the colours are just superb - and its a nice idea to give this stamp a water coloury feel!
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy, gorgeous card - love the touches of sparkle.
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PS love your blog name!
beautiful card wendy...love your sprarkly flowers...thanks for joining in the fun at Penny Black Saturday..hugs kath xxx
ReplyDeleteOh this is so beautiful Wendy.
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Debby
gorgeous card wendy.stunning purple colours and i love the flowers ;D
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Oooo fabby, and i must try out stamping with my Tim Holtz inks, Luv Sam x
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, love your stamp and colour choice x
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Beautiful Card Wendy, Love the stamp...
ReplyDeleteAwesome creation, love it. Thanks for taking part in our Distressing challenge at LIIU, good luck. Hugz Suzanne
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card - love the colours!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing with us at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
Helen x
Love your sparkle. Thanks for entering this in LIIU's April Challenge and best of luck!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card. Very pretty image. Thank you for sharing and joining in at LIIU. Hugs, Velma
ReplyDeletegorgeous card - love this stamp it looks so delicate and love your colours too a great no dp card - thanks for playing along at Fab'n'Funky challenges this week and good luck hugs Judith x
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