Thanks for visiting my blog today. When I first looked at this sketch challenge at the Try Stamping on Tuesday site it really put me off. I'm not a fan of the colours used on the sketch and wasn't planning on doing anything with it. But then I took another look at it today, and decided if I ignored the blue and orange and just concentrated on the design elements then I could probably come up with something.
HERE'S MY CARD:- Country Flowers by Stampin' Up! #163405 for the sentiments and the floral image.
- Classic Cloche (R) #156355 for the bird
- Encircled in Nature dies by Stampin' Up! for the Floral sprigs
- Misty Moonlight card base measuring 8 1/2" x 5 12" scored at 4 1/4".
- Whisper White for inside mat 5 1/4" x 4", a 3" x 3" scrap of Whisper White for the Oval and sentiment "sending love".
- Moody Mauve mat for card front 5 3/8" x 41/8"
- Winter Meadow designer series paper for the layered mat. 4" x 5 1/4" piece of double sided DSP. Cut the dsp mat in half and flip one side of the pattern to the front. Mat measures 2" x 5 1/4".
- Momento Tuxedo Black for bird and floral images
- Misty Moonlight for sentiments and stencilling
- Lost Lagoon, Pretty Peacock, Moody Mauve, Seaside Spray (R) stamping blends to colour birds,
- Foursquare Decorative Mask #161285 (R)for stencilling on focal piece
- Adhesive Backed Sequins #161206
I really enjoy the stamps in the Country Flowers Stamp set which I used to stamp both the flowers and the sentiments. The oval had just too much white space on it so before stamping the sentiment I placed one of the Foursquare Decorative Masks over the oval and applied some Misty Moonlight ink with a blending brush. The flowers were coloured with blends and I added some iridescent sequins around them to give just a hint of sparkle.