Happy Saturday everyone! I'm in such a mood for spring so it's a good thing there are so many great Art Impression sets to explore the season with! Here I've had a great time exploring coloring with pencils and watercolor using the new 6196 - Fresh Flowers stamp set.
Those of you who see my work here each week, know that I almost exclusively use markers but this set and the other five sets in this line have inspired me to try using two coloring mediums that I'm not very experienced using. Is this perfect? Absolutely not. But I had a wonderful experience using something out of my comfort zone and overall, I'm happy with the result. I hope you agree.
Sometimes we are afraid to do something we haven't done before. Believe me, there were moments when I was tempted to quit and give up. I was critical of my technique and my skills. But you know what? Art and expression is about the journey not perfection. I'm so glad I didn't quit!
After finishing my coloring, I used a die from 6047 - Scalloped Squares Dies to cut it out for my card. I cut a larger scalloped lace border with the largest die from the set and mounted the two pieces together. I backed this with a slate blue glimmer cardstock. Then I mounted that on a piece of glimmer pink cardstock before mounting the stack on a 5 x 5 square card base. I added the sentiment from the set and I used a gold Signo pen to draw a dash dot border around the card edges. I used a white Signo pen to add some highlights to the canopy and flowers. Finally I added a pink satin bow to the corner.
Thanks for joining me on the blog today. I hope I've inspired you to try a technique that's outside your comfort zone. You might discover something that surprises you!
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Happy Crafting!
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