Romantic Roses
I just have to share these two cards with you! They are similar and yet I used totally different techniques. The wheels are beginning to spin as to how else I could incorporate these techniques. I have to admit, I borrowed them from Patty Bennett's web site, although I didn't have the shimmery white paper she used.
The first one is going to a special couple celebrating 40 years of marriage this month (Bob and I will also celebrate 40 years in August). I used the Manhattan Flower textured impressions die for the Big Shot on whisper white card stock. Then I brayered the back (not the raised side) with rose red and summer sun ink. When I finished, I cut out the flowers and attached them after stamping the leaves from the discontinued Wild Rose stamp set.
For this card, I used watercolor paper instead of the shimmery white. I stamped the rose image from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set with craft white ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I generouslhy spritzed the surface with water. Next I dipped a paint brush in a couple drops of ink (rose red, regal red and barely banana, one at a time) and touched the brush against the puddles of water so it spread. After the paper dried, I cut out the flowers with my paper snips and adhered them to the prepared card face. This one is going to my daughter and son-in-law, who are celebrating 15 years of marriage on June 11. Hard to believe our daughter is actually old enough to have been married 15 years!
The first one is going to a special couple celebrating 40 years of marriage this month (Bob and I will also celebrate 40 years in August). I used the Manhattan Flower textured impressions die for the Big Shot on whisper white card stock. Then I brayered the back (not the raised side) with rose red and summer sun ink. When I finished, I cut out the flowers and attached them after stamping the leaves from the discontinued Wild Rose stamp set.
For this card, I used watercolor paper instead of the shimmery white. I stamped the rose image from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set with craft white ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I generouslhy spritzed the surface with water. Next I dipped a paint brush in a couple drops of ink (rose red, regal red and barely banana, one at a time) and touched the brush against the puddles of water so it spread. After the paper dried, I cut out the flowers with my paper snips and adhered them to the prepared card face. This one is going to my daughter and son-in-law, who are celebrating 15 years of marriage on June 11. Hard to believe our daughter is actually old enough to have been married 15 years!
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