Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Lovely Lilac Birthday
I decided I should make use of things I own and rarely use~~the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens for starters. The flower from Stampin' Up's You've Got This stamp set is a great image on which to practice. I find it easier to watercolor inside the heat embossed lines of an image. So I stamped the flower on watercolor paper using Versafine Black ink and then heat set clear embossing powder. Versafine ink stays wet a little longer than dye-based inks. By using Versafine ink, I can sprinkle on the clear embossing powder and not have to worry about random black specks appearing as sometimes happens when using Versamark ink and black embossing powder. I painted along the edges of the petals and with a paint brush and water spread the color to cover the full petals. (Everything was fine until I chose to paint the center of the flower with orange instead of yellow!!) I die cut the flower and a 1/8" piece of craft foam using a die I purchased for this set from Dies by Dave. After stamping the edges of each piece of white cardstock using images from Timeless Textures in Lovely Lilac ink, I assembled the layers and adhered the flower to the foam piece. Before adhering that to the card, I stamped the sentiment (Cottage Greetings). It turned out ok and I will try again using non-retired ink and cardstock color and a yellow center! Have a great day and find yourself a little stampin' time.
I am married (50 years now~~oh my!) and have two children:
Jen and Matt. Jen and her husband blessed us with a beautiful granddaughter who is now 19 years old. I am also a "grandma" to five dogs, 2 birds and more! My dog, Charlie, is our spoiled Shihtzu and I have a cute little parrotlet, Nipper, that is 8 years old.
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