Pastel Purple Sunflower ~ HSS470, CI193, TGIF538, JAI764

Today's card is for our new sketch challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments. I was also able to incorporate some of my other favorite challenges along the way while making this card!  I started out with the color challenge at Colour Inkspiration using Highland Heather, Balmy Blue and Cloud Cover.  I used some DSP from County Woods, so that took in TGIF's product challenge.  Next, I incorporated pearls, pastels, and patterned paper, even though the challenge at Just Add Ink says to choose only two. :)

I really wanted to play with my Sunflower 3-D folder and decided I was gonna have a purple sunflower as my starting point.  I embossed a piece of water color paper, flipped it over to the de-bossed side, and dragged my Balmy Blue ink pad over the whole thing.  I sprayed the entire piece with water and then dabbed off the excess to soften the blue background.  I then used sponge daubers to dab and rub the Highland Heather ink onto the petals of the sunflower.  I did the same with Cloud Cover ink on the leaves and Early Espresso to the center.  (Here's a link to this technique. She demonstrates it about 24 minutes into the video.) After it was all colored, I flicked some water from my water painter onto the image and dabbed it off again to pick up some of the ink for an extra vintage look.  It's very subtle, but if you look close you can see it.  Next I flicked ink from my Early Espresso marker onto the panel.  I antiqued the edges by sponging Cloud Cover around all sides. With the main panel done, I turned to the background pieces.  The base is Cloud Cover, with ink sponged around it for the antique look.  Next is a layer of County Woods DSP.  I roughed up the edges of the paper and tore off the top corner.  I added Highland Heather to the torn corner after I roughed it and sponged it up too. The long panel is a sponged piece of Cloud Cover topped with a layer of Highland Heather that I embossed with my Tasteful Textile folder.  I blended Highland Heather ink over the whole thing, as well as Cloud Cover.  I also added some speckles from Notes of Nature stamp set.  The sentiment and die are from Unbounded Love bundle.  I embossed the word Friend in white EP.  Lastly, I added a few Antique Pearls to finish this card off.

Here's a list of my supplies....

Stamps: Unbounded Love, Notes of Nature

Ink: Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Cloud Cover, Early Espresso

Paper: Country Woods DSP, Cloud Cover, Highland Heather, Watercolor

Accessories: Sunflower 3D embossing folder, Tasteful Textile EF, Antique Pearls, White EF, Unbounded Love die

Thanks for taking a peek and have a blessed day!

Jenny