flower Archives - Written In Ink

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 425

Border Layer: 5.5 x 4

Card Face: 5.5 x 4 (before tearing)

I had a card face which had been started but put aside: I had originally swiped black ink onto the surface and then I had put it into a striped embossing folder and run it through the Big Shot… and then put it aside. I picked this up one day, and thought “what would happen if I used the back of this as a base for an image? The stripes are debossed that way … it might be interesting.” And so it began.

Card Face:

I stamped the flower onto the card face, followed by the long sentiment using black Memento ink for both. I overlapped the two deliberately.
I coloured the flower using alcohol markers. While colouring the blossom, I accidentally filled in one of the debossed channels: there was nothing to do but continue doing that as I continued colouring the image.
I wanted more colour, so I added the Simplify in red ink, to match the flower.
I tore both sides off close to the image, distressing the edges quite a bit.

Other:

I used a wide flat brush with gold watercolour paint and created a gold strip down both sides of the border piece: I deliberately created a jagged, irregular line as I went. Once this was dry, I placed it in an embossing folder and ran it through the Big Shot.
I added spatter to the card face using both silver and gold watercolour paint.
I stamped the “happy life” sentiment onto a narrow strip of scrap paper and then used my snips to create the flag on the right.

Assembly

I glued the border layer to the card base, centering vertically.
I put dimensional foam on the back of the card face and added this to the border layer, again centering vertically.
I glued the sentiment onto the card face as shown.
I added bling randomly to the card face.

Final Thoughts:

I’m really happy with this card: I like the look of the image stamped onto the debossed card face, and the tiny sentiment on the stem.

If I were to do this again, I would lightly touch a few of the torn edges of the card face with the same gold ink used elsewhere. This would have tied that element in quite nicely.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace; in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives.

Stamps: Bloom and Simplify, Unity Stamps (retired)

Metallic Watercolour Paint: Amazon

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Alcohol Markers:

Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!

Copics: Wallacks

Bling: A Colorful Life Designs

Adhesive: Tombow Aqua, Michaels

Card Base & Card Face: Accent 100 lb., Amazon