Floral Statement Swap Cards

The theme this month at one of my Yahoo groups is "flowers".

Normally I would make 3D flowers but because I need to make 3 identical cards the postage would be prohibitive. So I opted to use "Floral Statements" stamp set and color the images with diluted Brusho crystals.

Using Black Memento ink, the background "Sheet Music" stamp set was stamped onto Whisper white card stock

The floral image was black embossed directly onto the sheet music background and colored with diluted Brusho crystals using an aqua painter.  This paint was applied in thin coats and allowed to dry between layers. To get the shade of colors I wanted I mixed some of the colors together  For instance, the flowers were painted with Yellow Brusho, but accented with a mixture of Yellow and Gumbage.  Yellow was also added to Mossy Green on the leaves.

This focal piece was trimmed and the edges sponged with Basic Gray ink before being matted with Daffodil Delight card stock and then Basic Black.  Some 3/8" mini chevron Crushed Curry ribbon was wrapped around the bottom of this piece and a bow adhered with a glue dot.

This was adhered to the card base - layers of  Daffodil Delight base, Basic Black and then Whisper White card stock.

To finish the card, I added 3 Crushed Curry glimmer enamel dots.

Again, no card is complete without glimmer, so some Clear Wink of Stella was applied to all the flowers.

Supplied Used
Stamps:  Floral Statements, Sheet Music

Inks:  Versa Mark, Basic Gray, Brusho Crystals (Yellow, Gumbage, Mossy Green)

Papers:  Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories:  Black embossing powder, Aqua painter, 3/8" mini chevron Crushed Curry ribbon, Clear Wink of Stella, Crushed Curry glitter enamel dots