Altenew Dahlia Bright Eyes

 

After watching Erum from Altenew color this flower stamp, I just had to give it a try.  This is my first attempt and I really like the way it turned out.  It is by no means as pretty as Erum's!  But for a first attempt, I am happy with it.

I fussy cut the edge, ink blended the edge of an underlying piece of card stock and debossed the inked edge with the Dotted Tile Debossing Cover Die.  A few black splatters and light blue crystal drops were also added.

The sentiment was stamped onto another small piece of ink blended card stock and the sentiment stamped in black.  The sentiment is from the Magnolia Ballerina set.  I also debossed the sentiment for added dimension.

I hope you enjoyed today's card.

Happy Stamping!

Playing With Inks

 It has been awhile since I have posted.  Life happens!  And I am preparing for my final challenge in the AECP.  Wish me luck.  It has been a wonderful journey thus far and I do feel my techniques have improved.

This card came about as I was watching videos on layering stencils.  I don't have many of those in my stash but I did see this Decorative Florals 3D Embossing Folder in my stash.  After embossing it onto white cardstock, I played with my inks by adding them to the embossed image.  I really like the results and did not use any stencils.  I was just careful when adding my ink. The sentiment is from the Tall Foliage set. I did add a few line details with a gold pen.

I hope this short post inspires you to play a little.

Happy Stamping!