You’ve Got this Lyndsay and Richard

Today I am sharing a card I made for my lovely friend Lyndsay and her husband Richard’s wedding anniversary. I have known Lyndsay for nearly 40 years ……..OMG REALLY……..that is a long time, but it was only a year ago that I discovered that she likes; what she describes as same – same things. Basically she loves cards made using one colour. So, that was my challenge for this card.

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I love the large flower image in the You’ve Got This stamp set, very bold and dramatic and it’s a dream to water colour. I started with a card base in Soft Sky which is such a gorgeous soft colour.

I stamped the flower in Archival Basic Black ink onto a panel of Shimmery White card. I was planning to water colour the image and the Shimmery White cardstock can take quite a lot of water without ‘pilling up’. Using an Aquapainter, I laid down a thin layer of water over the flower then using the Soft Sky inkpad added a layer of the ink over all the petals. I added shadow and depth with Pool Party ink, a darker shade so I consider it the same colour…… The leaves were painted in the same way using a Wild Wasabi inkpad.

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I cut the painted panel into 4, deliberately choosing to have larger and smaller shapes and mounted the cut pieces onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock. Such a dark background really makes the flower stand out, I was really happy with how it looked. I added a piece of Pool Party Glitter Ribbon, now sadly retired to the bottom of the panel and added the sentiment, from Teeny Tiny Sentiments on top of the ribbon. I then added the whole piece to the Soft Sky card base.

I really liked the card but felt it needed a bit of bling ……. so I added Clear Wink of Stella to the petals and a few sequins from my stash and the card was complete. Love it.

I hope Lyndsay and Richard like it too.

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Mo x

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