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Friday, 25 June 2021

JAI 560 colour challenge - sunflower thank you card

Handmade floral thank you card with blended ink background on patterned paper. Using True Love paper, Sunflowers dies and Pansy Patch stamp set. Card by Di Barnes colourmehappy colourmehappydi sydneystamper independent demonstrator in Australia
 
Hello & welcome! This week's Just Add Ink challenge is a colour challenge using Gray Granite, Coastal Cabana and Blackberry Bliss. I can honestly say I'd never have thought to combine these colours, but I'm happy to say they played pretty nicely together on this floral card.

Handmade floral thank you card with blended ink background on patterned paper. Using True Love paper, Sunflowers dies and Pansy Patch stamp set. Card by Di Barnes colourmehappy colourmehappydi sydneystamper independent demonstrator in Australia

So how did this come together? There are 3 main steps:

  1. Blended ink background - I used Blending Brushes with Blackberry Bliss & Coastal Cabana ink pads to create a graduated background on a floral piece of True Love paper (sadly retiring on 30 June). The Blending Brushes make ink blending very easy to do. Just start light & add layers until you're happy with the look.
  2. Raised frame - I cut the patterned paper with two stitched rectangle dies to create a frame, then popped the outside piece up on pieces of foam & adhered to a piece of Gray Granite card.
  3. Sunflower - This was the easiest focal point ever using the Sunflowers dies. The detail is cut in Thick Basic White and backing in Vellum. I stamped one of the new Tailor Made Tags dies with a thank you sentiment from the Pansy Patch stamp set. A gray granite ribbon finished it off.

Handmade floral thank you card with blended ink background on patterned paper. Using True Love paper, Sunflowers dies and Pansy Patch stamp set. Card by Di Barnes colourmehappy colourmehappydi sydneystamper independent demonstrator in Australia

I think the colour combination works but you could easily recreate it with your favourite combinaton. Watch out for a much simplified version of this card over the weekend.

Thanks for visiting today and I hope my card has given you some ideas to try. Remember to check out all our Design Team projects on the Just Add Ink blog for more ideas then try it yourself too.

Happy stamping & inky wishes
Di

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 Handmade floral thank you card with blended ink background on patterned paper. Using True Love paper, Sunflowers dies and Pansy Patch stamp set. Card by Di Barnes colourmehappy colourmehappydi sydneystamper independent demonstrator in Australia

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1 comment:

  1. Tina28 June 2021 at 10:21

    What a stunner! The blended background is amazing, and I adore the vellum sunflower.

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