Thoughtful Wishes – Rainy Days

Welcome back!  Monday and the start of a brand-new week.

Today I created a card for Inspired By (#330).  What a great image – vibrant colors and reflections.

Here is the result:

Steps:

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Crushed Curry cardstock.
• Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstock dry-embossed with the retired Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.  The light textured striping is reminiscent of light rain.
• Accent Mat: (2½” x 3⅝”) Crushed Curry cardstock.
• Focal Panel: (2¾” x 4¼”) Basic White cardstock trimmed to (2⅜” x 3½”) when complete.
  • The Floral image from the Thoughtful Wishes stamp set was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on to the Silicone Craft Sheet and then pressed on to the cardstock for a reverse image (reflection).
  • Using the retired Stamp-a-ma-jig Positioning Tool, the Floral image was stamped again for the main image.
  • I added a little grounding to the Flowers with my Black Fine-Tipped Liquid Gel Pen.
  • Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig again, I added “rain” by using the Fine-Lines image from the retired Gorgeous Grunge stamp set with 2^nd Generation (stamped off once) Smoky Slate ink in two directions. Vertical for the top main image and horizontal for the reflection image.
  • The Flowers were colored with the retired Medium Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Blendabilities Marker and the Light Shaded Spruce Stampin’ Blends Marker.
  • The background was colored with the retired Light Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blendabilities Marker.
  • A liberal application of Wink of Stella Glitter was added to make the “rain” sparkle.  Hard to see in the photo, but really effective.
• Sentiment Label: (2” x ¾”) Pool Party cardstock scrap.
  • The sentiment, Rainy days are better with you, from the Playing in the Rain stamp set was stamped with Versamark ink and heat-set with White Embossing Powder.
  • Again, using the Stamp-a-ma-jig, the sentiment was stamped again slightly off-set with retired Bermuda Bay ink for a shadow effect.

All elements were adhered to the card base to resemble the sketch, and the Sentiment was popped up with Dimensionals.

A nice Spring friendship card…

Thanks for spending some of your time with me today.  Cheers,  Jolanda!

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