Friendly Foliage – Wishing You the Best

Welcome back!  Monday and a brand-new week full of creative opportunities.

Today I am playing with: Addicted to Stamps and More (#511) to Make My Mark with coloring techniques and/or tools.

I chose the TGIF (#565) Inspiration Image, recreating it with a few stamped images and coloring tools.  Choosing the Color Dare (#691) Palette and sharing with Ellibelle’s Garden Party (#12) All Things Garden for the Early Spring Flowering Tree.

Here is the result:

Steps:

• Card Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Azure Afternoon cardstock.
• Background Panel: (4” x 5¼”) Basic White cardstock dry-embossed with the So Swirly Embossing Folder.
• Accent Mat: (3¾” x 5”) Berry Burst cardstock die-cut with the (3⅝” x 4⅞”) Stitched Arch die from the Everyday Arches Dies set, an On-line Exclusive product.
• Focal Panel: (4¼” x 5½”) Basic White cardstock.
  • The Bare Tree image from the retired Snow Front stamp set was stamped twice, overlapping the images for a thicker Tree Trunk with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
  • Using a Blending Brush, Azure Afternoon ink was added to the “Sky” area.
  • Using another Blending Brush, Coastal Cabana ink was added to the “Grass” area.
  • Using both a Sponge Wedge and a Stiff Stipple Brush (both from my tool stash), Berry Burst ink was added to create the Floral Tree Blossoms.
  • Using both the Grounding stamp images, foreground from Snow Front and background from the retired Waterfront stamp set and Coastal Cabana ink, ground definition details were added.
  • Using my Black Liquid Gel Pen, a little shading was added under the Tree.
  • The sentiment, Wishing you the best, from the Friendly Foliage stamp set, another On-Line Exclusive product was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
  • Once complete, the scene was die-cut with the (3¼” x 4½”) Stitched Arch die.

All elements were adhered to the card base and a couple of Coastal Cabana colored retired Tinsel Gems were added to complete the card.

An all round nice all occasion card.

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

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