It's Saturday and time to play. The Inspiration Challenge today at Splitcoast was just what I needed to get me going after such a busy week.
I began by making my background. It certainly was not what I had set out to create. I inked up a chalkboard background stamp with Distress inks, sprayed with a generous amount of water but when I stamped it, all you could puddles of colour and no words. Too much water! So I inked it again, sprayed with lots of water again and stamped in the opposite direction. I really like how it ended up all blending together.
When it was all dry, I stamped the flower then the sentiment.
I am also adding my card to these challenges:
CASology - #96 FLOWER
Shopping Our Stash- #152 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Addicted to Stamps- ANYTHING GOES
Brown Sugar Challenge- ANYTHING GOES
Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful weekend.
Supplies: stamps- Stampendous, Mama Elephant/ Distress inks/ Bl. Memento/ Mini Mister
19 comments:
Beautiful effects and a gorgeous card.
Oh, Karen, I really LOVE the results! What a great background, and I love the variations in the colors and pattern of puddles!! And the great flowers with the sentiment and the matting all make for another perfect card, sweet friend! Hugs!
this is really a great card, Karen!
I think, often these "not so planned" cards are the most beautiful :-)
Hi Karen
This is fabulous ... I have just inked this stamp up....
Looked at your last cards... Gorgeous as always....
Hugs Sylvie xxx
How fun that you popped over to my blog! It was nice of you -- I see another fabulous spritzed background! I just love the end result of this technique - you never know what will happen! This card is stunning!
Fab card, Karen! You may have kicked off another trend here!
Hi Karen. I can't wait to try this. I have the dianthus stamp and love it. I especially like your composition and soft hues.
Beautiful card! I love the background colors and the technique.
Karen, what lovely mixed background colors and such pretty silhouetted flowers, too! Thanks for joining us at CASology this week!
To tell you the truth, I think it looks better this way than it would have with the words visible. You've discovered a new background stamp right in your own stash. ;)
Oh, I love how this turned out even if it's not at all what you had planned! Beautiful! I have seen those flowers so often in stores and after seeing your card will probably buy them next time I come across them!
FAB card, Karen! LOVE the distressed-looking green bkgrd w/the black flowers. :)
Absolutely stunning Karen, I love your card, fantastic background.
Another fabulous background, Karen! Looks great with those delicate flowers, just beautiful. Thank you for joining us at ATSM!
Your blended background is gorgeous! The colours really pop against the black of the flowers and sentiment. Thanks for playing along with us at Shopping Our Stash to celebrate our third birthday!!
Awesome card, that backgrund is beautiful. love the colours.and the image and sentiment are front and center. Thanks for playing along with us at Shopping Our Stash for the Birthday/anniversary challenge.
Love to see all the fabulous backgrounds that u create on ur beautiful cards :) Thank you for sharing with ATSM!
Gorgeous card!!
Hi Karen, Such a pretty card. Love the colors. My stamping friend and I were inspired by this card to make something very similar yesterday at our Stampfest. I blogged our cards and posted them here
http://holmadelaura.blogspot.com/2015/04/backgrounds-stampfest.html
giving you credit for inspiring us! Thank you so much!!! hugs, Laura
(would have preferred to email you, but couldn't find your email address)
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