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Thursday, 6 April 2017

Dream On

Welcome and hello.
Today, I am playing with some new stamps from Penny Black..always fun to play with new toys.

I love to watercolour so my first thought when I saw this Effulgent flower stamp was to give it a look of watercolour.  I did that by placing the  flower in my Misti, coloured it with my Tombow markers, sprayed with water and stamped.  I repeated that process with a darker shade of blue to give the flower more interest.
To help balance out my card front, I stamped the Unfolding flower in the bottom left corner by using the same process as mentioned above.  
Next, I sponged the edges with Distress ink and added some stenciling using drywall tape.
* Drywall tape is always sitting on my desk and I love using it to give more depth and interest to my backgrounds or just to perk up the look of a card. *
I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Wishes sentiment set using my Misti again and Memento ink.
Finally, I added some Nuvo drops; sorry it is hard to see those in the photo.



Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- Happy Birthday

Addicted to Stamps and More- ANYTHING GOES

Try it on Tuesday- BOTANICAL

Crafty Cardmakers- SPRING INTO SPRING


Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies
Stamps- Effulgent, Happy Wishes, Unfolding (Penny Black)
Paper- 110 lb white (bulk local store)
Ink- Memento black, Peacock Feathers Distress (TH)
Accessories and Tools- Misti, markers (Tombow), Nuvo clear, drywall tape, 
sponge applicator (Ranger), Mini Mister (TH)

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21 comments:

  1. froebelsternchen6 April 2017 at 09:58

    Simply WONDERFULK Karen! Thank you very much for linking this BEAUTY to Try It On Tuesday!
    Happy rest of the week!
    oxo Susi

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  2. Verna Angerhofer6 April 2017 at 11:32

    Every time I see one of your cards I am inspired. This is just as wonderful as all the others. Just an amazingly beautiful card.

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  3. Susan6 April 2017 at 12:48

    Karen, you are the queen of blue and white (my favourite colour combination, though strangely, I don't use it in my cards as much as you do). Love the addition of the dry wall tape stenciling.

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  4. Faith A at Daffodil Cards6 April 2017 at 14:31

    Stunning card, love the colours, and the font, great background too.
    Faith.

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  5. Meggymay6 April 2017 at 16:52

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful card with us all at TioT's this time.
    Yvonne

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  6. Pat6 April 2017 at 17:14

    You have so many beautiful sentiment stamps Karen and the combination of the two different PB stamps is just perfect, also the dry wall tape as a stencil in the background adds lots of interest. x

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  7. Bonnie6 April 2017 at 18:57

    These flowers go together perfectly, Karen! Love all that blue, the extra eimension of the stenciling and the wonderful sentiment!

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  8. Loll6 April 2017 at 20:27

    Gorgeous as always, Karen. Lovely card using your new stamp. I can see that being added to my wish list. :) Love the sponging around the edges and stenciling with drywall tape to add interest, along with visual dimension and texture. xx

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  9. Marina7 April 2017 at 01:53

    Love how this has depth without looking cluttered , and beautiful blues.

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  10. Maikreations7 April 2017 at 05:03

    Awesome card and sentiment! Love the vibrant blue! Thank you for joining our "Spring into Spring" challenge at the Crafty Cardmakers! Have a great day, Maike DT

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  11. Mac Mable7 April 2017 at 06:44

    Wow this is a stunner. Love how you've used the tow different flower stamps together...they look fabulous x

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  12. Aileen7 April 2017 at 07:24

    You always make it sound so easy to create the masterpieces you create. But I know better, the flowers, the loose washes and background multi layered stamping or blending all is perfection. I never tire of looking.

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  13. LaVon Hall7 April 2017 at 10:53

    Your cards are beautiful and nobody does these beautiful blues better than you. Gorgeous!

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  14. Princess Judy Palmer7 April 2017 at 14:22

    What a fabulous greeting to go with a fabulous card.

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  15. Nataša Š.9 April 2017 at 04:22

    Fabulous card! Love the colours!

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  16. Mandy10 April 2017 at 14:56

    Gorgeous card Karen! It's so pretty and beautifully stamped.
    Thanks for joining us for our special 8th Birthday Challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
    Mandy xx

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  17. pearshapedcrafting10 April 2017 at 16:57

    This really does look fabulous! Gorgeous colouring! Thank you for joining us at Try It On Tuesday! Chrisx

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  18. Josephine12 April 2017 at 09:20

    Absolutely beautiful!

    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers!

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  19. Bobby13 April 2017 at 13:49

    You have that stamping technique down to a science, Karen. This card is beautiful.

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  20. Susan Renshaw15 April 2017 at 18:05

    Love this card!
    Thank you for sharing with Addicted to Stamps and More!
    Susan
    Addicted to Stamps and More
    Calling All Crafters! – My personal Blog!

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  21. Helen Gullett16 April 2017 at 07:01

    This is simply beautiful, Karen. Love your technique.
    Thank You for playing along with ATSM Anything Goes Challenge.

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