Inky Leaf Botanical Print

 

Welcome

I love using things from my garden to create with.

This one was done using a fern leaf growing in my backyard.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• This print was done using my Gel Plate and Distress Oxide inks.  So I went out into the garden and picked this leafy fern, then got out my Gel Plate, brayer and some Distress Oxide inks.
• I pressed some Blueprint Sketch DOX ink directly onto my plate along the side, then pressed some Rustic Wilderness on the other side, leaving a bit of space between the colours.  I used my brayer to blend the colours together.
• I laid the leaf onto my plate, then rubbed my white cardstock over the print.  I partially lifted my paper that was on the print, carefully removed the fern and pressed my paper back down on the plate.  By doing the printing this way, you get such details from whatever you are using. The trick for getting this look is to NOT remove your paper from the plate all the way before removing the leaf.
• I placed the print into my Misti and stamped the large sentiment and clear heat embossed it.
• I splattered with my black Posca pen, then glued it onto a white card base.

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

Supplies

Stamp- Scripted Bold Sentiments (Pinkfresh Studio)

Inks- Distress Oxides (TH); Versafine Clair

Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.)

Accessories and Tools- Gel Plate, Brayer, Posca pen, fern from garden, 

Misti (My Sweet Petunia), clear eb powder (Lawn Fawn)