My flower, from the Tim Holtz Flower Garden set was stamped onto water colour paper with black Archival ink and heat set with clear EP and coloured with Distress inks, I also used a very watery wash to shade the background. The base layer is wrinkle free distress, some watery splashes and stenciled dots. (My card looks very dark in the photo, but then I do think purple is hard to photograph.)
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Avril xx
Beautiful work Avril, Hugs, Valeriel!
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Amanda x
A very beautiful card Avril
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It's a beauty Avril and very pretty shades of lilac.
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Beautiful Avril! Love the soft purple with the black, great contrast! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteWow.. just AWESEOME Avril!
ReplyDeleteYour creation is adorable and so classy./ loving these colours.xx
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Beautiful, the combination of the inky background, image, colouring and dark die frame is fantastic xx
ReplyDeleteLove it Avril...xx
ReplyDeleteThis card is lovely Avril and you've certainly done your share of dots, blots, spots and splashes this week lol :). I really like this flower stamp and it looks perfect in the background that you've created. Crafty hugs, Sandra :) X
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, very whimsical Avril! Love it! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteSo sofisticated and beautiful card, Avril.
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Sirkka
Lovely card Avril, one of my favourite stamps
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An elegant and beautiful card, Avril!
ReplyDeleteMar xx
Wow Avril, this is again a very nice card.
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Wow, those colours are fab! Super card!
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A gorgeous water colour card Avril, super splashes on the background.
ReplyDeleteYvonne xx
Love this!! Xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, subtle card, Avril - the colours are so pretty too.
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Wow you have a lot of commenters, wish I had some, lol. Love your card, the colors are fab. xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card, lovely colours.
ReplyDeleteThis is positively ethereal!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful make Avril and the flower is a striking centre piece but I can't wait to read about your FSC one below.
ReplyDeleteWarm crafty hugs from Shirl x x x
ShirlsCards.
I love this flower stamp set, I've only managed to play with once so far but have the feeling it'll be used over and over. It's a set perfect for any style, from vintage to CAS. Lovely colors.
ReplyDeletean elegant card with beautiful soft color!
ReplyDeleteDi I get lost in the mail - where have I been. I admit to having some surgery last Wednesday and fell behind in by blog watching! I love this flower - guess I have found something else I want. Oh woe is me!!
ReplyDeleteI am not sure I know what the technique you used is. Your background looks pretty snazzy too!
sandy xx