Evening all!
Apparently today is blue Monday, so it's quite an apt time for me to share the blue-inspired card I made at the weekend for the January 2020 card challenge prompt:
Stamps: The Stamp Market - Just Because STAMPtember 2019 stamp and die bundle (r)
Dies: The Stamp Market - Ready To Bloom Card Cover, Mama Elephant - Framed Tags - Park Avenue
Other: Distress Oxides
This whole card started off life with the background. It's hard to see I know, but it's from a Distress Oxide on glossy paper ink smooshing session. You can see the ink colours used below, I have to say I really liked how it turned out and it's helping a little to keep me away from the temptation of alcohol inks! ;)
I was also inspired by the cherry blossom in the prompt and remembered that I had a new blossom cover plate to try from The Stamp Market that I picked up in a sale. But how to incorporate it without it looking odd against the background?
With a frame from Mama Elephant also cut from white cardstock. Rather than 3D foam I layered up areas of the frame and blossom cover with layered pieces of cardstock, and that's worked really well at adding dimension without too much bulk.
Finally, I needed a focal point and sentiment that would bring everything together. Another new product outing was the STAMPtember bundle from The Stamp Market. I used one of every die cut in the bundle on the card and combined pink shades for the leaves with Stormy Sky Distress Ink for the flower – a really nice muted blue as it turns out.
And that's it for this project! :D
 The Stamp Market - Just Because STAMPtember 2019 stamp and die bundle Shop at: SSS |
 The Stamp Market - Ready To Bloom Card Cover die Shop at: EH | MISC | SBC |
 Mama Elephant - Framed Tags - Park Avenue dies Shop at: EH | SHC |
 Altenew - Blush dye ink Shop at: EH | MISC |
 Distress ink pad - Stormy Sky Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad - Chipped Sapphire Shop at: EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad - Spun Sugar Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Distress Oxide ink pad - Tumbled Glass Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Hero Arts - Soft Granite ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC | SSS |
 MFT - Pink Lemonade ink pad Shop at: SHC |
 MFT - Tickled Pink ink pad Shop at: SHC |
 Versafine - Onyx Black ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Altenew - Red Sunset ink cube set Shop at: EH | MISC | SHC |
 Bazzill Cardshoppe - Marshmallow Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Ranger Gloss paper Shop at: AZ | SSS |
 Tim Holtz - Distress Micro Glaze Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH |
 Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC |
 MISTI stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz - Distress Sprayer Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
 Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC |
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