Cherry Blossoms

Hi everyone.  The card today is for two challenges ... another entry for the photo inspiration at Inkspirational ... and also SCS Way's To Use It (WT422 - window card).

Here is a picture of the inspiration photo ... it reminds me of the cherry blossoms that are blooming right now in the lower mainland.  The streets are filled with beautiful, soft blossoms of pale pink, bright pink and white. I do love this time of year!! :)

Stamps:  Embrace Life, Up in the Air (SU!)
Paper:  White, watercolor
Ink:  Staz-On Black, Basic Black, Soft Suede, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Sahara Sand, Bashful Blue (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Small Madison Window (Poppy Stamps), Brick Embossing folder (Tim Holtz for Sizzix), blender pen, aqua painter, sponge, Stamp-a-ma-jig, white gel pen, sticky strips, glue, and dimensionals

I stamped the image in Staz-on black ink onto watercolor paper and colored it with my blender pen and inks.  I used a sponge to add Bashful Blue ink to the background and then blended it into the watercolor paper with my Aqua Painter (it's very faint blue and hard to see in the photo).

I sponged the embossed white paper with Soft Suede ink.  And the window frame is two layers (glued together) of white cardstock and then I dragged my Soft Suede ink pad across the window die to give it an aged look.

The sentiment was stamped in black ink, using my Stamp-a-ma-jig for placement, before adhering the embossed panel onto the card front (popped up).  The window frame is also popped up for added dimension.


Here's a close-up of the image:

Entering this card into these challenges:

Inkspirational Challenge #15 - photo challenge

SCS Way's To Use It (WT - window card)