I actually had to "save" this card. The reinker takes longer to dry because of the concentration. I didn't think about it and started watercolouring the leaves. I'm a lefty ... so my hand dragged across the smaller flower and I had purple everywhere. :) I washed out as much as possible and then decided that splatters would be my finishing touch around each of the flowers to hopefully disguise the messy ink. It worked pretty well. To finish, I added a soft sponge of wilted violet over the two flower heads to bring focus to them. The sentiment is Brushed Wishes (Stampendous - retired).
Close-up ...
I'm sending my card over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge for March. It's Anything Goes with an option of Flowers ... I do love making flower cards! :)
Products
Stamps: Bliss (Penny Black); Brushed Wishes (Stampendous)
Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)Ink: Wilted Violet reinker; Distress inks: Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: Stripes stencil (Tim Holtz), sponge, water brush, White Posca acrylic paint pen
Challenges:
21 comments:
This is so striking in shades of purple Loll using this beautiful PB flower and I love your honesty about the inky marks changes into wonderful splatters and the ink brushed around each flower head and the stencilled stripes in the background look great. x
I love the purple and that you used re=inkers. That's new to me and it is so vibrant. Another must try. Thank you.
Hang on, that card looks familiar, I am thrilled that it is sitting in pride of place on my shelf. Thank you for sending it to me, it is magical and there is no hint that you had an issue making it. The splatters are fabulous and the halo of ink around the flowers is just meant to be there. I am a lefty too xx
Loll, it was a perfect save! Bravo!
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A beautiful, sensual card in shades of purple. I like that purple fog in the background
xx
Gorgeous purples you chose for this stamp. Just beautiful.
Love this Loll, those beautiful purple little flowers and that subtle addition of the stripes at the side. I have got to lean to relax and add these types of steps, they truly finish the card off perfectly. xx Hugs Aileen
Gorgeous purple watercolored flower, Loll. Awesome save...Even knowing you smeared some ink..I could not tell! Great way to cover it up. TFS your beauty, my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy
Great save! This looks amazing. The flower is just gorgeous, love the shades of purple. The delicate stenciling in the background adds some pretty detail and splatter just works every time ....... love it!!
Loll, sometimes little mishaps that happen while we're creating our cards turn out to be a blessing in disguise, I'm so happy you decided to rescue this beautiful card.
Stay healthy and safe.
XO
Great save Loll and the vibrancy of the 'purples' looks amazing x.
Wow! You've made me fall in love with this stamp, and it looks amazing in shades of purple! Love those subtle stripes and the shading around each flower. The splatters remind me of seeds bursting into the air. I'm always dragging my knuckles and smearing, too. Good fix on this one, Loll!
Your flower cards are always beautiful, especially when you use your watercolors, Loll! I love the shades of purple you chose for this card and how perfectly you saved your design! Way to go! xx
I think this is just perfect, Lolly! One of my favorite stamps and I LOVE it in purple! The splatters and softer shades in the background add wonderful depth to the design!
gorgeous card....love the hints of purple in the bkg.
xx Karen
You made the oops into a beautiful feature on this lovely card, Loll ... I can almost see those delicate flowers drifting gently in the breeze! Hugs, Anita :)
Gorgeous card Loll! Great save! It looks like it was meant to be this way:) Thanks for sharing at PBSC.
You covered your 'mess' well, Loll. I love the splatters and the faint stripes in the background.
Beautiful card and I love the soft sponge effect as well as the perfect splatters.
Gorgeous card.. the flower pops against the white of the card..
Love the monochromatic essence of this beauty. You are a PRO! xx
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