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The card I am sharing with you today is one that I made for a recent Global Design Project challenge.
Let me show you the steps I took to create this card.
I used the second smallest circle from the Stylish Shapes Dies to create a stencil.
Then I used a small Blending Brush and Pool Party ink to colour the bokeh circles around the outer edge of the card. Each of the circles varied in depth of colour to create the effect you can see.
A second white panel was given the bokeh treatment for the card insert.
After I finished the bokeh background I went on the stamp, colour and die cut five hibiscus, from the Happy Hibiscus Bundle.
I tried to only ink up the largest of the hibiscus trio.
I transferred some ink from the Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad and added some Clear Wink of Stella to Clear Block E.
I keep a couple of empty Stella brushes to use for this colouring technique. The ink and clear Stella ink are combined and then painted onto the stamped image. I start lightly and slowly build the colour intensity.
After the five hibiscus flowers were coloured and dry, they were then die cut. I then went back over the stamens with the Real Red Blends Pens.
I repeat this process using Granny Apple Green ink and the two leaf outline dies to cut five each of the leaves.
Using lots of Stampin’ Dimensionals, i spaced and overlapped the flowers to create a tropical wreath. Then I tucked under and adhered the leaves around the wreath.
The greeting, from the same stamp set, was stamped in Pool Party before being cut with the largest of the banner pieces from the Stylish Shapes Dies set. Then it was positioned over the wreath and attached with dimensionals.
The final step was to add some Glossy Dots for that little touch of bling.
I’m not sure what I will have for you later in thw week – stay tuned.
Until then, happy stamping.
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