Good Day - Hope the start of your week is going well.
Today I'm finally sharing a card! - I started this card on Saturday and when I saw what the Paper Players theme was this week I knew that I was going to post it for that theme.
Here is the theme this week: PP727
Here is the card that I created:
I wanted to use one of the images from Unity Stamps February 2025 KOM (the sweetest spring)
This is a rather large image so it will cover most of an, A2 Card.
I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink twice on Basic White card stock. Then I cut out a portion of it with a Unity Circle die. This is called the, Spotlight technique.
I colored the circle portion with Prisma Colored Pencils and blended with Gamsol. I also splattered some white dots using a White Luster Brush (Scrapbook.com). The main image was cut out with a Unity Scallop Rectangle die. I used a piece of patterned paper (source unknown) to cover the front of a A2 Card of Granny Apple Green.
The sentiment was stamped in the black ink and cut with an Oval die (MFT) - Then I used a Q-tip to brush real red ink around the edge.
I punched out some small photo corners (EK Success punch) in Granny Apple Green and mounted them with foam tape. The flower panel was also mounted with foam tape over the main image. To finish the card off I added some red enamel dots.
I hope you enjoy this little touch of Spring.
Ida, this is just gorgeous!!! I love the spotlight technique and those beautiful tulips! Your photo corners add a pop of color and the sentiment is lovely! Thank you for joining my challenge at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteI love it, all the layers on layers on layers.. great job!
ReplyDeleteLovely spotlighting, Ida. The little green photo-corners bring a unifying flash of colour to the design. Thanks for joining in with us at The Paper Players.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome card. I love how you did the flowers with the color only on the round part
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, how pretty! Your spotlight technique is "spot on"! No pun intended! Love the background and your little photo corners as well! Beautiful! Thanks for playing with us at the Players this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful stamp and card! It's worth however much time it took to finish it. Honestly, it generally takes me 3 days to finish a card considering all the interruptions and other things I have to deal with these days. It's good to see you on the blog today!
ReplyDeleteLOVE it! Love the spotlight colors, and the big bloom -- wow, Ida, this is great!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the touch of spring, Ida! I love how you used the spotlight technique to showcase your beautiful tulips and how each of your elements lift your design to a perfect finish with that sediment! Thank you for inspiring everyone to use their NBUS! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteIda, I love the vintage feel of that image, and the soft coloring works beautifully to highlight those florals. I haven't used this technique for a while, but really need to use it again. thanks for the inspiration! And thanks for sharing this beautiful card with us at the Paper Players
ReplyDeletehugs
jaydee