Fabulous Friend

 

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #fabfriday   Today's card is brought to you by the Fab Friday sketch challenge. When pondering the sketch, I thought the bunch of flowers from the "Awesomely Artistic" set would be perfect! I haven't used this set nearly enough, which is crazy, because I love all the elements in it!

I started by stamping the flowers in Basic Gray Archival Ink onto a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Shimmery White Card Stock. I used this card stock because it's great for using Blender Pens. It holds up better than regular card stock when you color with Blender Pens or Aqua Painters. I squeezed a bit of ink into the lids of Berry Burst, Fresh Fig, Powder Pink, and Tranquil Tide Ink Pads and used a Blender Pen to color the image.  I didn't like how "flat" the piece was, so I went over the flowers with Clear Wink of Stella. Here's a close up view so you can see the shimmer.

Next, I used the largest two framelits from the Layering Circles Framelits to cut a Fresh Fig Card Stock frame for the flowers. I adhered this to the card with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen. I adhered the Shimmery White panel to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" Fresh Fig Card Stock mat and then onto a Berry Burst Card Stock card base.

I stamped the vintage frame from the "Awesomely Artistic" set in Tranquil Tide onto a Whisper White scrap and then "friend" in the center.  I fussy cut this element with my Paper Snips, tussled some Fresh Fig 1/8" Sheer Ribbon, and adhered it to the back. I adhered the element to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For a sparkly finishing touch, I added three Berry Burst Enamel Dots--I love those things!! Right now, I'm hoarding them, but I'm going to add some to my next order so I can feel free to use them more often!

tams# 14941

Product List

Awesomely Artistic Wood-Mount Stamp Set [138694] $28.00	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $7.00	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [144083] $6.50	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad [144082] $6.50
Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [144084] $6.50	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [144085] $6.50	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243] $8.00	Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144242] $8.00
Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Blender Pens [102845] $12.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $8.00
Fresh Fig 1/8" Sheer Ribbon [144174] $6.00	Glitter Enamel Dots [144200] $7.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00