Another flower garden
Posted: January 20, 2018 Filed under: Flower garden | Tags: Darkroom Door stamps, sakura Koi watercolor brush pens, WOW embossing powders 10 Comments
The ‘flower garden’ stamp from Darkroom Door performed so well with the random application of colorburst paint I tried it with a more controlled colouring method. I embossed this panel in gold then used Koi colouring brush pens. I decided to colour only the leaves and flowers and leave the tiny circle pattern filler uncoloured. Adding colour to gold embossing like this reminds me very much of Cloisonné which I saw on little trinkets as well as substantial, beautiful vases in China. I used two greens, a pink and a red to colour the design and kept blending with water to create soft gradation of colour.
I matted the panel in pink and embossed a sentiment from the Darkroom Door ‘happy birthday’ set which includes sixteen ‘happy birthdays’ in different fonts and sizes! You might have noticed with both the flower garden cards I managed to add a stamped envelope too. I’m trying to get into the habit of creating a matching envelope while I have all the supplies out rather than thinking about it later but being too lazy to do it…
Supplies
stamps: flower garden, happy birthday
Ink: versamark
Paper: hot pressed watercolour, neenah natural white, pink cardstock
Markers: Koi coloring brush pens yellowgreen, green, red, pink
Also: WOW metallic rich gold embossing powder
Beautiful and stunning card. I love your work.
How beautiful! That is a very lovely stamp. The colors you chose, and your choice to leave the tiny circles background uncolored are perfect!
Absolutely love it!
Beautiful, I love the Coisonne look!
I absolutely LOVE the cards you have made with this stamp!!!
Thank you Mary, I have another one in process with an entirely different look. It really is a stunning stamp.
Simply exquisite…..as always!
This is so bright and pretty and Springlike Heather and the pinks and greens go together beautifully. It is so full of interest just the added sentiment is all it needs, and the complementary pink mat is perfect. x
Wonderful!
Is ordering Darkroom Door items done only through their Australian site? I would like to order the Flower Garden stamp. Thank you. Juanita Sellers Festus, Mo
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