To give you a hug
Posted: February 28, 2019 Filed under: flutterby, Penny Black, square frames | Tags: Penny Black creative dies, Penny Black stamps, Ranger Distress stains 10 Comments
‘Tis the season for new floral stamps, even if it is not the season yet for new florals! I used my tried and true distress stain watercolour method for this little bunch of tulips. I inked the petals with dusty concord and festive berries distress stain. I often use a brush now and paint stain onto the stamp. That way I don’t contaminate the dauber top of my distress stains with other colours and if I’m using the spray stain I can just dip my paintbrush into the stain I have sprayed into a palette.
I try to paint straight after stamping so the stain is still wet on the watercolour paper and can be blended very easily to fill the petals and leaves.
I added some splatter around the panel as my image was confined to one corner leaving a lot of empty space elsewhere. I used the ‘negative frame’ which is a bonus when I cut the whole set of ‘square frames’ from cardstock. I have kept my new square dies joined together in pairs so I can get these ‘negative frames’ easily. I didn’t want to cover my corner flowers so I snipped off some of the frame to wrap around the image instead.
Isn’t this a sweet sentiment?
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Heather Telford 
WOW! Gorgeous! Your creations amaze me!
Yes, yes, yes!!!! Great sentiment Heather and your card design is GORGEOUS!!! Thanks for sharing your delight in using the stains!!! I appreciate getting your blog posts!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
The same colour combination as yesterday’s roses and it works equally well for these gorgeous tulips Heather, and a lovely sentiment and the split frame with the tulips spilling into it is a great design idea. A fabulous card. x
Lovely card! Give yourself a hug!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this card!..COLORS AND DESIGN! ♥ with a warm-hearted HUG to YOU!♥
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These flowers are so beautiful Heather! What a pretty card x
You always make my heart smile. You have done it again!
So Pretty!! I love the floral cards and your color choice is superb Ü
Again a GREAT card !!! Thank you for spoiling us with your talent !
(it may sound strange; but I often leave a “happy sigh” when seeing your creations)