Rose Birthday

Hi & Happy Monday! I was inspired by Darnell (djkarkreations) who posted last week about her new plan to start a crafty routine on Feb. 5th. She's using the aconym IDEAS to do something each Monday and we're invited to play along! Luckily, it was right after lunch that I remembered to check her blog post (gorgeous blossom cards!) regarding this week's use of Inks. So off I went & came up with this card:

Supplies: Paper - Michael's A2 card; Hero Arts Pitch Black; 

Strathmore Cold Press Watercolor Paper;

Porcelain Betterpress Paper; scrap of grey

Dies - Spellbinders Peekaboo Trellis Panels (retired);

A Jillian Vance Design Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Betterpress with Dies - You are Everything Sentiments

Other - Park Lane gems; Betterpress Black ink;

Hero Arts Azalea ink & Red Shimmer Spray

I was doing some crafty clean-up and found a Spellbinders die set from August 2022 - an APG (Amazing Paper Grace - they don't carry this line anymore). It hadn't been used yet so I decided today was the day. I went with the print-making coloring technique that Kathy Racoosin shared HERE.

I die cut the set's roses from watercolor paper and used another piece as a work surface while inking them. Also sprayed the larger outline rose with HA shimmer spray. There was a big blob of that on the watercolor work surface so I used that (once dry) to cut the background to the smaller rose. I die cut part of the work surface with a stitched rectangle, getting some of the stencil effect and shimmer sprayed area. I die cut a black mat layer and then the leaves from a scrap of grey. Added everything to a pale grey A2 card along with a Betterpressed sentiment. A few pink gems completed the card. 

I'm adding it to Darnell's February NBUS Challenge since the roses/leaves dies were newly used. Since I used the colors for Just Us Girls Challenge #712 & Color Hues Challenge #80 (neutrals allowed), I'll also add my card there. 

Thanks for stopping and enjoy the rest of your weekend!