The first card I messed around with some masking and stamped the entire background with flowers in Chocolate. Yes, I started with a plain, white card base! Then I just used our watercolor pencils, and slowly but surely colored it in. I took my time and added more color a layer at a time. Then the last thing I did, was add a few black dots in the center with a black marker. It was fun, but took a while and my hand was cramping when I was finally finished.
This next card was my attempt to make it look more like a typical daisy. I used patterned paper in the background of the flower, stamped the flower directly on it with Black ink, then stamped it again on White Daisy paper. Then I carefully cut out just the flower part and attached it on top of the patterned paper stamp, after using a light blue coloring pencil for a few shadows. Then after coloring the center and stem in, it was finished. My card base was in a Goldrush color to match the center of the flower. It really makes the white flower pop with the patterned paper in the background.
And the last card I was able to make, I decided to paper piece the flowers from the Footloose paper pack. The only coloring I did here, was to use the Chocolate marker in the centers of the flowers. I did have to fussy cut out the flowers, but the flowers look so pretty with the patterned paper. Adding a small little mock-banner with the sentiment, then a few opaques, and viola -- it is finished. Cute, simple and very quick -- especially compared with my first one which was all coloring!!!
I was having so much fun playing with the set, that I was wanting to mess around with it some more but unfortunately I ran out of time. Off to the next project!
Dani
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