Happy Birthday

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up Spotlight on Nature and Butterfly Basics

Ink: VersaMark, Stampin' Up Craft White, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Bubble Bath, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Gina K White and Stampin' Up Basic Black

Accessories: Waffle Flower Nesting Circles Dies, Stampin' Up Spotlight on Nature Dies, Brutus Monroe Alabaster White Embossing Powder, Ribbon from Stash, Water brush, Honey Bee Gems, Stampin' Up Black Dimensionals

Hello Stampers!  It is Featured Stamper Sunday over at Splitcoaststampers!  Here is my inspiration card:

I was drawn to this card because of the use of black.  It really caught my eye.  I also really like the look of the white wash technique.  I heat embossed the floral image and die cut it using a circle die.  Then I did the white wash and let it dry while I finished the card.  To mat this image I die cut the decorative circle out of black, and die cut a white circle to go behind it to highlight the decorative edge.  I also cut out a card base and added a white and a black layer.  By this time my image was dry.  I wanted to add some color on top of the white wash, so I got out my water brush and some melon mambo ink and applied ink to the florals, then I added some old olive to the leaves.  It is very faint but there is some color.  I think I should have used more white ink to allow those colors to stand out.  I took this circle and popped it up on the decorative circle, added some sheer ribbon, and adhered my layers together.  For the inside I did some simple stamping.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Terri