PTI & Altenew

Still putting off the purging & organizing on my to do list--big surprise!  First is my entry for PTI MIM Negative Die Cut Backgrounds.  My first thought was to use the dotted rectangle die in Mix & Mat: Flourishes to make a pattern.  I ended up simply cutting it horizontally & then vertically.

Kinda cool, so I went with it for a simple card with the focus on the sentiment.  The stamps are all from Don't Forget to Write & the inks are Enchanted Evening & Delicata Silvery Shimmer.  Dug out an old corner punch & added dark blue pearls.  I'm also entering SSS Wednesday.

Altenew recently had a free class--All About Layering 3.  I've barely used my layering floral sets.  Lining them up does not seem to come naturally to me--haha!  The class inspired me to try again & this time I decided perfection is really not required.

This is my homework for Day 1 using Majestic Bloom, Painted Greetings & the Leaf Frame Cover die.  I used Champagne Stickles for the centers & the dots.  I'm entering SSS Wednesday. 

Here's my homework for Day 4, also using Majestic Bloom & Painted Greetings.  The background is Altenew Washi my friend Betty gave me when I visited her. 

I discovered stamping on the Washi doesn't really work, but fortunately all I had to do was add a couple layers of embossing powder.  Lydia's class example showed placing large die cuts over the edge of the card & then trimming the excess.  I couldn't get leaves to look right, so instead I matted each bloom with an offset vellum die cut.  A dot of gold Liquid Pearls was added to the flower centers.  I'm entering SSS Wednesday.

Almost forgot to tell you, I used my new brushes with the lightest ink shade to color the white borders of the flowers.  The brushes look just like the $50 ones you may have seen people talking about, but they're about $8 on Amazon.  Must say, I love them!
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