Florals and Friendship

Seems all my cards are floral lately, but that doesn't mean they look alike.  First is the card I sent to Bonnie for the April CCC.  

I inked SSS Bouquet of Roses stencil on a watercolor panel with Memento Angel Pink, Sweet Plum, London Fog & Espresso Truffle and spritzed with water.  I added more ink to the image & the background until I was happy with the look.  I spritzed with shimmer spray & added black splatters.  

Then I dry embossed with SSS Refracted stencil.  Memory Box Hello Friend Posh Script words were die cut from a black scrap covered with packing tape & the shadow from a vellum scrap.  The sentiment was attached over a silver thread nest.  I'm entering SSS Wed Challenge & The Snippets Playground.

Next is my first card made with Altenew metallic watercolors on black watercolor paper.  I gold embossed & die cut PFS Sweet Friend Floral which gave me 5 floral stems.  I used 2 colors for the blooms & 2 for the leaves, plus yellow/gold for the flower centers.  

Decided to add tiny black dots to the flowers.  Always surprises me what a difference something little like that can make.  There's a short video on my IG post that shows the beautiful shimmer of the paints.  PTI Vintage Cream cardstock was die cut with PFS Blanket Stitched Rectangles & splattered with Altenew black ink spray.  The sentiment from PFS Perfect Sentiments was double gold embossed & TE matte gold enamel dots finish it off.  I'm entering PFS April Monthly Challenge & SSS Monday.

Sue's card for Just Us Girls CASE a DT member inspired my last card.  I used one of my favorite embossing folders, Memory Box Blooming, along with MB Serene Bird and Branch die & PFS Perfect Sentiments. 

Hard to see in the photo, but the cardstock I used was a very old piece of white with a mottled blue pattern.  I swiped over the embossed edges with my Ultimate Encore Metallic blue ink pad which has a lovely shimmer.  The bird was die cut from the same paper.  I brushed the bird with the blue ink & just the edges of the wing.  I added ultrafine glitter to the lines of the wing for a subtle sparkle.  

The branch was die cut twice from HA woodgrain vellum.  I stamped the sentiment in the blue ink & clear embossed.  The panel was attached to a card front also brushed with the blue ink & I added 3 beautiful white gems.  I love monochromatic cards & dry embossing, so I totally enjoyed making this card.  I'm also entering the May Memory Box Challenge & SSS Wednesday. 

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