I have been listening to some songs today talking about love. Some of them where celebrating love and some where more about the darker side of love. The funny part is that when I went to create this card, I wasn't trying to create a card about love.
I started out wanting to create an ombre background. I decided to create the background with water color and my Tombow (873, 725, 743) markers. I think using my Tombow markers has become a theme this week. I started with a darker pink, then moved to a lighter pink and then moved on to a peachy color. I used a 6 Round Mimik brush to spread the color out. I like how the colors blended together.
Then I stamped flowers from a Stampin' Up Paper Pumpkin kit. I started with the largest flower and worked down to the smallest flower. I used Memento Tuxedo Black, after the card was dry. I think it look like the flowers are falling down from the sky. The effect is very pretty. I used some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen on a few of the petals on the larger flowers. I wanted a "wink" of glitter on the card. It is just enough to help move the eye around the card. Almost as if they are dew kissed. I knew once I had that done I wanted the focal point to be just be a single word.
I cut the word love from white card stock on my Cricut machine from the alphabet designs already loaded in the machine. I left it white to contrast against the colorful background. I ran the die cut through my small Xron sticker maker and adhered it down on to the card. I did try to make sure it was following the one third line instead of putting it in the middle of the card. I have been working on my composition skills. One way to create a pleasing composition is to use the rule of thirds.
I love to craft, create, and stamp......Love says it all.
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