I wasn't very satisfied with my last card. That sometimes happens when you create in the middle of the night when you really should be sleeping!!
It was nice enough, but the "Thumping" was a bit faint, so after a stimulating afternoon outdoors tending to my garden, I had another go at
Betsy's Blossoms. This time you can definitely see the colours, can't you?
I've used exactly the same colours,
Crushed Curry is the main colour again, but this time I stamped off once onto scrap paper before thumping with
Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral and
Tangerine Tango. Popped a couple of leaves from the stamp set this time too, and used the
Lucky Limeade as the card base. I textured a strip of
Crumb Cake by embossing with the
Woodgrain Embossing Folder and used some
Daffodil Delight stitched grosgrain ribbon across as well before placing the Stamped Square over.
I have to show you the inside of this card though. I modified the
Thumping Technique for these tiny blossoms. I stamped into
Crushed Curry, stamped off once, and then rather more methodically stroked the
Lucky Limeade into the centres and
Calypso Coral and
Tangerine Tango around the edges of the petals. I really like this effect and think I will try that again with different flowers and colours.
I will link into
Freshly Made Sketches challenge again, I don't know how to remove the one already there, but they don't limit the entries, so here goes....
Rachel
By the way, here is my first card, with much less distinct colours.
