Good morning! Lilacs are one of my favorite flowers - they may have a rather short season, but they have always felt like spring to me. Growing up, we had several bushes in varying colors. I loved the old fashioned varieties the best - I'm convinced they had a sweeter fragrance, but I don't know that I could explain it! I've had this fun embossing folder and die combination from Simon Says Stamp in my stash for a while now, and pulled it out a couple days ago, deciding it was high time I put it to use. I absolutely LOVE it - and can't believe I waited so long to use it!
I used the Pristine Lilac embossing folder and die combo, first cutting the image out of watercolor paper, then taping it in place and running it through the embossing folder. I then ink blended over it with Amethyst, Iris, Cabbage, and Kale inks before misting lightly with water. I let that dry, then carefully brushed a bit more of the deeper ink colors over the top to bring out the details again and add more depth to the image. I also added some gold splatters with my Starry Colors palette, as well as some white splatters. While that dried, I did a bit of subtle tone on tone inking on my cardbase, using Delicate Lattice stencil and the two lighter shades of ink. I first ink blended a base, then placed the stencil over top and stenciled again with the same color. I also die cut a window from a panel of white cardstock using Nested Stitched Ovals dies, and adhered that with foam adhesive over the top. I carefully tucked the finished flower into the frame, added a sentiment from Delicate Blossoms, a white twine bow, and a few Clear Dazzling Gems to finish! Here is a closer look at the fun details on this card:
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