Inky Flowers

Hello friend, thanks so much for stopping by.  Happy Easter to you all - I hope you have celebrated at some level - for our family it is the most important time in Christian His-story - it is amazing what can happen in 3 days!

I have a quick and easy card to share with you today - it was so much fun playing around with ink...and so easy to get such a vibrant background.

I used watercolour paper and spritzed it lightly with water, adding drops of ink from 4 different reinkers.  I have to be honest and say that at first I was not a fan of what was happening but decided to keep going and I am glad i did!

I spritzed with water while adding inks and it helped with the ink moving round - which made quite a difference - but the real 'Star of the Show' was stamp cleaner - I added drops to the inked paper and watched the magic happen - lightly dabbing the results with Baby Wipes and that was it - easy and I can't wait to try it with other colours - maybe monochromatic - there is no limit!

I added three die cut Spellbinders Die D-Lites Sketched Blooms 2 Etched Dies - I have cut the flowers using recycled cardboard from a cereal box - it is nice and sturdy and just adds a little but more dimension - for those who are interested I used a Sanitarium Vita-Brits Box - the perfect shade of white on the inside! LOL!  The sentiment is computer generated and adhered to the lower portion of the card front using foam tape.

The card front is trimmed and popped up onto a slightly larger white card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes 

Jo's Scrap Shack - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

Cardz 4 Galz - Pretty Papers (handmade)

Krafty Chicks - Flowers

Back To Basics  - Use a Spray (water spray)

Moo-Mania & More - Spring

Scrapy Land Challenges - Always Anything Goes with Die Brand SL sells

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Easter and/or Spring

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional Black & White, and one other colour

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - No patterned paper

Fabrika Fantasy - Flowers

Let's Craft & Create Challenge - Anything Goes + option Beautiful Butterflies

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

Paper Minutes - Anything Goes

A Place To Start- ANYTHING GOES W/OPTIONAL TWIST THREE OF FIVE (3 flowers)

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting