Spontaneous Joy!

Welcome!  Today I have a card on the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog.....

Stamps:
Penny Black Spontaneous Joy - flower
Penny Black Thinking of You - verse 

I stamped the flower image onto Strathmore bristol vellum card stock with distress ink in Antique Linen.  I used my Misti for stamping, and chose the light color so I could visualize the flower as I added other colors.  I used the mini distress ink cubes, adding first the lightest color, then increasing in intensity as I went along.  I used a damp paint brush to move the color around just a little, to try to achieve a watercolor look, yet maintain the shapes and details in the petals and leaves.  I repeated stamping, adding colors and a little water as I went along.  

I added some colored pencil when it was dry to deepen the shadow areas.  For the verse, I embossed it in black onto vellum, and attached it.  I added some black splatters and a black shiny card stock strip along the edge to bring in more black to balance the verse.  A little sparkle from my Spectrum Noir shimmer pen adds that special something something to the petals.  That's it....easy-peasy!  

I hope you will join us at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.   You have until November 2nd to enter, and be eligible to win a prize!  The theme is always 'anything goes'; the optional element this month is to use at least two of the colors black, orange, green, purple.  I look forward to seeing you on the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!

I am entering my card in these other challenges:

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge - Feminine

Addicted To Stamps - Make your mark

Crop Stop  - Anything goes

The Flower Challenge - Add sparkle

Thanks for visiting.  I always appreciate you taking time to stop in, and enjoy your comments.

Blessings,