You Brighten My Day

Happy Saturday!  Hope you're enjoying your weekend so far.  Today I have a card for the Penny Black 'Make Your Own Background' challenge at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog.

I used:

Penny Black Playful 51-205
Penny Black Special Thoughts 30-338 (set of verses)
Various other older PB stamps (background)
Arteza Real Brush Markers (image)
Arteza waterbrush

Distress inks (background) 

On bristol smooth card stock, I stamped the Playful flowers image.  I used my Arteza Real Brush Markers to paint the flowers.  I love the way these markers blend and create highlights and shadows so easily.  I use the Arteza waterbrush to help lighten areas and create more highlights.  I have tried many waterbrushes, and I find these Arteza brushes work the best for me.  I can control the water so much easier than with others.  I have the set of 6, which has different sizes for different techniques.  I used the small one for the flowers, and the largest for the background.

When the flowers dried, I created the background with my waterbrush, wetting the entire area around the flowers, then applying the brush markers along the edge of the flower outlines, and pulling out the color with the waterbrush.

While that panel was drying, I created a background panel on bristol card stock, using distress inks.  I wet the entire panel, then added some of the distress inks to make a painterly background.  When that was dry, I stamped some older PB images with the same color ink.  I stamped the verse, then added the image panel with foam tape.  I mounted the image panel and the background panel onto purple mirror cardstock.

Inside:

I hope to see you on the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog.  Your card just might win you a $20 gift certificate from our sponsor, 1,2,3 Stitch.  If you would like to be considered for a future guest designer spot, please add GDT to your entry.

AND....

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National Scrapbooking Day?  
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Thank you for spending time with me here today.

Blessings,