Color Fusers Blog Hop – June 2020

Good Morning! It’s the first Monday of June and that means time for a new Color Fusers Blog Hop!!! This month, we have an absolutely beautiful color combination of Petal Pink, Melon Mambo, and Pool Party. This combination makes me think of warm Summer breezes and colorful flowers.

Whether you’re already following along the blog hop or just starting out, be sure to continue on for more inspiration by clicking the links at the bottom of this post.

My card features the Positive Thoughts stamp set and coordinating Nature’s Thoughts Dies. I just adore the stamps in this set! They are perfect for fun stamping techniques.

To stamp the flowers, I inked up the Positive Thoughts flower with Petal Pink ink, then used a Sponge Dauber to add Melon Mambo ink to the center, and then lightly spritzed the rubber with clear water prior to stamping on Shimmery White Cardstock. The spritzing causes the ink to blend and produces a lovely watercolor effect. This is one of my favorite stamping techniques, because it comes out different every time.

In the background, I started out with a layer of Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. Then, I stamped and embossed the layer with the Positive Thoughts leaves in white. Afterwards, I added additional layers of die cut leaves, some embossed in white on vellum, some embossed in white on Petal Pink Cardstock, and some cut from Shimmery White Cardstock and watercolored with Petal Pink ink.

The Nature’s Thoughts Dies includes a really cool 3-D center for the flowers. I cut it from Shimmery White Cardstock and watercolored it with Melon Mambo ink, and I had originally planned to add it to the center of the top main flower. However, I later realized that I didn’t want to cover up the pretty watercolor effects of the two-toned flowers, so I decided to use it as a smaller flower for layering instead.

The top of my card uses a Nature’s Thoughts Die that I trimmed down to create a border. Final touches include a pretty 3-D butterfly stamped with Pool Party ink and Petal Pink Adhesive Backed Sequins.

Next up in the Color Fusers Blog Hop is Jo Anne Hewins. Be sure to click the button below to see her creative design!!!

Color Fusers Blog Hop Design Team:

Melissa Kerman

Nicolle Belesimo

Tami Hewlett – You Are Here

Jo Anne Hewins

Bonnie O’Neill

Melanie Hockin

Have a wonderful and creative day!

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