This month, our Stampin’ Fancy Friday theme is a sketch challenge! I love a great sketch and specifically love the circle in this one. It immediately made me think of the circle stamp in the Elements of Text Stamp Set. With that in mind, I decided to decorate with the Textured Notes Bundle as well as elements from the Botanical Textures mega suite. I’m obsessed!!!
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I started by stamping the circle from the Elements of Text Stamp Set with Stazon ink on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Then, I painted a quick wash with Balmy Blue ink and added splatter with the two stamps from that same set. However, because I was stamping on watercolor paper, I inked up the splatter stamps and gave them a little spritz of water before stamping. That way, they stamped better on the textured watercolor paper and looked like watercolor splatter. After the paper dried, I used the Textured Notes Dies to cut it out the background layer.
For the leaves, I fussy cut two from the Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper after coloring them with Old Olive, Garden Green, and Granny Apple Green watercolor pencils. For the other two, I pre-painted watercolor paper with Soft Sea Foam, Old Olive, and Mossy Meadow ink. Then, I cut them out with Textured Floral Dies. I thought the style of leaves coordinated well with the Botanical Textures Designer Series Paper.
I embossed the Textured Notes sentiment in white on Early Espresso Cardstock and fussy cut it and layered it over a die-cut of Woven Textures Designer Series Paper. I LOVE that paper!!! There’s another sheet in the background as well. It’s printed with photographic imagery and looks fabulous!
The final touch was a little Linen Thread and a few Neutral Matte Dots.
Have a wonderful and creative day!
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