May Showers

If you hadn't already worked it out, 

I enjoy playing along with challenges and swaps.

One of this month's swaps was entitled

"May Showers"

so after a bit of thought, this is what I came up with:

After a couple of false starts, which ended up in the recycling bin,

I decided to blend 'wilted violet' and 'worn lipstick' Distress Oxides together.

These inks blend seamlessly and are such fun to work with.

The next step is to take a stencil, lightly spritz with water

and lay it down on the blended card, mopping up excess water with paper towel.

I then stamped the image with 'jet black' Archival Ink, adding the puddles

and the sentiment.

I find stamping solid images difficult to get even coverage

and am beginning to think a Misti (or equivalent) would be very useful

for this type of stamp.

The last step in making this card, was to spritz the front with Perfect Pearls Mists in 'biscotti'.

Add a black mat for contrast and adhere to a white folded A5 card.

I hope my swap partner liked my "May Showers" card.

I was certainly happy with how it worked out,

especially after the first two attempts ended in the bin.

Stamps

Visible Image - Sparkle in the Rain

Happy Crafting!