Sweet Violets

Sweet Violets is such a gorgeous stamp set. This card started with the stamped image- I stamped it with Rich Cocoa brown Memento ink, to give it a softer look. Sticking with that look, I colored in the image with "sepia" toned colors. The overall effect was soft and very antique looking. The shape I stamped the image onto, came from the inside of the Classic Frame die from Spellbinders.

I knew I wanted this to look like a great-grandma's house, you know, something that has been laying around for a long time. Adding the crackle glaze created the perfect look I wanted to achieve. Then came the lace, buttons, and twine. (All the glaze I needed to cover the area, did curl the paper, so I pressed it flat with a book, once it dried, and used a generous amount of adhesive on the back.)

It is gorgeous here today. They are predicting 70 degrees. You might laugh, but that is fantastic for our neck of the woods! :) So, we are headed to the Zoo and for a picnic afterwards. Should be a great day! Hope you have a great day too! thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps-Sweet Violets (Flourishes)

Patterned paper-My Mind's Eye (Penny Lane, Maggie May)

Ink-Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Cardstock-Ripe Avocado (Papertrey Ink)

Lace-Making Memories

Twine-May Arts

Buttons-Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream/White mix)

Tools-Spellbinders Die Templates (Classic Scalloped Rectangles Large S4-133, Classic Frame S5-012), Copics, Crackle Glaze (Ranger)