PPA #311

Unlike last week, where I raced to get my PPA entry posted on time, I'm a bit ahead of the game this week!  Per usual, it took a few attempts for me to get this card right enough to share.  My first attempt at highlighting Smoky Slate, Pink Pirouette, and Marina Mist was a totally different concept and the reality looked nothing like my vision.  No surprise there, but disappointing nonetheless.

I did two different versions of this card.  One had the wreath stamped on some Whisper White, with a corner punch adding a little flair.  It felt a little flat to me, so I decided to die cut the wreath and pop it with some dimensionals.

I used the blender pen to color in the bow and the flower near the sentiment, and then some crystal effects to give them some more depth.  With the colors being so subtle, I think this technique ended up washing it out a little too much, but I also think if I just used the marker with no dilution, it wouldn't have any nuance.

And lastly, I am working on my wet embossing technique.  My first try resulted in a crisper sentiment, but lots of embossing dust in the background.  My second attempt was a little more messy on the stamped image, but the embossing buddy helped clean up the other messiness.

Products used:

• Cardstock in Smoky Slate and Whisper White
• Classic Stampin' Pads in Smoky Slate (for the wreath), Marina Mist (for the bow), and Pink Pirouette (for the flower)
• Versamark Ink
• White embossing powder
• Crystal Effects
• Blender Pen
• Stampin' Write markers in Marina Mist, Pink Pirouette, Pistachio Pudding (retired), and So Saffron
• Weather Together and Circle of Spring stamp sets
• Wonderful Wreath framelits

Someday soon, hopefully once my son is back in school, I will post all the versions that I attempt to get me to my end result.  You know, for your amusement.