Hi everyone. Today see's my second week in the Designer Spotlight at Simon Says Stamp. Our challenge this week is Thinking of You.
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I decided to make a card using Tim Holtz Bigz die - Large Stems as my focal point. However I started with the background, as I often do to ensure I get the right balance of colours. I added some Transparent texture paste in places through Tim Holtz Latticework stencil on my card and sprinkled lightly with Seth Apter Baked Texture. Once the paste was dry I heated the embossing powder. I then added Distress inks in various blues to the surface, followed by some stamping with the Lattice stamp from Tim Holtz Lattice and Flourish.
I die cut my flowers and used Distress Paints in Hickory Smoke, Blueprint Sketch and Tumbled Glass to colour. I added some random stamping and splattering too! I die cut again in black to create the shadow. Mt words are from Simple Sayings (Tim Holtz).
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Thank you so much for your visit, see you next week!
Nikki
Beautiful card Nikki :-) the background is fabulous and I love the flower, the whole design is absolutely stunning!! Beautifully done :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much and I hope you have a great week!
luv
Lols x x x
What a gorgeous mix of blues and textures on your card, Nikki! I like the tall shape you went with to emphasize the flowers. hugs ,Maura
ReplyDeleteOoh, there's such a wonderful icy sparkle to this card, Nikki. I love the Baked Texture latticework - that's such a cool effect. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Oh, I just love this. The colors got me first, then I started noticing lots of other great details.
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