Many Thanks to The Ton!

Hi everyone.  I just wanted to take a few minutes to thank Effie over at The Ton for inviting me to play along in the big blog hop last week.  I had a great time and I have to say I am still absolutely loving all of the new stamp sets.  I know a lot of you were really interested in the Sending Peonies stamp set and boy I can sure see why.  I absolutely love it!  One of the things that I'm really drawn to about this set is the single peony.  Kinda crazy because just look how stunning that large spray of peonies is.  But for some reason  that little lone peony in the corner just won my heart.

Today I made a card using that single flower as a background by stamping it with onyx black ink.  Then I embossed that little peony and a smaller one on the end of the large spray with silver embossing powder.  Using my Kuretake watercolor markers and some water, I colored them in a couple shades of pink and then cut them out.

For this card I used the following supplies:

Stamps: Sending Peonies (The Ton).  Ink, onyx black (Versafine), clear watermark (Versamark), Kuretake Clean Color Real Brush Markers (ZIG).  Paper: silver sparkle, translucent vellum cardstock (My Favorite Things), white 140 lb cardstock  (Neenah).  Accessories:  silver embossing powder (Ranger), sequins (unknown).

After adding a layer of vellum cardstock I  heat embossed one of the small sentiments repeatedly on white cardstock, at an angle and adhered it to the vellum.  I think the silver really adds to the beauty and formality of this card.

   

Click on this stamp set to learn more about how to order the Sending Peonies stamp set today!

Be sure to stop back here on Saturday, April 16th because I'll  be giving a sneak peek at the new Stamp of Approval Collection that's scheduled for release next week.  You're gonna love it!  If you're not on the notification list yet just click on the photo below and it will take you over to the Stamp of Approval page to sign up for notification right now!!  They sell out fast so you're gonna want the heads up!

Have an awesome day!