Good Saturday morning!  I can’t believe that I had the entire day yesterday to spend in the studio and play!  It was so nice.  Remember I told you that I bought arms full of stuff from Papertrey at CHA?  I finally had some time to play with In Bloom yesterday.  I actually have pulled the set out a few times, tried to color it, became discouraged and put it away.  Yesterday everything came together just as I had envisioned.  Trust me  . . .  that never ever happens to me!  Not only that, but my goal was to use these images not in the Papertrey classic style.  You see, I don’t do that style, it’s hard for me and I always struggle with something clean and simple (which is what I consider Papertrey to be).  So my challenge to myself was to incorporate these images into my style.

The flower was stamped three times, embossed with Queen’s Gold EP, and then water colored with Tombow Markers.  I trimmed each layer out, leaving off a section of each as I went so that they could be layered.  I used the new Spellbinders S4-230 Labels Six for the sentiment and for an extra piece on the bottom right-hand corner.  I also finished the inside so that a personal note could be written.

The sentiment is from the Papertrey set, Friends ‘til the End, and I melted the ribbon to make it look more vintage and worn. 

• Stamps:  In Bloom and Friends ‘til the End from Papertrey
• Paper:  SU Black; Prism Butter cream; 7 Gypsies Classic Paperie; Arches Watercolor
• Ink:  Ranger Archival Jet Black, and Distress Embossing, Vintage Photo and Old Paper
• Accessories:  Spellbinders S4-230 Labels Six; Ranger Queen’s Gold Embossing Powder, Matte and Glossy Accents, Gold Acrylic Paint Dabber; 7 Gypsies Paper Fasteners; Venture Foam Tape; Tsukineko Sponge Daubers; May Arts Ribbon; Papertrey Vintage Buttons; Candle Lighter; Sewing Machine; Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Distressing Tool

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by today!