I don’t have much black cs, especially anything that would water color very well, so I improvised. Using my white text vellum copy paper and a short bristle brush I applied a thin coat of black modeling paste and allowed to dry. Took about 10 minutes. I then stamped and heat set in white the flowers and sentiment. Using a small brush and white gouache I painted the areas I wanted color. Once that was dry I painted the petals pink and green on the stems with water colors. When this was dry I brushed on the flowers Wink of Stella for some shimmer. Glued Art Glimmer Elements in Redlands color, which is a combination of glitter and what looks like hard coffee grounds, to the tops of the flowers. Once I glued my trimmed focal piece on to a green cs base I dry embossed one edge with a swirl ef then mounted this on white cs base.
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What a neat way to make your own black paper. Your card is quite lovely. I really like the beautiful pink flowers.
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What a lot of work, but it is beautiful! Great job on making black paper, then using it!
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So pretty and love your black cardstock. The green layer with the partial embossing is a great idea and balances the coneflowers.
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Beautiful flowers! Great idea to add some shimmer with wink of Stella pen. Thank you for joining the Funkie Junkie Challenge! Janna DT member for the Funkie Junkie
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The flowers are beautiful against the black cardstock.
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Bold and beautiful!! What a creative way to make your own black paper. Great idea to partially emboss the green cs.
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Bonnie I love the drama of those hot pink blooms against the black background. Thank you for joining in with the Funkie Junkie Boutique challenge this time x
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Beautiful card Bonnie. I really like the contrast of the vibrant flowers against the black cardstock. Thank you for entering the Enjoy Nature Challenge at Path of Positivity.
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