Altenew Gerbera Revolution Daisy

These daisies really brightened up my day. It's amazing to me that crafting can be such a mood lifter for me.

For this stamp, I stamped the outline flowers twice in Distressed Oxide (DO) Weathered Wood for a lighter look. Then using Ohuhu Alcohol Markers, I colored the stamp using several blended shades of Bright Pink, Deep Lilac and Sardonyx. In the center I blended Orange, Bright Yellow and Marigold. Then I fussy cut the stamped images and selected three out of the four.

I die cut some leaves from lime green cardstock and used the markers to add some shading in light and mid tone greens.

I die cut an oval from white card stock. On the oval, I ink blended DO Saltwater Taffy and Kitsch Flamingo. Then, I arranged and adhered the oval, the three blooms, and four leaves on an A2 panel of patterned peach cardstock.

Finally, after printing a digital sentiment from Gracie Ellie, I die cut it using a modified square and adhered it to the top of the panel. I finished by adding gold PinkFresh gems randomly around the panel.

I also entered this card in the May 2022 Inspiration Challenge.

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