The Blues on a Card!

I'm not feeling blue but I'm in a blue phase, so this Altenew Marbled Bloom is perfect for making a card with the blooms using several layers of blue.

After I stamped four layers on two flowers using Distressed Oxide (DO) Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch, Prize Ribbon and Faded Jeans, I die cut both. I repeated the process using a tiny bud stamp. Then I stamped three layers on four of the larger leaves using Memento Luxe Pear Tart, Memento Bamboo Leaves and Hero Arts Mid-Tone Green and die cut the leaves as well.

I then ink blended the same four colors onto an A2 panel diagonally going from dark to light and splattered water over the whole panel. Next, I ink blended a decorative circle from Cricut Design Space using the two lightest shades of blue mentioned above. After the panel dried, I adhered the circle, the two blooms, the bud and four leaves to the ink blended panel. Finally, I stamped a sentiment in Blueprint Sketch at the top and adhered blue enamel dots.

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