For today's Ways to Use It challenge - Would You Be-Leaf It? I chose to use the Stamping With Leaves technique that Sabrina listed for us.
This is my 2nd card for the challenge.
I went out into my garden to get a plant leaf rather than a tree leaf.
I ended up trying two kinds of leaves and made two cards - this is the 2nd one - using leaves from my Spring Cinquefoil plant (it's a spring blooming ground cover - but the leaves are still there).
I pressed the leaves into 2 different Archival inks - blue and green. I placed a piece of computer paper over the leaf and ink pad so I could really press on the leaf without getting all inky!
Then I removed the leaf from the ink pad and laid it onto a watercolor paper panel. Again, I laid a clean sheet of computer paper over the panel and rubbed over the leaf to get as good an impression as possible.
And it worked wonderfully - although the veins in the leaves are more prominent than the fleshy parts. I wasn't sure how the leaves would show up over the text stamping (a panel I had on my desk from a previous project) but I love how it came out!
I die cut the panel and layered it to a green panel and a die cut blue panel. I added three black rhinestones. I didn't put a sentiment on it - I will probably either just use it for a note or stamp a sentiment inside for an appropriate occasion!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131327
Thu, Aug 30, 2018 @ 1:28 PM
I recognised the geranium straight away, but wouldn't have known what this one is. Love the added script background. I'm glad you had fun with today's challenge.
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79394
Thu, Aug 30, 2018 @ 5:22 PM
I love that background stamp, always one of my favorites still. Your leaves look great on top of it.
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79394
Thu, Aug 30, 2018 @ 5:22 PM
I love that background stamp, always one of my favorites still. Your leaves look great on top of it.
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004