This is for Stacy's Inspiration Challenge - Schreiner's Iris Gardens. Fabulous site. I didn't realize that the iris flower has so many varieties. I used my favorite one which is the well-known purple with yellow centers.
The flower reminded me of the stamp set I used. When I got the case out, there were pre-stamped iris images on acetate. I didn't remember what I had planned to do or why I had stamped them. I took advantage of the opportunity and looked up a technique on SCS in the Tutorial section - Acetate and Tissue as seen here:
The tutorial gives instructions for using a solid image. However, mine was a line image. So, I colored it on the top side with sharpie markers. On the underside, I smeared Crystal Effects, dropped on reinker in Soft Sky and while wearing a disposable glove, I smeared the ink around with my fingers. Sprinkled on fine glitter and then laid tissue paper on top, pressing down gently. Let dry! I had colored the butterfly in pink but it turned up purple. The background ended up more green than blue, but that's okay, it's a garden inspiration. It's a very cool technique and I enjoyed it. It would be great for a watery effect. Die-cut ovals. Embossed sentiment in black. Added a yellow bow to bring out the yellow on the iris. Thankfully the center stayed yellow. It's very sparkly IRL. Glad to use an old stamp set today and discover a new technique by chance. TFL
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2018 GMT Views: 1214
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Sat, Feb 17, 2018 @ 10:23 PM
This turned out with such a MARVELOUS look...such beautiful iris and te background is stunning! I love the purple butterfly, even if that wasn't your intention. Great lavendar framing and yellow perky bow!
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Sun, Feb 18, 2018 @ 6:19 AM
I love that image and the way you coloured it! Looks like an impressionist painting. That watery background is so right for an iris garden card! Your glorious bow in yellow is like the sunshine on a spring day. Ok, ok, ...maybe that's a bit much but I do love this card! :-)