Flower Challenge 97 Fall Roses

Happy Tuesday, peeps! I haven't played with the Stippled Rose bundle for a long time, and when I saw that The Flower Challenge's theme was "thanks" this month, I jumped right in!  Here we go:

I began by stamping the roses in Copper Clay on Basic Beige cardstock, then used the die to get them out, along with some of those detailed leaves in Mossy Meadow.  Instead of watercoloring the roses as I would normally do, I used a small Tim Holtz blender to blend in Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze inks on the flowers and Mossy Meadow on the leaves.  It's definitely a learning curve, and I did get some green ink where I might not have wanted, but I went back in with a blender pen to add some detail to the smaller areas!

I used a vintage woodgrain paper from Countryside Woods and distressed the edges a bit, then added the flowers.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the paper as well.  My final embellishments were some Natural Sequins and a bow using the Natural Tones Linen Thread in green!  I think you could color these roses in any shade and they'd be beautiful!  Thanks so much for popping in today!  Enjoy it and be blessed!

Rid yourselves, then, of all evil; no more lying or hypocrisy or jealousy or insulting language.  Be like newborn babies, always thirsty for the pure spiritual milk, so that by drinking it you may grow up and be saved.  As the scripture says, "You have found out for yourselves how kind the Lord is." 

1 Peter 2: 1-3   E100 Military Edition

Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified
Stamps	Stippled Roses
Card stock & Papers	Basic Beige, Mossy Meadow, Country Woods DSP
Ink	Copper Clay, Mossy Meadow, Peach Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze
Accessories	Natural Sequins, Natural Tones Linen Thread, Dimensionals
Tools	Cut & Emboss Machine, Stippled Roses Dies, Blending Tools (Tim Holtz)