Blogger Challenge: Week 53

So, I guess you could say that this is kind of take 2 on the challenge from Week 51 with a little twist. I went back to the Mixed Bouquet stamp set for this pretty card using the crayon resist technique for this week's challenge, which was to use a resist technique on your card.

Usually when I use this set, I reach for pinks and purples. Today, I went in a slightly different direction, choosing oranges and yellows for the flower images.

I used sponge daubers to apply Pumpkin Pie ink to the large flower images and Summer Sun ink to the smaller ones. The leaves were done with Old Olive ink and the "white space" was filled in with Taken with Teal.

Since we're on the subject of crayon resist, here's my trick for this technique. I use a yellow crayon, rather than a white one, to highlight the spots where I want the ink to resist. It will rub off just as well as a white crayon and it makes it much easier to see where you've already filled in.

I used Taken with Teal and Pumpkin Pie cardstock to make the card base and mat the image. I tied a band of wide orange grosgrain ribbon around the image panel (the orange does not clash IRL, I promise). One of the sentiments from Stem Sayings is stamped on an orange panel and slipped under the ribbon.

To get some other great ideas for using resist techniques on your cards, be sure to visit the other challenge players. You can find links to their blogs in the sidebar on the right.

Materials Used:

Mixed Bouquet and Stem Sayings stamp sets, Pumpkin Pie, Taken with Teal, Old Olive, Summer Sun, and Basic Black Classic inks, Pumpkin Pie, Taken with Teal, and Glossy White cardstock, sponge daubers (Stampin' Up!); orange grosgrain ribbon (Michaels dollar bin); yellow crayon