Penciled and Chalked Backlit Blooms

Starving Artistamps is sponsoring this week’s challenge at 2 Sketches 4 You. I pulled out my new Doodle Factory Backlit Blooms Daisy set for this pretty thank you card. Its colors are inspired by this week’s Curtain Call Color Challenge to use artichoke, dark brown, kraft, and white.

I’m not a huge technique stamper, but something about these images makes me want to try some out. Here, I combined two similar but slightly different techniques on the same image. I stamped the image in white pigment ink on a dark brown panel. The stems are colored green using a Prismacolor pencil. The daisies are dotted with a shimmery white chalk—so pretty in person!

For an accent along the bottom of the image, I fancy folded a strip of matching dark brown grosgrain ribbon, notching the edges to add interest. I put a trio of pearls on the ribbon for more elegant sparkle. The set’s “thank you” sentiment is stamped alongside the image panel in artichoke ink on the kraft card base.

Be sure to stop by the Starving Artistamps blog. for details about our month-long celebration for owner Tracey's birthday. A new blog candy giveaway will be announced each week. The current giveaway ends today and a new one begins tomorrow--don't miss out!

Materials Used:
DoodleFactory Backlit Blooms-Daisy stamp set (Starving Artistamps); Whisper White Craft ink, Always Artichoke Classic ink, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, and Crumb Cake cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); Dish All the Dirt Brown cardstock (Clear and Simple Stamps); brown grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); white shimmer chalk (pebbles inc); green colored pencil (Prismacolor); self-adhesive pearls (Queen & Co.)