Say it with Flowers by Nikki Acton

Hello! Today I thought I would make a couple of cards using Tim Holtz Flower Garden Stamp Set, his Latticework stencil and Distress Inks.

What I did

I spritzed some white card with Iced Spruce Distress Stain. Most of this will be covered up but I just like the additional depth the added layer can provide.

Next I took my stencil and used it in two different ways. For the first card I inked the stencil itself with a couple of colours of Distress Ink, spritz with water and lay the card over it. This is really stamping with the stencil. Once dry I added a lighter ink (mustard seed) over the whole card.

For the second card I inked the card first and then placed the now clean(ish!) stencil over the inked card and spritzed with water. Wait a few seconds, remove and dab with kitchen roll to remove the ink that has been wet.

I stamped some of the flowers on more card in archival ink and used my water brush and Distress inks to colour them. In the end I changed the green colour below as it was a bit bright!

To matt and layer the cards I used more inks (I use Cut and Dry Foam) and stencilling to create a background layer.

I also did some splattering with watery gesso.

I finished by added some hashtag greetings and some inking of my edges!

Thanks for stopping by – see you next week.

Nikki

 

Supplies

DecoArt White Gesso

Tim Holtz Layering Stencil – Latticework

Tim Holtz Stamps – Flower Garden

Tim Holtz Stamps – Hash Tags

Distress Inks

Distress Sprays

Black Archival Ink

Water Brush

Cut and Dry Foam