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if friends were flowers …

Challenge #321 – Monochromatic Cherry Blossom

The past week has been crazy busy with various activities that took me away from my craft room so today I am catching up on a few challenges that I like to participate in. At As You See It they have a colour palette and I decided to do a background in the closest match colours I have. I added ink to my glass mat and spritzed it before smooching my paper through it. This is the result although the yellow ink disappeared a bit. In retrospect it may have been better to use one ink at a time drying in between so I need to keep that in mind for future work. I also spritzed it with a sparkle spray so it glitters in light. Using an old GKD stamp set, I stamped the cherry blossom and clear heat embossed. On a separate piece I stamped the bird and made him look a bit like an Evening Grosbeak which are black and yellow. When fussy cut I added some foam dots and placed as you see. The sentiment is from a Hampton Ars set and was originally supposed to be stamped direct to the card. As I was trying to open the ink, my hands just let go and it landed upside down right on top of my card. A juicy pad created lines where I didn’t want them and wouldn’t erase out. I had to get really creative to hide the mess and while not totally a success it is mostly hidden. I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap piece and fussy cut around it so I could place it strategically to cover the lines and the ribbon was another effort to cover up the marks. I backed the focal panel with a gold piece and then added it to the yellow card front. In the end the card is quite pretty and I’m not unhappy with it all in all.

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  4. The background turned out great. The bird is lovely sitting on the branch. Nice save – it’s always good when you can save an oopsie.

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  7. Isn’t it funny how mistakes lead to inventive thinking! Well done! I like your smooshy background – great use of the colours. Thanks for joining in with us again at As You See It.

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    1. Thanks Jan. I agree with you and I think learning how to fix something helps with the creative process.

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    1. Yes, but if you had been here the language would have shocked you – LOL. Thanks for the comment.

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  10. Lovely background, Johanna! I can almost see white blossom outlines in your smooshing! Very creative! I hate when I’m forced to get really “creative” due to a mishap, but it does lead to some really inventive work-arounds! I didn’t even notice until you mentioned it! Thanks for joining us at As You See It!

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    1. Thanks. Over time I’ve gained in confidence, so finding work-arounds is easier. As well I know others have mishaps too, but when beginning we all feel it has to be perfect and those who are on design teams etc. never have issues. It helps when a DT is truly kind and supportive and this is the main reason I like playing in your challenges. Everyone on your team is lovely.

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