Morning Glories and Mixed Media

   Good Morning Everyone!  

Last's month's mixed media cards were so much fun that I decided to do it again.  This time I am using the Sympathy Morning Glories Stamp Set.  

I started with a piece of Yupo Paper, alcohol inks ad embossing powder.  Using pink, yellow and orange alcohol inks, I created a inked background.  Next, I stamped the Yupo with Versamark Ink and then carefully heat embossed it in gold embossing powder.  The panel did warp a little, but since I fussy cut the image out, it really did not matter.  

As the image had an Asian flair to it, I decided to go with red and black cs.  I found this black panel in my stash that had been embossed with Translucent embossing paste.  I added that and a red strip of cs and finished off with the flowers, backed with a white circle.  

The sentiment, from the Birthday Wordfetti Stamp Set,  was stamped and heat embossed in gold on black cs on a narrow strip of paper and then adhered to the card.  I did not feel any need to add bling to this.  You can see all of the shine and texture here~

Next up, another mixed media card using the Sympathy Morning Glories stamp set, but much simpler and subdued- much more appropriate for a sympathy card~

This card was started with a gel press print in blue.  I die cut a circle from it.  It would make a good base for some monochromatic blue flowers.  The flowers were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copics.  I tried to stay really light, but I have such a hard time doing that!  

Once colored, I fussy cut the flowers out.  I opted to mount the circle and flowers in the bottom right corner of the panel, but the card seemed to need a little more so I added a white card front die cut.  The sympathy sentiment strip and a few sequins finish the card.  

And I cannot finish this post without sharing something from the new release! 

Yup, still trying to keep things, light, soft and pastel!  This time I colored the beautiful cake from the Just Married Stamp Set and fussy cut it out.  I kept things simple here, adding it to a patterned paper circle with a sentiment strip.