Birthday

Hello,
Today I have a card that I made for the Uniko 8th Birthday Linky Party.

This Dahlia stencil is by Uniko, I think it is really stunning. First I inked a piece of mixed media paper using a brayer and distress inks, then I inked the stencil and clear heat embossed it. Using a piece of copy paper I protected the dahlia while I put a few white splatters on the upper portion with a white Derwent paint pen. I love splatters but don't use them often as I always think I will mess it up. I am determined to get over that! It strikes me, that like everything else, getting good splatters takes practice and I haven't practiced enough yet!

The sentiment is also by Uniko, I heat embossed it in white onto another piece of inked mixed media paper. I don't use mixed media paper all that much but I quite like the texture it gives so I may start reaching for it a bit more often.

To finish the card off I cut a leaf die from vellum and tucked it behind the sentiment. I have seen several cards using velum die cuts recently and liked the look so decided to copy the idea. Hope no one minds!

Here is a close up:

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Uniko 8th Birthday Linky Party
The Flower Challenge #41 add leaves

     
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today, I really appreciate it.
Hilary
xx