Julie Hickey Floral Frames

Revisited an older stamp set by Julie Hickey as I realised I've only used it once before here.  The set has six separate small floral frames and so far I've only used three of them.

For these two cards I started by scoring a grid on my panel toppers before stamping as it gives an interesting effect.  Next came a curved painterly effect stamp in the background with green/yellow ink before repeat stamping by rotating one of the floral frames in black to create a larger design.

This card features a floral frame that when repeat stamped and rotated it creates one larger flower.  Petals coloured with metallic pencils in the same tones as the paper pad used for the die cut sentiment and side scallop borders.  Glitter gel pen on the centre.  Somehow ended up with a water mark on the bottom right square so covered up with another (nearly matching) square but decided not to add score lines or colour the petals.  Raise with foam pads.  Of course the heart covers a little mark too!

For this second card I've used a small circle stamp with three colours of ink to randomly stamp a background directly on the card base and also to stamp over the small flowers on the topper.  Topper has some gel pen additions and is matted on dark grey card.  On the card base and around the sentiment words I added a similar doodle line border with a black fine liner.  A few sequins to decorate.

I've used - white card bases 6x6" & 5x5" scalloped

Julie Hickey Designs Floral Frames stamp set

Stampin' Up! Work of Art stamp set

Lawn Fawn Offset Sayings Birthday stamp set

Funky Fossil - Kaleidescope paper pad, sentiment & edges dies

VersaColor pigment inks - opera pink, heliotrope, canary

VersaFine Clair inks - verdant, cheerful

Linking up with -

  Ch#134 Say it with Flowers

May Challenge: Flowers

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