At some point, you hit a wall, in coming up with "creative titles" for card designs--considering the volume at which we are always developing designs. So, that's as good as it gets. On this card. Today. *wink*
I love making my own patterned paper with my stamps. I'm limited only by the range of ink colors at my disposal. I've been collecting inks for a long time. Looooong time. 14+ years. That's a lotta ink. ![]()
But, it's all good. I use 'em! I used to think that all I needed was to find THE perfect ink. "One Ink to rule them all."
But, there isn't ONE ink out there that can do it all. So, I happily continue collecting. *wink*
For this project, I wanted deep saturation of color, and an ink that would dry super-fast. A "crisp" impression was not essential to this project, so I chose Fluid Chalk Ink. Love that stuff. I own almost every color they make, and generally prefer working with their Cat's Eye format of this ink. They also make mini pads and full-size pads, but the pad construction is different on those, just so you are aware. I like Cat's Eyes for their maneuverability and portability. And, I think they look cute. LOL!
As luck would have it, I found a button that coordinated perfectly. Didn't have a stamp that said what I wanted, so I used a fine tip dark brown Pigma Micron to write it m'self.
Here in the detail photo below, I think you can better see what sets the whole design off:
The border on the patterned panel was created by edging it with 1/8" Scor-Tape, and burnishing microfine glitter into it. Hard to pick up with the camera; you gotta see it IRL to truly appreciate how beautiful the effect is. Scor-Tape is, in a word, AWESOME. Amazing bonding power. You can do all kinds of stuff with this tape--it's heat resistant. Heat actually increases it's bonding strength. At any rate, it is most definitely the Easy Button for applying a perfect straight edge of glitter or embossing powder. Or flock. Or sugar beads. Or . . . you get the idea. *wink*
Lolly, is that ever *plush*!
Solid zinnia, Open zinnia, Mini Flower stamps; Latté 4 bar note card; French Roast Sheer Ribbon all by A Muse Artstamps








