{Spotlight Project} Shirley Sends A Dozen Roses

Sometimes half a dozen roses just aren't enough, so I thought I'd see if I could make a dozen roses using the Rosebuds stamp set.

I inked the stamp with Worn Lipstick and Shabby Shutters Distress Inks.

With a wet brush, I pulled the colour in. Then I decided there wasn't enough contrast so I offset-stamped the image in black (no photo for that step but you'll see the effect in the later photos).

I masked the rosebuds then stamped leaves around the bouquet.

I coloured the leaves with Shabby Shutters then fussy cut the image, and made another identical bouquet. You can see the offset black stamping in this photo.

Then I cut the stalks off one bouquet and cut around the bouquet so that it was in two halves. I spent some time getting the placement just right, and where I wanted my text to go.

I stamped the sentiment and text onto the purple card with Brilliance Moonlight White and stuck the split rosebuds into place.

Lastly, I popped the main bouquet flowers up on foam dots for dimension but stuck the stems down onto the card.

Here's another look at the finished card. There are only 11 rosebuds visible, but in real life you wouldn't see the flowers at the back anyway ;)

Stamps Shirley used in today's project:

  



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