{Spotlight Project} Sue and the Birds and the Blooms

[Note: This month, we have several STAMPlorations girls guest designing and joining the regular Spotlight Project girls and sharing more awesome step-by-step projects that feature our 5x7 stamp club sets. We hope you get even more inspired!]

Greetings! It's Sue and I have a new card using The Birds and the Blooms stamp set. Here's my card

I started by stamping the hummingbird using Versafine Onyx Black ink stamped onto 96 lb bristol using my MISTI to ensure a good stamped image.

I added color and shimmer to the hummingbird using Gansai Tambi Pearl Colors water-based pigment inks and a water brush.

I love the shimmer you get using these inks. Here's a close-up of the hummingbird. 

I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to add color to the flower and stem.

I trimmed the bristol to 3"x3". It seemed a bit too blah for me. I decided to add a bit of background color using an ink blending tool and Broken China distress ink.

I matted the panel with black cardstock to make it pop. I added the sentiment, from the same stamp set, aligning it in my MISTI.

Here's my card again:

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