Broccoli or Ice Cream

One of the really fun things about stamping for me is to find ways to use images that might be different than what the designer first envisioned.  Anything that stretches my collection seems like a good idea to me . . .

The bunches of broccoli images on this card are actually trees!  The coloring was concentrated in various areas and enhanced with a few added pen squiggles to suggest broccoli florets.  The original image is pretty much an outline of a fully leafed tree - the designer left most of the interior open because she thought it would be great to use it for clouds.  She was right!  But I needed broccoli for this card, so that's what it became.

As with anything artistic, learning how to really see is part of the process of growing your talent.  I'm still working very hard on that aspect of design . . .

Cardstock:  Bazzill Raven, Premier #100 Bristol Smooth White      

Stamps:       Rubber Baby Tree, Stampin Up Itty Bitty Backgrounds,

                     Purple Daisy Sand

Inks:             ColorBox Black, Hero Black, Distress Iced Spruce,

                     Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles

Emb Pwdr:  Judikins Detail Black

Dies:            Goodculler Stitched Rectangles               

Doo Dads:   Inkssentials Enamel Accents Black