Blessings

This one started out with high hopes, quickly descended into the commode, and then rose again like the phoenix to become one of my favorites . . .

 

  . . . and that’s what I love about stamping!  There are so many ways to turn disaster into victory.  This background suffered from leaky stenciling which I fixed by tracing over the white lines with a white pen.  I also ran the stencil and the cardstock through my die cutting machine which gave the leaves some needed dimension.  A little scattered glitter helped distract from the imprecise stenciling. 

The dragonfly wings are two layers of vellum also dry embossed and propped up with my new go-to of clear rolled glue dots placed underneath at the base of the wings and next to the body.  The wings will flatten in the envelope, but will rise again when it’s opened – just like the phoenix . . .

Cardstock:   Bazzill Monochromatic Greens set, Canson Montval

Watercolor #140         

Inks:             Archival Leaf Green, Fern Green, Gelly Roll pen Clear

Waterclrs:    Adirondack Color Wash Lettuce

Emb Pwdr:   Stampendous Shabby White

Dies:            Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Trimmings, Spellbinders

Fanciful Flight, Blessings Vine Frame set: “Blessings”,

Tonic Wings & Things (dragonfly body) 

Stencil:        Honey Bee Scattered Leaves: Background, Details

Emb Fldr:     Paper Discovery Ornamental Gravel