
After the release party over at Flourishes forum on SCS, I was so wired I could not go to sleep. They were kind enough to post the inspiration challenge early enough for me to play along before retiring for the night.
I took a look at Xenia Taler site for decorative tiles and ideas starting coming to mind, lol....in reality the ideas in my mind did not start out to be these finished cards. I may get to my original idea sometime this week, I guess the blue of the late night appealed to me more.
I air brushed the background with Copic B99, then I inked the tree with Night of Navy Craft ink. I did not plan on using SU craft ink but it was late and I just grabbed, as soon as I smushed my stamp into the pad I knew it was not the "right" one. Craft pads are a lot more "juicy" than classic pads, most of the time it is "too much ink"! To my surprise it was just the right amount of ink for the fur tree. I will be using craft pads more on the stamps I find a little difficult to get full coverage when using the drier pads.
Whew...saved, I was ready to get rid of my craft pads because I have not used them much in the three years that I have had them.
The Flourishes deer is stamped with navy and colored with Copic B99. As you can see, I have masked off for the moon before air brushing, and the tree before stamping the deer.

After a late night of stamping, It still took me awhile to fall asleep, of course it could not be the fact that my feet were freezing and the had windows open and the fans going. Not sure the what the temps were last night but it is only 50 degrees now.
Maybe that is why I was up before daylight to make another challenge card. This one took me quite a bit more time to design. I have trouble finding papers to match my colored designs, I will have to try picking papers first then colors for the stamps.
This card is more dependent on the embellishments to "highlight" stamped image than the last card. Not sure which one I like the best! What do you think?
Stamps:
1.Flourished Christmas, Forest of Trees
2. Summer Blossoms
Ink:
1. Night of Navy, Copic B99
2. ballet blue, burgundy
Paper:
1. classic white, night of navy
2. classic white, cranberry, Memory Box dp
Embellishments
1. none
2. ribbon, pearls, sentiment, popped up embellishment from dp cut with Spellbinder inverted circle
It was a late night and early morning, now I have to get to work!