First off I needed to know how to spell.....what better way than type it here as I was doing a post anyway that to start with did not have any thing to do with opportunity, but it is a convenient way to find my misspellings, (I am writing notes then I thought "Why not"? After all this card is very much an opportunity......
It provided me with an opportunity to "fix" a mistake...I had over re inked a stamp pad, when the ink does not immediately soak into the pad it is a good indicator that it did not need to be re inked in the first place......but I used it anyway and as a result it did not look as much like a tree as it should......... I put it aside to "ponder" what to do with it now???
As you can see I figured "what if I got my black and inked over it" The black ink pad is much dryer that my charcoal gray so it gave a very crisp black outline over the blurry soaked in gray image. I was very pleased and went about finishing the card..............until it came to the background.
I used the "background" from the Thank You Tulip set and because I did not want the same line of words at the top left and right of the charcoal grey panel, I "off set" the image by one line of words thinking it will be easy to go back and use the "bottom line' of the sentiment at the top left, and the top line at the bottom right of the grey panel. It was easy as you can see through polymer stamps so placement is a breeze...........except for the ink I had on the block which put a black smudge when I "wobbled" my acrylic block.
ALMOST DONE and I messed up again..................then I remembered how the like the look that so many of our DT and many other people use when they add distressed ink to the edges...well I was distressed all right!!! It couldn't hurt so I added more black ink along the edges all the way around.
I am more than please with the end result, but I wish I had.............
It turned out well!
I want to mention another opportunity, Flourishes has just released three new stamp sets.
Flourishes will proudly donate a portion of the proceeds of our brand new Patriotism on Parade set to the Wounded Warrior Project. It's a non-profit organization who's mission is to honor and empower wounded warriors. We believe wholeheartedly in the work they do. They have training programs to help wounded soldiers transition into the workforce. They have caregiver training focusing on PTSD. They have support groups and rehabilitative retreats that they fund. They are going above and beyond to help the men and women that went above and beyond to protect and serve. We can't wait to give back to this one of a kind charity!
You will have an opportunity to help in this worth cause and....by owning Patriotism on Parade it will allow you to participate in the BIG plans we have for this set. Stay tuned.
2 comments:
This "error" looks even better in real life and is very striking!
Well it may have been what you thought was messed up originally, but it finished up absolutely fantastic.
It's funny how one thing can lead to another when you start to try and fixed things. I'm often at that stage.
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