Flamingos and Wild Grass

Hello again my crafty and creative friends!

June is here....so let's enjoy a little bit Summer card making with today's card!

Blue Knight Rubber Stamps FLAMINGO and WILD GRASS stamp set is perfect for quick and easy Summery silhouette style card making!

I kept today's card making super simple...
I began by stamping the large stamp from this set (the wild grass and landscape/beach image) with green ink using a stamp positioning tool.
After stamping, I left the stamp in it's position in the tool.

Next, I used a second stamp positioning tool to position and stamp the flamingos.
Again...after stamping the flamingos, I left the stamp...in position...in the tool.

I added a sunny background with PanPastels....blending orange, red, magenta and yellow in the center to define the sun.
I added some yellow and orange PanPastel color blending to complete the sky area of this image.

After the sky was complete....I returned the image piece to the stamp positioning tools...Re-stamping the wild grass piece a few times to get a solid silhouette image (the wild grass)
This will most likely take 2...3...4 re-stampings...as most silhouette images do
Silhouettes should always be solid....no spots or light areas of ink showing.
I then did the restamping of the flamingos...again...re-stamping multiple times, until the flamingo images looked spot free...with dense solid black color.

After the re-stamping was complete....I sealed the image with a light misting of Nexxus Comb Thru hairspray (sealing is necessary when using PanPastels, to avoid smudging)

I chose card stock colors (green and black) that complemented the colored image.
Finally, I assembled the card, positioning the matted image piece with fun foam for added dimension.

This card comes together in a flash.
Using PanPastels makes the coloring super speedy and simple.
Distress inks (Original or Oxide) will also work well for blending the sun and sky)

I hope that this card inspires you to create a card of your own today that includes some color blending.

You can find today's featured stamp HERE, at the Blue Knight Rubber Stamps web store

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Thanks for stopping by today!
Wishing you a creative joy!
Michelle.