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It has a tremendous amount of detail and is not deeply etched so it's a bit of a struggle to get an impression that's satisfactory.
This time I used a really bizarre inking method that worked rather well. Surprise, surprise.
I applied thick watercolor using a brush and let it dry then stamped over that layer with black dye ink. Then I lightly spritzed it with water and stamped onto my paper surface.
The paper border was made with one of the most useful stamps I own and if I had to pick a favorite from my collection this would be it because it's so versatile. It's from Tim Holtz and is part of the Visual Artistry Lost and Found stamp set.
The text is Idea-ology chit-chat and the dots are Ranger Liquid Pearls.
I made this card for my bestie Thelma who's got a milestone birthday on the horizon and I'm linking to Simon's Monday blog challenge where this week's theme is use a stamp.
I must give a special shout-out to all the Design Team members who really rocked their creations this week. It was very inspiring!