Summertime at Four Seasons Challenge with a Pink Hibiscus

Hello and welcome! Another new month is here and that means it's the start of a new challenge at the Four Seasons challenge blog and it's time to switch from spring to summer. We have fun new mood board to inspire you but as always it is optional and you may share any of your new summer makes up to a total of 3. 

I was inspired by the top right image and actually my first idea was to use a set of flip flop stamps but I couldn't get the design to look like a "me" card. Or maybe it is because I am probably the only person on earth who cannot walk in flip flops LOL, it's true but I have never in my life owned a pair and never will. Too much work to keep them on my feet!!

Anyway, after leaving my flip flop card pieces overnight, I decided the next day that it wasn't worth the struggle anymore so instead I remembered this pretty Hibiscus stamp I purchased from a recent eBay lot and I used the colors from that image. This card is so much more my style than the flip flop card I tried to come up with. 

The stamp is Penny Black's Florescene.

I started by masking the edges with washi tape, spritzed the paper lightly with water then added color with distress ink (peacock feathers) and a paint brush. Removed the washi tape and then stamped the flower. I colored the image using Distress inks as well as Zig Clean Color brush markers. I did stamp the large blossom again on scrap paper and fussy cut after coloring. I selected the sentiment from the Penny Black set Blooming Sentiments and thought my music background stamp would be a good choice so there are a few music notes on the background if you look closely. The music notes are part of a large background stamp by Hero Arts (old) but I used only small parts of it. As it is cling mounted I was able to stamp the music notes at random without much trouble. I thought the card needed something else so I did some paper piercing around the inked square and added stickles glitter to the stamen. 

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I plan to link up here:

• Ally's Angels - AG
• A Perfect Time To Craft - AG
• Beautiful Blossoms - AG
• DL.Art Linky Challenge - AG
• Fab n Funky - Square
• Krafty Chicks - All Occasions
• Penny Black Saturday Challenge - PB Stamps
• Stamping Sensations - AG
• The Creative Crafters - AG
• Word Art Wednesdays - AG

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