One-layer card with White Cap Peonies layering stencils

Hello!

Thank you for stopping by. Recently I created this card as part of the Altenew Educators' Something Blue video hop - my very first YouTube hop! 

The theme for this video hop was SOMETHING BLUE and was all about celebrating the versatility and beauty of blue in cardmaking 🩵

I often use blue as the main color for my flowers. This time I wanted to switch things around and make stem and foliage blue instead - and also add a blue shade as the final layer on the flowers.

The stencils I use for this card is the Altenew Stencil Art: White Cap Peonies. I started out with the first stencil and the lightest colors in the Nature's Wonders and Delectable Delights ink color families. For the second and third layers i went for the darker tones. 

Ink blending with layering stencils is a blast! With the Mini Blending Brushes from Altenew you have the perfect balance between getting even coloring and controlling the ink in smaller areas.

I used an Altenew Sticky Mat when working with the layering stencils. They have great stick and makes the best surface for this kind of work.

For the last layer of the flowers I made a twist. Instead of adding the darkest colors in the color families I was using I went for a deep blue color from Tranquility ink color familiy. I love how this gives both interest and contrast to the flowers. 

It also ties the design together as I used the same colors for the stem and leaves.

For my sentiment I die cut 'Hello' twice from an older Altenew die and adhered the white die cut on top of the light blue - just a little bit off. The sentiment strip below it I ink blended in the same blue color as the stem and the text was heat embossed in white. 

Finally I added some light blue splatters and some matching enamel dots. 

I hope you enjoyed my card! The hop video is availiable  in my new YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/dgm3oTl8vPs

Thank you so much for visiting!

Berit

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