Stamp Off Quiet Meadow with Blending

Greetings crafty friends.  Today, Susan, Buffy and I are

enjoying a Technique Challenge.

I am so happy that SU has added Blending Brushes (page 129)

to their product line.  They are so much better than sponges, at

adding layers of ink, right where you want them.  I feel that

it is a "technique" because you can create ombre effects,

or use simple stamping over shading that you have created,

as I have done in this example.

For this card,

I blended some Crumb Cake on Basic White, building

until I had just a bit of white showing.   Then I stamped the

flowers from the Quiet Meadow Stamp set (page 110),

using Early Espresso ink.   The sentiment comes from the

same set.  I added a few "splotches" of craft ink over the 

flowers, to add interest.   

The image layer and one behind were cut out 

with the Stitched Rectangles dies on page 165.  I ran the card base

thru the (retired) Subtles Embossing Folder.  Lastly, I added

a couple of Genial Gems (page 142) for some sparkle.

I know that this card is really stripped down, but I 

wanted to emphasize the blending brushes.  This is a fast

card, but the recipient will likely find it elegant.

Thanks for stopping and please pop on over to 

Buffy and Susan's blogs, to see their technique cards!