So Grateful for The Flower Challenge

Hello and welcome!  It's a new month and The Flower Challenge is ready with a new challenge for you.  This month we are focusing on background stamping, using flowers for the main images, as always.

The Flower Challenge

For my card, I used a background stamp from a Hero Arts My Monthly Kit from last year at this time.

The kit came with the stamp plus a matching stencil set and some dies for specific images.  I stamped the image on white with Versamark Clair Nocturne pigment ink.  After the ink dried I used the stencil with Altenew inks in the colors Chamomile, Snapdragon, Marigold, Lime, Fresh Leaf and Deep Iris.  I wanted all the images to pop a bit more, so I used a BG000 Copic marker to color the background and used Y15 and Y11 markers to color the bees since the stencils only colored the flowers and leaves.

Next I made a shaped card using the largest Simon Says Stamp Chunky A2 Scallop Rectangle die.  Two panels of #110 Neenah Solar White were die cut, then I scored one towards the top to create a hinge and adhered them together above the score line.  The floral panel was trimmed down, mounted on a slightly larger black panel, then adhered directly to the card base.  Before securing the die cut sentiment (from Altenew's Essentials Sentiment Strips dies), I painted the wings of the bees with a Tonic Nuvo aqua shimmer pen.  The last thing to do was to add just a few clear sequins.

Okay, so now it's over to YOU!  Dust off those neglected floral background stamps or maybe just use a repetitive pattern with a single stamp.  Either way, we'd love to see you in the gallery this month!  Do be sure to pop over to the challenge blog - the team has some beautiful inspiration awaiting you!

Take care!

Stef