The Blossom Challenge- Sponge Bath

Christine's challenge for this month is a "Sponge Challenge"

She is being witty and calls it "Sponge Bath". 

I think this will be fun. Most of you have sponged your backgrounds, 

so please join us in the fun. 

I would love to see your creations. 

 

I printed out the Hellebore digital stamp set as I was thinking of spring flowers 

that will soon be blooming. If you have been watching Marcella's Facebook posts lately, you can see what I mean. Her front yard or as she calls it, The Slope of Possibilities. 

After printing out my image on smooth white cardstock, I changed the black coloring lines to gray as I wanted a no-line look. Then I used my Copic markers to color up the flowers and leaves. 

These are the colors that I used. B63, B66, and B69 for the hellebores and G43, and G82 for the leaves. 

For the SPONGE part of my card, I created a mask. I simply printed the same image on copy paper and cut it out. This was the mask that I used to cover the colored flowers. That made it possible to color the background and give this card a Sponge Bath of a soft blue background. I am sure that you all have done this in the past, if not you should give it a try. 

I used Distress inks in Tumbled Glass. 

For help in using and printing out digital images, use the tutorial by Nancy Scheeds. 

It is the one that I use and it is very helpful, 

The crystals that I added were colored from the bottom with the B69 and then adhered.  Usually, I leave them clear, but in this case, they look better colored. 

Come and join Christine in this fun Challenge for this month. 

There is a prize and you can win if you enter. 

You can find the Blossom Challenge Here

Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments!