Hi Everyone – Happy Monday.
It was my DH's birthday a week or so ago. He's not really into the traditional "guy" things…. well… unless you count fast, red sports cars with names like Ferrari, Masserati or Lamborghini. As I couldn't find a stamp that depicted those, I decided to do something a little different. He's always been attracted to Asian art with simple clean lines. I got the Asian Artistry set as a Stampin' Up! hostess set and thought that this particular image would work really well for the birthday card. I stamped the image on Shimmery White card stock using StazOn. I then water colored the bird in red classic ink. To mimic some of the Japanese ink drawings, I color washed the image with Going Grey ink. I left the sentiment simple, and made it a part of the central image. A little velvet ribbon finished it off.
I loved the black and white imagery, with just a hint of red and was pleased with the overall simplicity of the card. Luckily he loved it 🙂
Card stock – A2 (vertical):
Shimmery White, Basic Black
Ink:
StazOn, Real Red, Going Grey
Ribbon:
Black Velvet
Stamps:
Asian Artistry, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Jaydee tip: to soften the edges of the StazOn ink, I washed it with Going Grey using an Aqua Painter, almost as soon as it had been stamped. This allowed me to get a slightly softer edge than is normal with StazOn and I felt it was more reminiscent of the Japanese ink paintings. Also, keeping the sentiment as part of the central stamped image, added to the clean and simple feel.
On the personal front….. I'm still having some problems with my neck, but the range of movement is coming back. I'm weaning myself off the pills and I know it's going to take a couple of days for them to work their way through my system. I still have many new toys to play with and can't wait until the next couple of days are over and my mind is back to it's normal self. Mind you… there are those of my friends who would say that my mind has never been anything close to "normal" 🙂
As always, thank you for spending time in my little area of the stamping blogosphere. Your visit is much appreciated.
Peace and hugs
Jaydee
