NaylorMade

This week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog , the theme is "Create your own back round" and if you happen to have some Faber Castell Gelatos on hand, go ahead and use those too!  Lucky for me I recently ordered some from Blitsy and now have a good excuse to put them to use! I've been wanting to use Gelatos before this project but had yet to be inspired.  After a lot of searching on different Gelato techniques, I made this card.   The great thing about using Gelatos is their ability to blend with water.  I used watercolor paper with Gelatos to blend the color along with a stencil for the flower accent.  I needed a card to give to my Mother in Law for her birthday and this one fulfilled the request. I hope to work with my Gelatos more in watercolor techniques to create fun and interesting back rounds for my cards and artwork.

I've been a fan of MFT for years now.  I've often admired all the great inspiration their blog requires yet, for some odd reason, I've never participated...until now. I have a ton of their products.  Dies mostly but I've acquired a good amount of stamps to go along with those dies.  I have yet to buy their inks but I've coveted them.  It seems odd that I've somehow found this card to be "the one" that is privy enough for a challenge entry. I don't know what the hell is wrong with me, I could've, should've, have...done better.  It's all in the timing though, right?  I've got time now, so.... This is the card I made with inspiration from Get Sketchy Card #192 My daughter had a birthday party to go to this weekend so I made this card utilizing the sketch.  I like it enough.  More importantly...will they?