Just Us Girls #240 - Technique

Sue V. is our hostess this week at Just Us Girls with a fun technique challenge called Kissing.   I have added a quick video for you, if you haven't tried this before.

Here's my card

I used two coordinating stamps sets from PTI called Delightful Dahlia & Delightful Dahlia Additions.  The Delightful Dahlia Additions stamps are solid stamps and they work in a three step process.  Instead of stamping all three separately onto the paper, I inked the first stamp with Memento Cantaloupe ink, then inked the second stamp with Memento Tangelo ink and "kissed" it to the first stamp.  I inked the third stamp with Memento Lady Bug ink and "kissed" it to the first stamp.  I huffed over the stamp to reactivate any dried ink and then stamped.  It gave me this wonderful mottled color.  I used the Delightful Dahlia set which is a line stamp and stamped the top with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  I followed the same process to do the leaves using Memento Pistachio & Bamboo Leaves ink.  The patterned paper is from Gina K. Designs Spring Parade pack.  I cut a circle using Lil' Inkers Stitched Circles, stamped the greeting using GKD Black Onyx ink, attached the leaves and popped up the flowers.  I, also, added three MME enamel dots.

PTI Delightful Dahlia & Delightful Dahlia Additions

GKD Spring Parade patterned paper

Memento Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Lady Bug, Pistachio, Bamboo Leaves & Tuxedo Black ink

MME Enamel dots

Lil' Inkers Stitched Circles

Please check out the Just Us Girls page to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Barbara, have created this week using this fun technique.  I hope you will be inspired and want to play along!

Just a reminder:  If you are a winner in any of our May challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the July challenges.