Birthday Silhouette

 I create the background for this card first.  It took a while for me to decide what to do with it, and decided that a silhouette would be perfect.  Here is the card I made:

I used the following to make the card:

• Distress Oxide - Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch
• Gina K - Wild Blossoms
• Gina K - You Make Me Happy
• Gina K - Obsidian Ink

To make the card, I used the Distress Oxide Inks to create the background.  I decided to try blending with my blender brushes, and they worked great with the Distress Oxide ink.  The ink blended so easily.

I stamped the flowers and sentiment with obsidian ink.  The entire panel was trimmed and matted with black.  The entire piece was added to the card base to complete the card.

Vanilla Arts Nevermore Manor Halloween Cards

 I took another fun Vanilla Arts class, Nevermore Manor.  And here is my completed image:

I thought that the image would make great Halloween cards, so I scanned the image, cropped it, and lightened it (the original was too dark when printed). These were matted and added to the card bases to complete the cards.