Relentless Rain
Welcome to my fortnightly Design Team post for the Visible Image blog. My creative juices have been a bit stagnant the past couple of weeks as I’ve been suffering with a nasty cold that properly floored me. The weather hasn’t cheered me up any either as we’ve had so many storms and seeming endless rain so, I decided to turn that negative into a positive and use the rain as the inspiration for my cards this week. I used the Sparkle In The Rain stamp set and Heavy Rain stencil - both of which are in the Black Friday sale to pop over there quick for an absolute bargain! To begin, I made background panels for DL sized cards using watercolour paper and various Distress Inks. I wanted to try a couple of different colour schemes and blended Pumice Stone for the clouds/ground on both and Weathered Wood, Stormy Skies, Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire for the blue panel and Victorian Velvet, Seedless Preserves and Dusty Concord for the purple one. Next, ...