Gel Press Background Using Nuvo Shimmer Powder
The flowers for these cards were made using Altenew's Build-A-Flower: Lavender. This set seems to be retired, but I think this card would also work for Build-A-Flower: Hyacinth or Build-A-Flower: Snapdragon . I used Enchanted Garden and Shades of Purple Ink Sets . I do not remember the exact greens I used for the stem but they are also Altenew Inks . The card front is made using Strathmore Watercolor Paper . To create the background, I used a hexagon shaped gel press and placed it in my MISTI . I then put Nuvo Shimmer Powder on the gel press and sprayed it with water using a Distress Sprayer from Tim Holtz . For the darker purple card, I used Falling Leaves and Violet Brocade . For the lighter purple card, I used Falling Leaves and Lilac Waterfall . I then stamped this onto a card front that I had cut using Tim Holtz Deckle Edge Trimmer down to 4x5.25". Using the purple color of the Nuvo Shimmer Powder, I put down some extra powder into a palette and mixed it with water....