Morning Asters Birthday

 I've been playing with my new stuff from the weekend and my new Altenew stamps and dies that arrived mid last week.   I've got a family birthday coming up this weekend so combined the floral stamp and die with a technique I learnt at SENZ craft show.

The background panel was made using the chipboard panel I bought.  It comes all combined and can be cut up.  Before that, I used it to make the panel.  I started by adding Distress oxide inks to watercolour paper.  One was Cracked Pistachio and the other piece inked in Peacock Feathers.  I spritzed one of the panels added the chipboard panel and laid the other inked piece face down and ran the lot through my die cut machine.   I darker colour smooshes on the other one and where the chipboard was stays paler.  And the bonus is that the chipboard has beautiful colour on it and can be cut up and used.    While that was drying, I stamped the Altenew Build a Garden Morning Asters and used the matching stencils.  I didn't use all the layers of the stencils, leaving some white spaces. I used ink still on my blending brushes so softer colours.  Cut with the matching die and added to the base.  The sentiment is a pre-printed sentiment from Creative Expressions Everyday Wordies.   

I've done another double panel with this technique - using Chipped Sapphire and Cracked Pistachio.  So lots of panels to use.

Got to visit with Grace and Florence on Sunday.