More On Backgrounds: Climbing Orchid

Hello there y’all!

Believe it or not, there’s an awful lot going on this project that really should have an accompanying video. I want to reconstruct this anyway to fine tune and will start filming.

One way to add subtle design to anything is tone-on-tone color. My card base is Granny Apple Green and I used the 2 large focal images from Climbing Orchid to repeat stamp onto the background with Versamark. You can also use the coordinating ink color, but I wanted more subtle to enhance the open space a bit.
I wanted to feature modifying punches to create various elements and accessories, but I’m not too thrilled about how my alleged “flower pot” turned out from the Everyday Label punch. I cut off the bottom, added Fresh Fig ink to the sides for depth, and dry embossed with Petal Pair for texture. I’m definitely on the fence, hence a second try this weekend.
The orchids are colored with Stampin’ Blends in Daffodil Delight. I like my images and sentiments to be crisp. If you look at the images on this project, they are very healthy, even after alcohol markers. I figured out how to achieve this look. I became Copic Certified about a decade ago and I’ve really been able to apply that knowledge to using the Blends and stretching out the light and dark for the everything in-between.
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper is on the left side of the image panel with Thick Whisper White Baker’s Twine.