Music Expressions–Catered Crop Recipe Swap

Welcome to another Catered Crop Recipe Swap! Linda has another FUN challenge for us, and here’s what she says about it, in her own words: “This challenge is all about the music. And in honor of the many ways to express yourself in song, feel free to interpret this challenge any way you like . . . include musical symbols and icons or instruments or your favorite song lyrics. I can’t wait to see what beautiful music you make.”

As always, she has some inspiration to get you started: Music Expressions.

I am really having fun doing watercolor backgrounds so I decided to do another one for this card. I started with a Sweet Tooth card stock base then started to work on some Ranger water color paper. I love it because it’s pure white and has a rough side and a smooth side that takes stamping really well. So, I stamped MFT’s Sheet Music Background on the smooth side with Steel Gray ink and commenced to water color. I spritzed my paper first, then, with a wide water brush, started applying ink from Pink Lemonade refill, Grapesicle refill, and Berrylicious refill. I let it run and blend, but not so much as to get muddy. When I got it like I wanted, I used my heat tool to gently dry the ink, then adhered it to a silver glitter card stock layer, tied around some silver cord and popped it up on the card base. Next, from Sweet Tooth card stock, I cut out a Pierced Oval STAX Die-namics and stamped the sentiment, from LJD Beautiful Baby, with Steel gray ink. I matted it with more silver glitter paper then finished off with some glittery stars, cut from Sun, Moon, & Stars Die-namics and Scattered Stars Die-namics.

Another sentiment from the set was stamped on the inside on another set of ovals and with a few more stars as accents.




And there you have it—vellum is back and we’re embracing it!Thanks so much for stopping by—hope to see you playing along with the vellum challenge!

~Supplies~
Stamps: Sheet Music Background, LJD Beautiful Baby (MFT)
Ink: Steel Gray ink, Berrylicious refill, Grapesicle refill, Pink Lemonade refill (MFT)
Paper: Sweet Tooth card stock (MFT); silver glitter paper
Accessories/tools: Vagabond; Pierced Oval STAX Die-namics, Oval STAX Die-namics, Sun, Moon, & STARS Die-namics, Scattered Stars Die-namics (MFT); silver cord, foam tape