MIKKI'S FLOWERS -- Flat and 3D

 Today's post starts with a greeting card; it's made with one of my April 11-launched stencils -- Mikki's Flowers Stencil (6" x 6") ....

Above:  This white-on-blue card was quick and easy to make.  I started with a 5.75" x 5.75" greeting card blank from JAMPaper.com.  (These cards have a metallic finish and come in several colors.)  With masking tape, I secured the stencil to the card.  Next, I loaded a sponge brayer with heavy-body Golden Titanium White acrylic paint, rolled the brayer over the stencil, and lifted it.  Once the paint had dried, I used glitter glue to subtly highlight each of the blooms. 

Today's next two greeting cards were also made with Mikki's Flowers Stencil but, instead of white paint, I used light modeling paste.

I could have tinted the paste with acrylic paints before using it.  This time, however, I decided to use the paste straight from the jar.  This gave me raised (3D) prints.

I cleaned my stencil immediately after using the modeling paste, since paste is a dimensional medium that can clog stencil openings if allowed to dry on the stencil.

After the paste-prints had hardened on my two greeting cards, I used blending chalks (similar to Pan Pastels) to highlight the blooms and their stems on one of the cards --

And on the other card (below), I used watercolor pencils.  After applying the pencils, I went over the flowers and stems with a very small brush dipped into water....

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