Batik Inspired Card

When I was young, I lived in a place where batik was in abundance.  I used to enjoy visits to places where batiks were created in the old fashioned way - everything was hand-drawn, coloured and processed.  Today batiks have evolved with more modern designs and probably manufactured in modern facilities.

Here is a picture of what today's batik looks like:

Here's my card inspired by the designs above:

First, I stamped the Dots background onto a piece of white cardstock.  Then I stamped the flower with Versamark and clear heat embossed it.  To add colour, I sponged various Distress Inks on the cardstock and dusted some Perfect Pearls on it to give it a hint of shimmer.  I then set the Perfect Pearls by spritzing some water and heat set it.  For the sentiment, I stamped only part of it, leaving out the word "special" as it couldn't fit inside the frame.

Have you seen Virginia's blog?  She is giving away some Hero Arts stamps, and you can enter to be in the draw for some gorgeous stamps.

Lastly, since I'm sharing all Hero Arts today, here is another card made a little while ago with the Watercolour technique shown by Shari Caroll.

Have a good week!

First Card

Stamps : Hero Arts CG298 Life of the Party Dots, CL499 Special Note of Thanks (sentiment), CL509 Luscious Frames (frame), CL510 Sweet Threads Labels (flower)

Paper : PTI Cardstock

Inks : Memento Rich Cocoa, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Inks Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade

Other : i-rock clear crystals, twine, button

Second Card

Stamps : CG125 Friend Definition (background), CL496 Layered Flowers, CL497 Find Joy (sentiment)
Paper : PTI cardstock
Watercolouring : Distress Inks Victorian Velvet, Scattered Straw, Spun Sugar, Spiced Marmalade, Worn Lipstick & Perfect Pearls Grape Fizz & Pink Gumball
Ink : Versafine Onyx Black

Other : Zva Creative pearls