Asian Delights - Sneak Peek

I'm sharing a sneak peek at a set that will be released 

this month by Mark's Finest Papers. It is called

ASIAN DELIGHTS

The cherry blossoms and the symbol for love are from

that set. Since I can't really read this symbol, I really 

hope it is correct and doesn't say something bad. I'll have to ask

my brother in law who is Japanese if it really says love or not.

When I see Chinese symbols, I think of the people 

who get tattoos, not knowing for sure what they say or mean.

I made this card to go along with several challenges.

1. Color Combo Challenge  383 @ SCS.

2. Sketch with a twist #2 @ MFP Speedy TV

3. Swirls and Pearls Challenge #14 @ Creative Card Crew

I stamped the cherry blossom and Chinese symbol using "Cabin Fever" Adirondack ink.

I stamped them on white cardstock. The white seemed to stark, so I made myself

a glass of iced tea and took the tea bags and  pounced the bags over the flowers. That is

why it has a mottled look. I love tea bag staining. The long vertical piece was done by wrapping rubber

bands around my brayer. I used the same "Cabin Fever" ink for the rubber band stamping.

I added my swirls by embossing another tea stained piece of cardstock. 

The little pearls were pearl beads that I glued onto the flowers.

The sketch with a twist challenge was to use 3 patterned papers. I used a light pink patterned paper

a raspberry patterned paper and the rubber band "handmade" patterned paper.

I don't usually have brown thread to stitch with on my cards, but I had

brown thread in my sewing machine because a project

that I was doing for a friend.(I was actually using my sewing machine to

sew on fabric.) It has been a long time since I've sewn anything but paper! LOL.