Mountain & Mistake

Those are the words for the latest Craft Barn challenge. I chose my quote first and wondered how I could illustrate the word Mistake. I toyed with the idea of doing a few ink splats when it struck me how odd it would be to make a deliberate "mistake" when left to my own devices I make them naturally! I decided to leave that in fate's hands and set about choosing my stamps.

I just had to use my new 3 steps rose stamp set, but 3 steps means a lot more time spent taking the stamps on and off the acrylic block, inking, cleaning etc... To make it worthwhile I organised a production line to get some extras roses for later projects. By the time I'd finished that... I was all spent and I thought the roses thrown over the white card looked great just like that and more wouldn't necessary be better.
So... CAS then, just as well since this is the challenge at Artful Times.

On a practical note, because I didn't have enough shades of red to get the best results with the rose, I mixed my inks directly on the stamp with a Cut & Dry foam, light ink first then darker ink on top (sparingly) them soften with foam.

Where is the mistake I hear you ask? As expected, I provided several with no help... The right hand rose is quite a bit off in the third stamping (the darker shade) and as I took the photo of the finished page I didn't notice the small square of foam pad release paper clinging to a leaf, but I bet you can find more if you look!

I am also entering the Artistic Stamper and My Mum's Craft Shop challenges.

Thanks for coming by,