Altenew Academy: Beautiful Details

Hello!  I just finished the Altenew Academy Class "Beautiful Details".  I have to say our instructor, Marika Rahtu, is quite the artist and her cards are amazing!  Marika taught us that adding details can elevate our cards.

My style is more colorful and bold, but I incorporated several of her suggestions into my card.

Details I added to make this card special:

• I love ink blending so I ink blended a complimentary background.  I reversed the colors from the floral images so I started blending from the bottom right in yellow (top flower) then added 5 other colors so that I finished with purple to get the gradient that I wanted.  I laid down a lot of ink and think this gives a bold and cohesive look to the card.  
• I masked the left side (1") of the card to give contrast to the bold colors.
• I used foam adhesive to give dimension to the focal point.
• I added some shimmer pen to the flowers for a bit of subtle shine.

This Altenew Weekend Doodles stamp and die bundle may be my favorite set from Altenew.  I Copic colored the blooms and arranged them where the ink blending meets the white edge. 

I am also playing along with:

 Festive Friday FF0064.  I've used  pink, a sweet sentiment, die cuts and colored my card for "summer fun".

Little Red Wagon #560 Give Us Your Background  I used loads of distress ink to make this bold background.  

UPDATE:  I am so please that this card was chosen as a Festive Friday Fave!

Karen