Time Well Spent

The only stamp set I used on this card was Time Well Spent by SU... I have really had a hard time taking to this set, but I wanted to try a technique I've seen over and over again... I colored the images with colored pencils (no special ones... just borrowed 'em from my kids) and then blended the color using a blending stub & some baby oil. I am so excited about this technique... it's so easy and makes the color SO much more even! You can even add dimension with color shading (darker & lighter)... I am pleased. I cut out the orange butterfly and the large flower... everything else is stamped directly to the paper. I used my Black Stazon ink to stamp the images b/c I didn't know if the baby oil would smear the ink or not. I also hand-drew the "flight-lines" for the butterflies... I just love to doodle & the card seemed so plain before I added those lines. Hope you enjoy... I'm trying to get back into the swing of things... and (hopefully), I'll be posting more often than I have been lately. My mouth is healing after surgery quite well... thank you all for your well wishes... God Bless... I'll be back soon! Have a STAMPTASTIC day!

Cheers!
~Sara