I used the Dreamweavers Umbrella stencil. I first used a rubber brayer to add black ink to the stencil and then pressed my cardstock directly on the stencil to create the outlines. I had expected the color to be more even, but the ink kind of beads up on the stencil, which turned out to be a really neat effect.
The entire piece was then sprayed with Plum Poppy Mister Huey's mist, concentrating the mist in the lower right corner. I like that it does give the effect of rain as you move away from that bottom corner.
For the trim, I added started with black grosgrain ribbon. Grosgrain is one of my favorites, it's kind of that all purpose ribbon that works for almost everything. A little trick, grosgrain is a great buy even if you don't particularly like the pattern, you can always turn it over and use the solid side, like I did here. I layered two pieces of sheer ribbon over the grosgrain, overlapping them to get a second layer of color/depth.
The sentiment is one of my favorite Verve Plain Janes, and I finished it off with some My Mind's Eye All is Bright gems.
I'm also going to be linking this card up at Dreamweaver's for their April challenge: clouds, showers, and mists as well as The Paper Girls Challenge: April Showers Bring May Flowers.
Be sure to head over to the RCC Blog to check out some more great projects, and link up one of your own - there's a Ribbon Carousel at stake!
Supplies Used
Paper/Cardstock: CTMH - White Daisy and Black
Stamps: Verve - Everything is going to be Okay Plain Jane
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; CTMH - Black
Other: Dreamweavers - Umbrella stencil; Speedball - Rubber Brayer; Studio Calico Mister Huey's - Plum Poppy; Teresa Collins - Welcome Home Trim Pack; American Crafts - Sheer Ribbon; Tombow - Mono and Vellum Adhesive; My Mind's Eye - Merry and Bright Faceted Gems
