Ex Liberis birthday

Ex libris - meaning " from the books of" or "from the library of" .

This stamp has such a beautiful vintage style. It's a background stamp that looks like an old bound book and would look so nice on a notebook cover or ..as a birthday card.

The colour of this card is Rich Razzleberry, here it is in different light, better?

We made one like this at our Friday Card class. With a touch of watercolour painting over the night of Navy ink and a few dimensionals it has a very rich and elegant look.

And here is the Card Recipe:

Stamp sets: Ex Liberis background stamp,

Flower shop, Petite Pansy, hostess Simply Sketched.

Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, whisper White.

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy.

Tools: Decorative label punch, Pansy Punch

Petite Petal Punch.

Rhinestone jewels, aqua painter.

And then for a deeper darker look I stamped directly onto the Razzleberry card base, added some night of navy and silver decorative labels... A different look completely.

 A bit of watercolouring can be very relaxing and makes the little bird and pansy pop up off the page with the help of a dimensional or two.