The Oriental Iris is stamped on pearl gloss card stock [Marco's], with Brilliance Graphite and left to dry.
Areas of detail are highlighted with The Ultimate Glitter Gel Pen [American Crafts], in purple, blue, and deep green. Instead of stroking the pen over the areas to be covered, I simply let the ink drizzle out in a puddle and then spread it with the nib, so as not to scar the cardstock. Some areas are spotted with DecoArts Champagne Gold.
To my surprise, the gel ink never dried, even after three days sitting, so I sprinkled the card with clear embossing powder to see what would happen and was amazed at how the colors just popped off the card.
It appears as though the colors are set in glass bubbles! Beautiful!
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