Encre, papier, ciseaux: Ray of Light in a Gloomy Day

When I saw the inspiration piece from Fusion challenge called Paris Rain, I immediately saw the Beautiful You stamp set. I hadn't inked the lady with her umbrella stamp set so it was a perfect time to do so. I wanted a pop of colour against grey and black, so to pick colours, I went to my ColourQ combo list since I know they've done black + white + a pop of colour many times in the past. I found combo #250, which called for picking either all five colours or one of them. I thought the colors were lovely, so I used all five to watercolor my image. I also used one of the watercolor wash images from the stamp set to stamp behind the black sentiment. Both the sentiment and the image were embossed in black to make the contrast sharper. Because the inspiration image is in Paris with the Eiffel Tower, I used the En Français background stamp for the card base as a little reference to the original image. My sentiment is also in French and reads, "Wishing you brighter days ahead." I was asked for new sympathy cards, so this will be part of the bunch. I found a Calypso Coral ombre ribbon in the Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment kit, and some sequins that I glued randomly to simulate rain. The main panel was created with Shimmery White cardstock, and I also splattered some Clear Wink of Stella over the image by tapping the brush on the side of my left hand. The splatters really look like falling rain. The panel was added to the card base using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Colour Combo: Basic Black + Whisper White + Calypso Coral + Pear Pizzazz +
Pool Party + So Saffron + Peekaboo Peach

Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Resplendissante (Beautiful You), En Français
Cardstock: Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Shimmery White
Ink: VersaMark, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, So Saffron, Peekaboo Peach, Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate
Accessories: Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit, Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, Stampin' Dimensionals,
White Medium Envelope, Clear Wink of Stella Brush