Eucalyptus

 I felt like doing a little ink blending, so pulled out five Distress Oxide inks and tried blending on watercolour paper - worked beautifully.

I pulled out the Eucalyptus die from The Greetery and cut it from my panel - you may see the negative used on something, it's very pretty.

Before die cutting, I spattered my panel with water, and both Villainous Potion and White ink - which gave a really great effect.  I mounted it on a white panel cut with The Greetery's Nordic Frames die that was popped up with foam adhesive.  The sentiment is in brushed gold, and is by Studio Light.

Allie's card

 I always want to make something special for my niece whom I share my crafting passion with, when it's her birthday!  It's an all-diecut card this year - with my new Eucalyptus and Citrus Slice dies from The Greetery, with a whole bunch of ink blending to add some interest, and ink spatters in blue, black and gold.  It needed a little something more, so I tucked some pine boughs that I had on my desk in behind.  I adhered it all to a desert sand piece of cardstock that I added a little Speckled Egg to, and tied some twine around the stems.  Happy Birthday, Allie!