Monday, April 11, 2016

Acrylic Flower

Hello Everyone,

For today I am playing along with multiple challenges with one card. I am playing along with Freshly Made Sketches, Seize the Birthday, CAS on Sunday and Color Throwdown. Here is my design for today, enjoy.


A simple ombre line balances the design of the card.
Stenciled the flowers using acrylic paint to go over the ombre black panel
The black diagonal panel was masked off and then sponged
to create an ombre effect.

Added just a bit of dimension by popping up the 'happy' sentiment.

Challenges Entering:







Today the sun is out and all is bright showing signs that Spring is in the air. Which is good because this card is loaded with color and yet, I believe, still has that CAS feel.. Acrylic paint was used for stenciling because I couldn't think of any other medium that would cover black. Nevertheless, I think it was a good choice for the black accent because it allows the color from the flower to pop! 

Well that should do it for me.. I do hope you enjoyed your visit and want to thank all of you who have commented on my previous posts.. It lets me know I may be on the right track.. Now I must be off to clean my craft table. It looks like a bomb went off.. 

All the best,
Shawna

15 comments:

Mac Mable said...

I would never have thought to use acrylics through a stencil, so thank you for the inspiration. I love learning new Technics x The colours you've chosen are so perfect, as is your layout. Colouring embossing paste would have covered it too but you've always got to be careful what re-acts to what, as I am sure you know but I am loving the acrylics...will be trying that next, thank you x

Narelle Farrugia said...

Oh this is just lovely! I love how you've stamped your flowers over the grey panel and the black sentiment just sets off your card. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Karren said...

This is such a clever take on the sketch! Love those stenciled flowers and how you've put the focus into one place on the card. Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

Jen Mitchell said...

What a stunner this is! The colors of the flowers are so vibrant and I love how they look with the black ombre background. Thanks for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

Rosemary said...

Your card is stunning!! It has winner written all over it!!

Suchi said...

Absolutely stunning take on the sketch Shawna! Beautiful card! :)Suchi xx

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

Gorgeous card!

Rosemary said...

YAY!! I was right... congrats on your win at FMS!!

Ashwini Rao said...

What an absolutely stunning card!! Love your use of the stencil - very very well thought of! :)

maria f. said...

Such a cool card - congrats on your win!

Barb said...

Fabulous card Shawna, Congratulations a much deserved win. Love the use of the acrylics over the black.

Kelly S. said...

This is a GORGEOUS card! I was wondering how you got those beautiful colors over the black! I thought it was stamping on acrylic paper...but stenciling is GENIUS! So striking!!

Mac Mable said...

Congratulations on the win, I absolutely love this card and the techniques you've used. Very Well deserved x

Jodene said...

What a fantastic card! I love the use of the paints to create those stunning flowers. Thanks for playing along with us at Seize The Birthday :)

A splash of color said...

Your card is beautiful. So creative to use acrylic paint so that you could get the coverage over the dark panel. I love it.

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