Hello All,
For today I am playing along with INKspirational. Here is my card for today, enjoy!
INKspirational: Challenge #238 - Designer's Choice - Sketch
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Hello Everyone,
Today I will be playing along with The Paper Players challenge. Here is my card for today, enjoy!
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| This stamp reminds me of the Mary Tyler Moore show. I know I am aging myself but the end of the opening song it says 'We're going to make it after all!' (Sorry for the earworm). Anyway I see her in the big city trying to find her way. That is why I picked such an encouraging sentiment. |
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| The sketchy quality from both stamps are so beautiful together. Amazingly, The girl and the NYC skyline are stamps from two differnent companies. |
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I also wanted to play on some color and line weights. The lady was stamped multiple times to create a more defined black image. Even though the skyline is one stamp I used a gradiant stamping technique to create darker lines up front and lighter lines as you move into the city. I also used color to create a sense of depth. A darker gray was used in the foreground while a light gray wash was used in the back ground. |
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Hello my CMHCD friends,
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| These die-cuts came in the mail today! I was just playing around and came up with this card. Its monochromatic'ish look is so wonderful. I originally placed the circles on plain white cardstock but it wasn't quite right. So, I went to the mink color and stamped the background using white pigment ink. It is subtle but I think it made all the difference. |
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| Shawna Standish |
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| I didn't have the correct color for the sentiment so I thought I would use two colors to make one. I used Memento Desert Sand and Flannel Gray to create mink. Well..... Mink'ish. |
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| The Rose Gold is absolutely wonderful. Layering them by alternating the colors looks so cohesive and pretty. Also, again the background stamp is perfect for the design. |
Hello Everyone,
For today I am playing along with AAA Birthday and Freshly Made Sketches. This is not my usual style but I was so inspired on YouTube watching Bibi Cameron's video on Oxide Sprayed Embossing technique. I thought I would give it a try. Here is my card for today, enjoy!
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| Bibi's video really got me inspired to try this but in a different way. I don't have Oxide spray inks and when I tried using glossy photo paper it got so sticky! I couldn't handle it. So I tried my own version with DI spray and direct application of OI on an embossing folder. |
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| I applied OI directly to the 3D embossing folder and ran it through my die-cut machine. The impression and color transfer were amazing. I could have stopped right there but no, I went farther because of Bibi. I sprayed DI directly on the embossed image using pinks and browns. I applied OI directly to the paper using the same colors. |
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| The butterfly was created using the exact same process as the card base. The circle and ferns do a good job differentiating the base from the base and object. The use of twine for the body and antenna was also from Bibi's idea. |
Full transparency: I accidentally deleted this post from its original date of May 3. I hope this doesn't cause confusion for challenges but just wanted you to know.
Thank you so much for stopping by and I do appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to spend time with me. Lots of good crafting vibes headed your way. I hope you all have a fantastic day and please stay safe and healthy.
Hello All,
Today I will be playing along with Cardz 4 Guyz. Here is my card for today, enjoy!
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| Monochromatic can be calming which I think makes a perfect color scheme for a sympathy card. |
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| I stamped the image on white pearlescent paper. The stamp naturally has shading and shadows which makes my job coloring a breeze. I took out my PrismaColor white and colored the ferns. After I was finished I stamped it again to get a sharper image. |
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| The paper had a pearlescent coating which gave it a pretty shiny finish. I thought the ink might smear but gladly, it did not. I heat set it and started coloring. |
Cardz 4 Guyz: Challenge #270- Monochromatic
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Hello All,
For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches and AAA Cards. Here is my card for today, enjoy!
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| Leave it to a girl to slay the dragon! I thought the sentiment was a bit snarky. I do enjoy a good laugh. |
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| The dragon and slayer were stamped on watercolor paper then colored in using Zig markers and an aqua pen. |
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| Look closely and you will find a castle in the background. I did this by not completely cutting through the paper. I only made an impression. Then using light blue iridescent watercolor I painted the clouds and die-cut our characters. |
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Hello All,
For today I will be playing along with Freshly Made Sketches and Less is More challenges. Here is my card for today, enjoy!
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| Our mermaid is swimming about on a watercolored ocean scene. Both the mermaid and scene were painted using pearlescent watercolors. |
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| One simple sentiment gives the mermaid a bit of a personality. Doesn't it? |
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| This picture illustrates the pearlescent watercolors. This is so shimmery and water-like in real life. So pretty. |
Less is More: #442- Sea Creatures
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