The Impression Obsession challenge found here :
http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2013/01/its-your-choice-challenge-and.html is an " It's Your Choice" challenge, which for me means, yet another IO Gary Robertson lighthouse stamp ( H1876). This is the first time using both this stamp and doing a frame type card. Nina showed how to do this type of card on the CropChocolate blog a while back and I thought it would be perfect for this image. I did a mock up of the card first because I found it a bit confusing, but after that it made sense to me. I also used the "I wish for you" stamp from a clear IO set (CL227) that I won from Daniella Dobson an IO DT member.
What you can't see in the photo, is that I covered the water area of the image with watered down Diamond Glaze for a subtle wet look, and the clouds have some Tim Holtz Rock Candy stickles thinly applied. I wish I had Flower Soft, but I don't, so I sprayed a bit of beige flocking with green Glimmer Mist and used that to add some texture to the grasses. The paper is MME Miss Caroline, which I love to use with all my IO Gary Robertson stamps. The red polka dot is MME Stella&Rose.
I'm an East Coast girl, but the shells were sent to me from South Padre Island, Texas.
Thanks for looking !
I may not be able to see the Diamond Glaze and the Stickles, but the whole card is just beautiful! Talk about uses of texture and space. How lovely, Shona! Thank you for playing and good luck in the drawing too! Hope you join us for the blog hop this week too!
ReplyDeleteHi Shona, your card is beautiful ! Great work with your colouring and I love colour choice.
ReplyDeleteThe frame card is superb, as to the Gary Robertson designs...keep them coming I love them too !Can't believ you managed to color flock !
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card - wonderfully colored and the frame just tops it off perfectly.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog name BTW - course mine would have to be dog and cat hair :) Cat on the table next to me(showing me how to arrange the layout) and puppy keeping my feet warm :)
Very pretty..love the colors, so pretty and happy!! Thank you for visiting my blog...you asked about the paper, it is Dear Lizzy Neapolitan....good luck with the challenge!!
ReplyDeleteSo creative--a wonderful card!
ReplyDeleteGreat card! The frame you created looks awesome. Love the shells and your coloring is great. Also love that you added all of the texture. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteKatie B.
beautifully framed and i love the vivid colours. congratulations on being a lucky winner!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Shona! That's one gorgeous stamp and you did it justice with a beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Kristi
This is Beautiful! Thanks for playing in the challenge with us at IOstamps!
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