It turns out that both Impression Obsession and Simon Says Stamp are hosting a "Blue" challenge. I just got my SSS order and in was the lovely IO Floral Lace Heart die, so it seemed appropriate to use it for this challenge.
I used heavy watercolour paper and embossed the die into it. I covered that area with gesso so it would resist the Dylusions Ink sprays. I mixed a tiny bit of ink, water and Perfect Pearls to paint over the gessoed area. I die cut the floral heart and painted on Dylusions inks and Perfect Pearls in white and blue, and glued it on top. I wanted one of those effects that doesn't show up well in photos ! :D
I printed the sentiment I wanted on the computer using a typewriter font. The base card stock is silver and I used a silver ribbon to tie around the card.
Here's a close up of the shiny part!
You can find the IO challenge here:
http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2014/01/new-impression-obsession-challenge-blue.html
The Simon Says Stamp Monday challende is found here:
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/challenge-blues/
Beauty in Blue! This is a great card, Shona! I see you are having a fun time with the Dylusions Ink Sprays and it looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a wonderful holiday. We will have to chat soon. :)
Have a good week! Hugs to you and pats to River!
Gorgeous Shona and fantastic techniques! LOVE it ! Have a great week, Shirleyx
ReplyDeleteWow! You achieved some amazing texture in this project! Awesome! Thank you for sharing your project with us for the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge. ~Michelle
ReplyDeleteVery cool card! Love what you did with the heart. And the variations of blue too! Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely this is - wonderfully rich and fantastic! -- I REALLY like your blog title - we have dog hair everywhere despite daily cleaning (and brushing!) - My husband no longer complains about glitter being everywhere LOL hugs, de {Creative Smiles}
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