A project created for the MIX20 challenge to use black to shade an image. I chose to color in my image to create a silhouette.
The bg is a script paper from Bazzill. I added a TH flourish border and heat embossed with white ep. I added three Colorbox gold butterflies to the left side, gradually fading the second and third (it really is there). I used a TH harlequin stamp to add both white and gold texture to the bg.
I created the focal image by stamping a distressed stripe bg stamp in Colorbox Khaki Green onto a very pale collage paper from Prima Botanicals. I stamped the Hampton Art Butterfly Post in Versafine Onyx Black on top and colored in the butterfly with Black Soot Distress Marker. When it dried I stamped a script bg stamp in VersaMark and heat embossed with gold ep.
I backed the image with Scor-Tape and adhered it to the background. I created the frame by applying modeling paste with a palette knife and my finger. When it dried I colored it with the Black Soot marker and added some Rub-A-Gold with a q-tip and a small paintbrush. WAY out of my comfort zone, but I saw the technique on an art journaling video and wanted to try it.
The piece is 5.5" square and I actually attached it to white card base, but this was the best photo! as always, thanks for looking!
Date: Sunday, June 16, 2013 GMT Views: 2255
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Registered: March 13, 2012 Location: Southern Florida Posts: 5253
Sun, Jun 16, 2013 @ 4:06 PM
This is gorgeous! You should venture out of your comfort zone more often! Just a great collage piece!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Sun, Jun 16, 2013 @ 4:29 PM
WOW! Just WOW! What an awesome background! Your choice of black, white and gold is absolutely stunning. This is gorgeous and into my favorites. Thanks so much for sharing all the details.
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Registered: October 19, 2004 Location: Warsaw, MO Posts: 17005
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 @ 2:07 AM
Sooooooo very cool - I loved reading the description of your process, and funny - I have that striped background out on my desk too! Thank you for playing along!
Registered: March 7, 2009 Location: Where the corn is knee high by the 4th of July Posts: 17498
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 @ 2:27 AM
Very nice MIX20 challenge card! Love the stamping and the frame is FAB! And oh, all that trendy gold! In fact, the upcoming blog hop challenge at Papertrey Ink is to add gold to your card. If you want to read more, here's a link:
Registered: January 23, 2010 Location: Calgary AB Posts: 630
Tue, Jun 25, 2013 @ 2:09 PM
Wow stunning card - you may be out of your comfort zone, but one would never know it.
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