My card for this week's Inspiration Challenge was inspired by the amazing Aquarius - sapphire PRIMA wallpaper by Eskayel ... just looking at it made me want to get inky, which is my favorite type of inspiration.
I started by coloring with gelatos down one side of a piece of thick watercolor paper. I sprayed with water and used a paintbrush to spread the color across the card. Next I sprayed with water again and tipped the paper so the color ran in streams down the card (perfect for the MIX31 Challenge to Drip, Drip, Drip).
I layered on several other colors of gelatos repeating the process with my paintbrush and even some baby wipes to blend, until I got an effect I was happy with (it took several tries, but I had lot of fun just playing).
Once it dried, I stamped my River City Rubber Works sentiment in India Ink and clear embossed. I finished with a black frame & a few black metal embellishments on the corners.
Registered: May 18, 2005 Location: Connecticut USA Posts: 35783
Sat, Aug 31, 2013 @ 3:11 AM
beautiful card and the saying choked me up as I have never and will never do a cartwheel in this life {{sigh...}} but to think of me doing so in the cosmos well there's a thought.... Thanks for all you have brought to us on Saturdays Stef!!!!
Registered: April 6, 2006 Location: Las Vegas, baby! Posts: 14935
Sat, Aug 31, 2013 @ 3:48 AM
LOVE your inky background, and that sentiment is EXACTLY how I picture my mom... Thanks so much for all of the inspiration over the years - both here and on your blog!
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Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Sat, Aug 31, 2013 @ 5:53 AM
Love the bg you created... and it sounds like it was a lot of fun too! Thanks for the many years of service hosting the inspiration challenge! It's been one of my faves through the years!!!
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