Here's my card for Judy's TLC698 Gel Plate Impressionism challenge. I don't have a gel plate, used the blue embossing plate from my Wizard and otherwise followed the tutorial. I made 5 attempts, and this is the best. There is another one I will probably use up on something, but it was a more defined impression of the stamp. I did end up with 3 lovely stamped-off images of the dress form, those will definitely get used.
I trimmed this down, edged it with a gold leafing pen and added some gold spatter. Added the Prima flowers (better colour match in real life) with a snippet of lace, and a die-cut pin (added a pink pearl head) and needle with some linen thread. Finished it off with a sentiment cut from my first attempt.
Date: Monday, July 9, 2018 GMT Views: 1244
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Mon, Jul 09, 2018 @ 7:54 AM
I had a similar problem, as I didn't have the stuff called for. Your colors are gorgeous, Sabrina, and the card came out beautifully with the thin gold added.
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Registered: June 3, 2016 Location: France Posts: 60412
Mon, Jul 09, 2018 @ 8:41 AM
Me too the same problem and you know what is funny I tried with several inks to stamp the image even with stazOn oh my acrylic bloc looked really pretty!! but not my card...lol, yours has got an old fashion look and I love your embellishment too
Registered: October 18, 2015 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 19903
Mon, Jul 09, 2018 @ 11:38 AM
What a lovely card with awesome bg colors, Sabrina! Love the vintage feel with the needle and thread, as well as the ivory lace. My leafing pens have dried up so I might need a few new ones as I love the gold around the edges.
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92631
Mon, Jul 09, 2018 @ 1:24 PM
Beautiful and "dreamy" vintage/collage style card, Sabrina. Love how you image turned out with this technique and the applied flower and lace are a lovely demure touch.
Registered: July 19, 2010 Location: Conway, MA Posts: 7513
Wed, Jul 11, 2018 @ 3:59 PM
I tried this technique today using my tan embossing mat. It worked wonderfully on the mat and now has a permanent impressionist scene. It barely transferred any ink onto the paper. I might try again tomorrow using an acrylic block.
I do like the results you achieved with the soft colors. I can see what looks like lacy texture from the dress, and I just love that. The gold edging is just perfect for the soft coloring as well as the snippet of lace and lovely flower.
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