After making so many sponged and brayered cards in the last weeks, I wanted to experiment a little bit with strong, non-shaded colors. I stamped the water scene with VersaMark onto terracotta cardstock and embossed it with black powder. Then I went with a white gelly pen along the embossed lines to highlight them. I attached the scene onto white and black cardstock.
The background paper is made from black cardstock which I run through a cuttlebug embossing folder which I had inked up with Brilliance Copper ink. Though I used this cuttlebug negative effect before, I was really overwhelmed how "coppery" this turned out! I added a copper twine and a punched-out Asian symbol, again highlighted with a white gelly pen.
Though this is a VERY simple card and took only ten minutes, I really love how it turned out!
What do you think about it?
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008 GMT Views: 1265
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Mon, Jul 21, 2008 @ 7:29 AM
Gorgeous card and fabulous idea to change things up a bit with a new technique. I'm all about asian, so this is a striking card that brings a sense of tranquility and peace when looking at it! It's gorgeous.
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Registered: June 24, 2008 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 87
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 @ 3:29 PM
i agree! The limited colors, the shine of the copper, the clear non-fussy images are all great - looks like you took hours to do it. I've got to try the negative inking technique on the CB folders. Thanks for putting it all together so elegantly.
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