The challenge today is to include the elements of new (my grunge stamps), old (my hero arts butterflies), blue (my bg), and borrowed (the use of intense color contrasting with black that Susie Australia uses so beautifully in many of her cards, such as this one here! You must check out her gallery if you have not done so before!)
I rubbed distress inks on my craft mat, spritzed with water and lay/dragged my watercolor cs in/through it until I liked the colors/intensity. Did the same on a separate sheet and stamped my butterflies. Die cut and then spritzed the butterflies with shimmer mist - so, so pretty IRL! Stamped the bg with assorted grunge stamps from my new set, splattered with white acrylic paint as well as some of the distress ink used. Embossed the sentiment in black, assembled.
Registered: May 25, 2006 Location: So. Oregon Posts: 122071
Fri, Jan 06, 2017 @ 7:16 AM
you know, every time I see someone use black well as a framing POP I have these mental V-8 moments where I think why do you not do that? lol that was my very first thought about this one Maura because, the colors are so striking and eyecatching love the collage, tfs!
Registered: April 14, 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2721
Fri, Jan 06, 2017 @ 9:10 AM
I love the colors with the black! Awesome!
------------------------------ From Norway to USA to the world, Hilde
You must be the change you wish to see in the world -Gandhi
Host an exchange student!
This is stunning! I love all the details and the vibrant colors! Thanks so much for sharing your gorgeous creation with the a2z scrapbooking ATG challenge!
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sat, Jan 07, 2017 @ 9:24 AM
Maura, this is beyond words gorgeons. Your intense colirs are so pretty on both the bg and the butterflies. The grunge stamps and splattered paint all add up to perfection. Faved.
Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Sat, Jan 07, 2017 @ 2:29 PM
Oh, I love butterflies, and your outstanding card features beautiful ones! I love, love the background you created, Maura!! Such a gorgeous card, my friend!
Registered: June 27, 2012 Location: Washington Posts: 25246
Sun, Jan 08, 2017 @ 2:20 AM
Love the mixture of colors you achieved with your watercolor background coordinating with your lovely butterflies. All your mixed grunge stamps are perfect finishing.
------------------------------ Carlene aka Chatterbox-1--My BLOG; My Pinterest;My SCS Gallery; FAVORITES Team Member; 2022 Christmas Card Challenge 75/105. My SCS Goal: Challenge Catch-up; Sketch Challenge Sample Card Team (August 2022--January 2023).
Page:1 · [2] · 3 · 4 · More »