This is my absolute most favorite card I have made in forever.....you know when you have a card in your head and it actually works out that way on paper??? This is one of my new favorite sets....Since this is my most favorite card I ever made....can you tell me what YOU think??
SINCE MANY HAVE ASKED HOW I MADE THIS CARD - THIS IS HOW.....I will send you all a link back to this card to read the directions.....
This is emboss resist. Color the back of your solid stamp with markers. I used pumpkin to shade the summer sun on the flower. Stamp on white card stock. Now draw inside the outline with your versamark pen, coloring as close to the edge as you can w/o going over it. Sprinkle clear embossing powder and heat to emboss. Now smear ink - first Baja Breeze, and then shade it with Not Quite Navy for background color. Now stamp grass on top using the fade technique, (stamping off once) and then wipe the flowers clean with a soft cloth or paper towel.....voila!! I embossed my words, and mounted them with dimensionals- ribbon you can see what I did......have fun!! The possibilities are endless with this - I have done emboss resist for YEARS but mostly with white embossing and Michelle Z showed me using the versarmarker for line art stamps so when I saw this set even tho it's solid, I thought why not?? I owned versamarkers but never really knew how to USE them......yes, they are for more then writing your name and embossing it....haha....have fun!!
Date: Monday, August 18, 2008 GMT Views: 2516
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Additional Info
Stamps: Inspired by Nature
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive,Black Craft
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 @ 9:33 AM
This is gorgeous! I think you should xerox it and send it out to all of us so we can see it IRL! lol Or....better yet, make one for all of us!! lol and include how you achieved this beauty! It is just eye popping beautiful!! Love it! ...can you tell!?!......TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
Smile.......people will wonder what you are up to! :0) Proud Fan Club Member 2010 DT forRubbernecker Stamps My Gallery
Registered: June 16, 2004 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Posts: 337
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 @ 5:24 AM
Beautiful!!! This card screams summer. Congrats on bringing your idea to fruition. Thanks for the details. I can't wait to try this technique. I love this set, too! TFS.
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79600
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 @ 5:24 AM
I love it when cards work out so perfectly. This is a nice one for sure.
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004
Registered: March 24, 2004 Location: Southern NH Posts: 8096
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 @ 9:00 AM
Karen, I just have to tell you this is my HANDS-DOWN favorite card of yours from our little swap! It looks really pretty online, but SO MUCH PRETTIER in person!!!! I can't stop looking at it...it's soooo beautiful! I feel so lucky to have one of my very own! Love you! ~C
Registered: September 13, 2004 Location: Sussex County, New Jersey Posts: 74
Mon, Nov 03, 2008 @ 6:44 AM
Karen, this is drop-dead GORGEOUS! Your are right, this is one of your best creations! (But I'm partial to anything turquoise and this set has a place in my heart-I won't ever part with it!) Thank you SO MUCH for the directions-can't wait to give it a try...you are such a creative inspiration!