I love how this background turned out, but believe me when I say it was the colour of an ugly raw prawn (I think they are called shrimp in some countries).
You know that speckly, semi-translucent, greyish pinky very unattractive raw prawn colour, then you cook them and all those bad thoughts go away. Well this is what happened here.
I tried to do a brusho background, it looked like the raw prawn I just described, so I waited for it to dry and then attacked it with salty ocean distress ink.
Using the Smack & Squirt technique - smack distress ink pad onto al foil, squirt on a lot of water, then using a foam blending tool, scrub it over the cardstock, or in this case, scrub it over the bad brusho work.
I purposely left some of the pinky colour on the left hand side and bottom edge. Before stamping the girl, I blotted a bit of colour off using a baby wipe, this gives a lovely halo effect. Hit it with the heat gun before stamping.
Stamp images using MISTI - I seriously cannot live without this tool. Doodle the sticks with micron pen and dots with a white sharpie paint pen.
The tree trunk is not very big, flip it upside down and stamp a bit more of the straight bit. To highlight the centre of the card a bit more, sponge on some walnut stain distress ink randomly on the card and around the outer edges.
Thank you for looking. Have a great week.
Date: Sunday, June 21, 2015 GMT Views: 6466
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Mon, Jun 22, 2015 @ 5:49 AM
This is awesome, Susie. The pink color aroung the tree and the highlighted area around the fairy really brings this gorgeous fairy scene to life. The doodling with the white pen dots looks great. Wonderful card.
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Mon, Jun 22, 2015 @ 4:52 PM
Susie, I cannot believe how magical this card looks!! Love the image next to the huge tree in the forest, but those doodled sticks with the white gel dots make it "magical" for me!!
Glad you love your MISTI - me too and about a thousand others stampers here!! Thanks for bringing such a great card today - I have been bogged down for the past month + with funerals, and visiting sick people - hoping to get back on the wagon soon!!
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Registered: March 8, 2005 Location: Halfway between Dallas and Houston Posts: 23975
Mon, Jun 22, 2015 @ 8:04 PM
I love your cooked prawn! I really like that you left a little of the raw prawn along the tree trunk. It gives more depth and interest to the trunk. And the halo effect you got behind the fairy is gorgeous! The strings of lights ( your white dots & doodle sticks) really look they are lighting up the fairy!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Mon, Jun 22, 2015 @ 8:29 PM
You capture so much in these scenes, Susie and I love every one of them! The magic, mystique, all of it with your use of color, something I tried to achieve without much success. Your "sticks" and highlights are what make these so special. I may as well direct deposit your entire gallery into my favorites, because all of them are favorites!
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