This is my 1st sample for CC628. I am your hostess this week and I have chosen old olive, rich razzleberry and pumpkin pie for my color trio. Dessert is anything goes.
For both my cards I decided to do a wrinkle free distress technique. The tutorial is here on SCS. That is my dessert option this week.
I swiped my 3 colors of distress ink (spiced marmalade, seedless preserves and peeled paint) on my craft mat- sprayed with water-and then laid my distressed watercolored cardstock on top.
I made about 4 backgrounds and each one of them turned out different. I like the texture or ink design on this background. I first tried the technique using Stampin'-Up inks, but I didn't get the same dramatic effect that I did with the distress inks.
For this card, I used the CottageCutz Wildflowers 3 die. I cut the flowers, hummingbird and bunny in whisper white cardstock and then used a sponge dauber to color them in rich razzleberry and old olive inks.
I added a butterfly also cut in white and then sponged with spiced marmalade ink. My sentiment is a stamp from MFP and I stamped in rich razzleberry. I used my MISTI so I could stamp it several times to get it to show where I placed it on my card.
Hope you can play along with us this week. Check out the other DT samples for more inspiration and also our Color Challenge Pinterest Board here.
Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 71987
Tue, Mar 28, 2017 @ 8:17 AM
This is a real stunner!!!!!!! Love how your bg turned out with that technique. Great way to step up die cuts. Amazing creation. Wow card for your challenge. Fav'd
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105090
Tue, Mar 28, 2017 @ 9:57 AM
Oh Mary! Your bg on this card is gorgeous too!! thanks for brightening up the gallery with these two beauties!!
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28841
Tue, Mar 28, 2017 @ 9:57 AM
Wow Mary - this is a really pretty watercolor!! A lovely card!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: August 14, 2007 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 30863
Tue, Mar 28, 2017 @ 12:15 PM
Mary....I LOVE your beautiful vibrant card. I fiddled around with the technique for about an hour this morning....achieved NOTHING.....haha....and went a completely different route. I just love yours....it gorgeous, gorgeous!!!!
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Jo
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...sure it�s got a catchy beat, but can you stamp to it?
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Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13928
Tue, Mar 28, 2017 @ 3:03 PM
Mary, thank you for reminding me about this wonderful background technique with distress inks! Your backgrounds on the two cards are fabulous! I love both cards, but I think this one is my favorite, with the pretty flowers and butterfly. Beautiful!
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