Well, let's just say that this card was a real journey! Last Friday my friend Becky and I got together to play with her new Distress Oxide inks, and we decided to try to watercolor with them. At the end of the day we both went home with something far less than we had hoped. So I put mine aside (not totally unhappy with it), and then the next day I decided to spray some water on it (after all, Jennifer McGuire said that the ink really intensifies...cool, eh?) Well, let's just say that the ink did intensify and that somehow it "bled out!" LOL! I added some water to undo some of the damage with paper towels/tissues and put it aside again. After seeing Mary's wonderful color challenge today, I looked and thought that perhaps I still could salvage this "puppy." I got out the colors and my pencils and found some that closely matched today's colors. It's okay, but it could be better. But then I wanted DESSERT! Not being a mixed-media kinda gal, I looked through my stencils (yes, I have them but haven't really used them) and found one I just got. So I used it to make my own background. Now I'm not totally happy with this card...it's way out of my comfort zone, but I must say that I am happy to have salvaged the card...hehe!
So thanks for hanging in there with me, and thanks for the close-up look at my card. I really appreciate it. And thank you, Mary, for a fun challenge. I managed to get all the colors in, and I really enjoyed it. Hugs, all! xoxo
P. S. I just realized that this works for April's Dirty Dozen theme...woohoo!
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 GMT Views: 1999
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Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7304
Fri, May 12, 2017 @ 5:26 PM
Your very pretty background is just perfect behind those lovely flowers. What a great first effort with the new inks. That lesson wasn't wasted one little bit. Looking forward to more to come.
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74738
Sat, May 13, 2017 @ 7:47 AM
Good thing you didn't do away with this card, Cheryl. It is gorgeous and I love your plaid stencil base. Great job! The twine and little tag were the perfect touch for this tin of flowers.
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Registered: May 18, 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 24623
Sat, May 13, 2017 @ 7:59 AM
Low and behold Cheryl, I just pm'd you and was going to get back to your gallery when I could and then I saw this card pop up after Benzi commented on it. WOW, this card went through the ringer it sounds, but you WON! Patience and determination worked for you on this one. It is a beauty!! Your grasshopper 4-evah!
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