Tried to do a mixed media card; found out that embossing powder and oil pastels blended with baby oil don't mix too well, especially on watercolor paper!
The challenge was to use together a matte medium and a medium that shines. My matte medium was created using oil pastels blended with baby oil on watercolor paper. The butterfly was also punched from a piece that I used oil pastels on, then to make it shine I dabbed pearl white lumiere. THEN, I wanted to put something that shines on the oil pastel background...oh my, the embossing powder really got a hold of the texture in the watercolor paper and the oil wouldn't let go either! As I tried to wipe the EP away from the image, I noticed the matte background color was also going away. (the background looks pale in the picture, but IRL is a little more vibrant!) Love learning new things!
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013 GMT Views: 879
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Thu, Feb 07, 2013 @ 3:42 PM
WOW- to tell you the truth I wondered how on earth you got this fabulous effect! This is SO cool! Kudos to you for not only trying something new but creating something that no one else did! I love that texture in the image!
Registered: May 25, 2006 Location: So. Oregon Posts: 122117
Thu, Feb 07, 2013 @ 7:03 PM
you know whats really cool about this, even though you didnt intend it... the texture of the watercolor paper comes through and so the texture of the card as a whole is WOW ( to me )
( I hardly ever get stamps to look good on watercolor paper it irritates me to death)
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83925
Sat, Feb 09, 2013 @ 3:23 AM
Very cool. Looks like boys fishing and frogging in the early morning mist. I like it!
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Sat, Feb 09, 2013 @ 5:27 AM
Love the way this turned out - the texture of the paper showing through the image adds so much interest! It looks like someone's dream, if you could see it . Terrific card!
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