Hi, I stamped my (OLD) image with dark brown ink then used a Starbucks packet of coffee (hated to waste it so I also made a cup of coffee to drink while I painted). I did a coffee wash over the entire image then used only very strong coffee to add some detail. I used a bit of watered down paint for the water and Pagoda. I cut the image out leaving a tan frame of about 5/8" all the way around and used Walnut stain on the edges to make it look old like what might be in a museum. I also splattered some strong coffee on after edging with the walnut ink. see here
I used more than just that image for inspiration but that is good enough to give you an idea.
I used gold crinkle paper from a Japanese origami pack and also a piece of left over Graphic 45 and a piece of regular? Japanese paper cut in a strip (the red and gold). I used another piece of the tan that I used for the image as a base for my card. The writing and the red "seals" are from Hero Arts.
Thanks for looking!
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Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7304
Sat, Jan 30, 2016 @ 2:16 PM
My favourite as well - love the aged antique look you have created with the aged papers. This stamp is such an oldie but a goodie. Another wonderfully inspiring card.
Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Sat, Jan 30, 2016 @ 6:32 PM
Yikes, you do incredible work with Asian themed pieces, Robin. Love the coloring details you highlighted in your narrative. This was a lot of work, but, wow, is it ever gorgeous.
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