This is for Stef's great color challenge with a color combination of granny apple green, melon mambo, so saffron, and pool party, with a spring image for dessert.
This card turned into a nightmare for me as I made numerous mistakes that took me in directions I never intended to go. I started by stamping the image with black ink onto white cardstock and coloring with copics that are similar to Stef's colors. After coloring the image, I began outlining the image with a copic color closely related to pool party. I messed up the outline, so I had to color the white cardstock with the same copic to try and hide the mistake.
I wasn't happy so I fussy cut the right side of the image. While doing so, I noticed I had accidentally splattered a "melon mambo" spot on the cardstock when I removed the cap from the copic maker. I was ready the trash the cardstock.
Then I decided that I would just add spots around the main rose with the pink copics I used. What a mess. I am pretending I intentionally used the pointillism technique around the rose. Do you buy that??? I could go on and on with the mistakes, but I won't!
The bottom line is that I decided I had spent too much time on making the card that I would upload it regardless. So, if you stop by to view, I so appreciate your effort!
Bev
Guneaux Designs
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 GMT Views: 970
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni My Pinkie is Inkie in Boxertown
Registered: April 4, 2006 Location: Boxertown USA, IL Posts: 65692
Tue, Mar 05, 2019 @ 7:47 PM
This card may have given you fits while making it, but we would have never known if you had not told us. It looks perfectly beautiful. I think you really did intend to do the pointillism because it looks great. You were teasing us, weren't you?
Your roses are colored beautifully.
Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 86266
Tue, Mar 05, 2019 @ 8:01 PM
Bev, your rose is so beautiful in the deep rich tones ....and you have colored it and its foliage expertly. A wonderful card with the added embossing, bg treatment, and framing you have done with today's colors.
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni Splitcoast Challenge Hostess The Charmed Life
Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 34925
Tue, Mar 05, 2019 @ 9:35 PM
the joy of cardmaking (lol)!!!- we have all had cards where so much goes wrong- but you did everything to work around it and I think your card is beautiful
Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16614
Wed, Mar 06, 2019 @ 9:29 AM
Bestill my heart Bev, this is stunning!!! I am so glad you did not scrap this because it is a real treasure of a card. I have taken those journeys, and they are no fun at all, but you persevered, and came out with a real beauty! I love all those dots behind the rose because they draw your eye right to this velvety beauty. ~Karen.
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 36206
Thu, Mar 07, 2019 @ 3:59 AM
Bev, you have created a beautiful card despite your mistakes! Love how gorgeous the Rose looks and I like the dots around the flower, they’re meant to be there!
------------------------------ Sue
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