It's my honor to host the Featured Stamper Challenge (FS715) & a big congrats to Marianne! She has a lovely gallery & I chose THIS card to case. I kept the overall floral w/ the greeting on top, but I used different images & colors & instead of coloring the flowers, I colored the bg & bleached the flowers.
I started by sponging a white bg, with greens from the top down & pinks from the bottom up. When I'm using two opposite colors like this, I usually leave a very pale to mostly white area in the middle so I don't end up w/ an ugly color. After stamping the floral bg image on top, I used a tiny, synthetic paint brush & bleach to remove color from the flowers & few of the leaves. If you try this, make sure your brush is synthetic because bleach will totally destroy natural hair brushes. It was die cut twice, using the largest & next smaller stitched rectangle dies. The white half scallop layer was inserted in between, then attached to the card front. The 4 part layered rose was stamped w/ the same pink & green inks & die cut. The rose & greeting are popped up on fun foam.
Thanks so much for looking. It's on my blog w/ closeups & links: The Write Stuff
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2020 GMT Views: 769
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Sat, Oct 17, 2020 @ 9:36 PM
Oh my Julie this is absolutely exquisite. TFS. Happy day
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Sat, Oct 17, 2020 @ 10:54 PM
That die and stamp are definitely on my Rubbernecker wish list.
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Julie, this is another gorgeous floral card. I love how you created the pink and green background and stamped the power background on it. I would have never thought to use touches of bleach to remove the color from the flowers. Genius. Every card you've made with the new flower layer sets if more beautiful than the last.
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 84115
Sun, Oct 18, 2020 @ 6:22 AM
Julie, some fab techniques and this is gorgeous! I totally forget about bleach and it worked so well on your little flowers. Great colors and great case. Sweet feeling to this really special card. Hugz
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105300
Sun, Oct 18, 2020 @ 9:09 AM
I love this card, Julie. I'm so glad you called attention to the bleched flowers in the bg......I would have totally missed them. Beautiful blossom and stem.
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Registered: December 30, 2012 Location: Southern California Posts: 1269
Sun, Oct 18, 2020 @ 1:06 PM
Julie, your card is gorgeous. I love the bright, happy colors that you used. The flower image looks stunning against the colors. Thank you so much for choosing me as the Featured Stamper.