Jeanne is our hostess in the Color Challenge this week, and she has given us a beautiful palette to work with: Seaside Spray, Garden Green and Crushed Curry. The dessert option is to add an additional color. Unless you consider neutrals another color, I think I have to pass on dessert this week!
This card is for my great-nephew. He will be graduating from UVA this year, and is about to embark on a new job. I think we can all relate to how scary this time is for young adults, and I love the sentiment on this card. I hope he takes the advice! (In case it's too tiny to read, it says, "Leap and the net will appear.")
I seem to be on a collage/grunge kick these days, but it's probably appropriate for a young man, so I'm just going with it! I started with a piece of Bristol cardstock, and embossed the image and sentiment with black ink and clear embossing powder. Then I used blending brushes to apply the inks to the cardstock. That combination of ink and paper blends so wonderfully!
Next, I used a couple of stencils and a baby wipe to remove some of the ink in a random fashion, then I randomly stamped some script and a filigree design. I distressed the edges and sponged on some Vintage Photo ink around the edges. I splattered with white gouache and outlined the sentiment with a white gel pen. Mounted on a Crushed Curry card base.
This lovely palette has so much potential! I can't wait to see what you do with it!
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni Splitcoast Challenge Hostess
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Mon, May 03, 2021 @ 7:43 PM
I love the collage streak you are on Barbara and this is another perfect example. Your colors are so beautifully blended and the tightrope walker is such an inspired choice for this card!
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni Splitcoast Challenge Hostess The Charmed Life
Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37040
Mon, May 03, 2021 @ 8:00 PM
you have done an excellent job with this collage and I love the grunge look -the tightrope walker and sentiment are so perfect for the graduate - awesome work
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Creative Crew SU Design Team Alumni
Registered: January 7, 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 42705
Mon, May 03, 2021 @ 10:20 PM
Barbara, this is fabulous. I'm sure your nephew will be encouraged by this one of a kind greeting created just for him. This is so unique and your color blending is fabulous.
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Tue, May 04, 2021 @ 7:45 AM
Barbara this is one fantastic card! Your nephew is going to love it! The sentiment is so encouraging on his moving forward to a new exciting chapter of life! Love how you incorporated Jeanne's colors this week. I would call this a piece of art. TFS