I'm delighted to be asked to guest design for the month of February. Thank you, CC team!
The color challenge is the most difficult challenge for me because I don't think color first. I think media, design, theme, then color. When I saw this week's colors (gorgeous grape, crushed curry, smoky slate), I felt a little stumped. Purple is not a 'go to' color for me; however, smoky slate is my favorite card base cardstock, as you may have noticed. I love gray in general.
What took me in the direction I went was making prints on the gel plate using black acrylic paint and just painting designs free hand. Natasha Foote did a video on it and I was intrigued, especially when she colored her designs. So that's what the leaf branches are. I guess you could paint them right on the cardstock but I kind of like the blotchy, irregular black lines that printing creates. She actually painted her designs on a small zip lock bag and printed. Dessert is a favorite green; green is my favorite color, I have no true favorite hue. I used a combination of the pastel chalk pencils for the color, which is sort of a teal green, and I used a little gray pencil for some shading. I made some gorgeous grape cs, stamped the fanciful flowers (very old clear set) in Versamark, heat embossed and fussy cut. The centers of the flowers are small hole punches of some crushed curry cs I created a few weeks ago (I don't buy colored cs often). I splattered the smoky slate and stamped the sentiment in the same. Smoky slate is my base, of course.
The whole thing is kind of weird, kind of fun, definitely Jean-ish.
Date: Monday, January 31, 2022 GMT Views: 485
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70829
Tue, Feb 01, 2022 @ 5:48 AM
Welcome to the team, Jean! Awesome inspiration already. Love the flowers and leaves. Perfect for the challenge colors. The splatter is a nice touch. Love how you did the sentiment on strips. Great card.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105288
Tue, Feb 01, 2022 @ 7:48 AM
How beautiful, Jean. I love the flowers and that saying is fabulous!! It will be such fun to see your samples here!!
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Registered: June 3, 2006 Location: In my "She Shed Tornado Shelter" Posts: 4010
Tue, Feb 01, 2022 @ 8:31 AM
Welcome Jean to the team! It's going to be fun having you showoff your expertise in creating! Your design and write up are delightful here! You are a master on the gel plate and have created a one of a kind beauty! Thank you for the inspiring design!
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Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 14006
Tue, Feb 01, 2022 @ 8:55 AM
Jean, it's a pleasure to welcome you as a guest designer this month! You've started off with a beautiful and fascinating card. I love the way you created your leaves, love the flowers and the splatter. Especially love the greeting!
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