Hello everyone!
This is my submission for TLC225 ~ Handmade Paper, and for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge Blog's one year anniversary celebration.
The technique for today was really fun. I used 3 colors of Acrylic Paints and dabbed them onto my GPW CS with crumpled up toilet tissue. If little bits of tissue came off it was great because that makes it look all the more like handmade paper. After I applied the colors I added some metallic shimmery gold. That was a nice look but because this is a child's card I wanted still more shimmer so I spritzed the whole thing with Shimmerz Spritz in Baby's Breath that I won on Jami's (Sgt Stamper) blog. I LOVE this stuff!!!
The sun came out this morning for about 5 minutes and I ran outside to get a photo that would show more of the shimmer.
My base is Creamy Caramel which I ran through the Bug with the zig zag EF. Then the next layer is my faux homemade paper, then Pretty in Pink Label 2.The image itself was stamped with Archival Jet Black on Watercolor paper and watercolored with SU! Markers. The sentiment is My Sentiments Exactly and is stamped on a Nestie Ribbon Tag Trio tag. The balloons and little flower were Sizzix Die Cuts.
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 2:41 PM
Grace, this is soooooo sweet and shimmery! I love it. What a great little girl card. Love those bears. Love the side eb'ing. Really like how you did the ribbon and sentiment. Way cool. You really have this technique down!!! WOW, Wonderful card! TFS :0)
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 5:16 PM
The shimmer is awesome!!! Lovely card.
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Registered: June 14, 2008 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 6675
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 5:28 PM
Nice to see you Grace - I have missed you on the gallery! Love this card - everything about it - that image is adorable...and your shimmer perfect with it!!! Thanks for sharing....it is beautiful!!!
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Registered: June 10, 2007 Location: BC Posts: 44872
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 @ 6:30 PM
Such a darling image, Grace!! Every day is a Penny Black celebration day in my estimation!! I just love Penny Black!! This old fashioned image is just darling, and I just love your colouring! The shimmer is gorgeous!