Well, let's just say that this card was a real journey! Last Friday my friend Becky and I got together to play with her new Distress Oxide inks, and we decided to try to watercolor with them. At the end of the day we both went home with something far less than we had hoped. So I put mine aside (not totally unhappy with it), and then the next day I decided to spray some water on it (after all, Jennifer McGuire said that the ink really intensifies...cool, eh?) Well, let's just say that the ink did intensify and that somehow it "bled out!" LOL! I added some water to undo some of the damage with paper towels/tissues and put it aside again. After seeing Mary's wonderful color challenge today, I looked and thought that perhaps I still could salvage this "puppy." I got out the colors and my pencils and found some that closely matched today's colors. It's okay, but it could be better. But then I wanted DESSERT! Not being a mixed-media kinda gal, I looked through my stencils (yes, I have them but haven't really used them) and found one I just got. So I used it to make my own background. Now I'm not totally happy with this card...it's way out of my comfort zone, but I must say that I am happy to have salvaged the card...hehe!
So thanks for hanging in there with me, and thanks for the close-up look at my card. I really appreciate it. And thank you, Mary, for a fun challenge. I managed to get all the colors in, and I really enjoyed it. Hugs, all! xoxo
P. S. I just realized that this works for April's Dirty Dozen theme...woohoo!
Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 GMT Views: 2050
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Registered: April 22, 2005 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 14382
Tue, May 09, 2017 @ 2:35 PM
It is a beauty, Cheryl! Love how you have finished it off and the use of the stencil bg. Great work to get this finished so beautifully. (Mine is going to the landfill.)
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31237
Tue, May 09, 2017 @ 2:46 PM
I'm so happy you were able to use this pretty piece of cs, Cheryl. Beautiful bg artwork....lovely roses and I especially like the twine with attached sentiment~
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Tue, May 09, 2017 @ 5:07 PM
Wow, Cheryl, your persistence really paid off because I think this is LOVELY!!! I love the watercolor look of the blooms and the detailed centers, and LOVE, LOVE the stenciled bg! Faved!