I don’t usually upload duplicates of my own cards, but I wanted to share another ‘Grace’ card. I uploaded the green gown in September and following a comment from a lovely Splitcoastie about her 2 daughters – who both loved dancing, lime green and purple, I couldn’t wait to get inky and send these.
As many of you know, this is my new favourite stamp - a beautiful ballerina image by Gabrielle Pollacco.
I started with a piece of cardstock approx 6"x 8", placing the stamp in the middle. I then did long swishes with Gelatos and blended each colour individually in a downward direction with my finger then very, very gently use a baby wipe following the exact direction of the crayon swishes.
It is the gentle movement of the baby wipe that gives the feathery effect, especially at the bottom. I also added long streaks of gel, metallic and glitter pens.
Gelatos come in several shades of purple so there was no need for alcohol markers (unlike the green gown that was made with Distress Crayons, Gelatos and alcohol markers)
I fussy cut around the body and upper part of gown before positioning her against the sky. Once she looked right I then trimmed the entire panel to 5"x 7".
If ever your mojo goes on holidays without you, casing your own work is the best ever remedy. Watching an old Grace Kelly movie does the trick too. Have a lovely week and thank you for looking.
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 GMT Views: 3580
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Thu, Nov 10, 2016 @ 7:42 PM
Gasp! Jaw Drop! Wowsers Susie, I think I am speechless (which never happens). I loved the other Grace images you did, and I do believe you may have outdone yourself. The purple and green are stunning, and this Northern lights technique you did is amazing and works perfectly with this image. It seems as if Grace is about to go on stage (to me anyway). I love all the sparkle and twinkle you add to these cards too! Just over-the-top amazing! ~Karen.
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Wed, Mar 22, 2017 @ 2:44 PM
I took a closer look at this one Susie! I can see WHY everyone loves this! AND your technique sounds so interesting! (I LOVE GELATOS!) ;) I also LOVE the background sky for this! This is SO LOVELY!!!! GORGEOUS WORK! I'm sure the girls you did these for LOOOOVED THEM!!! Thank you again for coming over to comment! Yes, I am MAKING MYSELF do the 30 Day Coloring Challenge & am enjoying the process! ;)