Was this ever my kind of challenge! It combined 3 things I love: water color, Asian and abstract. I had so much fun, I made two. Of course, I made them simultaneously, and since they are on the simple side, I was able to finish them both.
I used water color wash brushes and dye reinkers to make the abstract bg. I'm too impatient to let it dry, so I used the heat gun to speed things along. Then the reindeer (AL) and swirls (Inkadinkado) were black embossed.
I cut the white frame using my nestie rectangle set and did the resizing thing like I mentioned yesterday, to get the opening bigger. (You can see the tutorial for the nestie resizing right here: The Write Stuff Nestie Tutorial
The greeting tag (SG) was black embossed then I used a nestie circle on it. Pretty simple. (Card measures 4.25 x 5.50). TFL and close ups are on my blog: The Write Stuff
ETA: I forgot to link my inspiration: This I can't go directly to it but it is in the 3rd row.
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008 GMT Views: 2051
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 @ 4:43 PM
You call these 2 cards on the simple side? Girl, I think I'd have to disagree with that statement! This is so totally artistic! It's fabulous every which way! Magnificent my friend.
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Registered: September 12, 2004 Location: Redmond, Washington Posts: 54468
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 @ 5:00 PM
WOW!! You could sell these in a high end card shop, this is a work of art. Sign and number them as limited editions and there you go!! Absolutely exquisite.
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Registered: June 14, 2004 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 1700
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 @ 6:25 PM
WOW! This is gorgeous. I love the way you mimicked her art for the background and put black on top. I'm loving this stamp combo, too. Beautifully done!
Registered: July 1, 2007 Location: small town near montreal, quebec Posts: 26677
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 @ 6:33 PM
Julie you created a perfect background for this silhouette deer. I really love it, it is awesome inspiration. Good show and fine take on the challenge.