For 2 challenges:
MIX212=Petals to the Metals
F4A365=Pick a combo of colors include greenery color- Pantone 2017
I reused the cardboard from my new embossing folder by first cutting to size then covering with aluminum foil. I taped the foil to the backside vs glueing.
I ran it through the ef and painted with a variety of acrylic paints. Blue stain on the butterfly, & gold metallic acrylic paint on the poppy.
The 'before' picture shows the 'painting'.
Once the paint was dried, I used 2 different grits of steel wool in a swiping motion.
I then used a piece of industrial sandpaper (very rough) and covered it over my thumb for swirl patterns. Things were going well on the sky portion, then I did a swirl on the greenery... lower left corner and ripped the foil :(
Not discouraged, I wrapped copper thread around 2 fingers and tied it in the middle for a flower petal design. I punch a small hole in the cardboard, pulled the tail threads through and taped it to the back of card. To cover the hole, I glued a gold jewel.
I triple matted it, and I believe have 6 Pantone colors between the paints and matting to include greenery, kale, flame, lapis blue, niagara, island paradise.
I call this messy painting with an impressionist vibe.
I added a couple of pictures to see how the colors change in the light.
Rather than using this as a card, I hope to frame this and showcase it in my decor.
Thanks Janelle (dizzymommie) and dawnmercedes for fantastic challenges!!
Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend. We're expecting warm spring weather for a few days.
Date: Friday, February 17, 2017 GMT Views: 649
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