I love, love, love this stamp set! This is a pretty simple card...I was trying to make a one layer card...and while this isn't actually a one layer card...the main panel is. I love the out come of this card and I hope you like it too.
Let me know what you think. Thanks for looking!
UPDATE: I entered this card for Stampin' Up!'s WW! Art File Contest for November 2008 and won! How exciting is that? In leiu of this and all the questions on how I created this lovely piece of art, here goes.
I started with this stamp and used my Stampin' Write markers to do the base colors (Caramel, Cocoa & Chocolate Chip for the "eye" of the Flower, Ruby Red for the petals and moss and artichoke for the stem/leaves)...this entire thing was done using Stampin' Write Markers in Ruby Red, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa & Chocolate Chip - an Aqua Painter, Bashful Blue and basic black ink pads.
I colored and stamped my main image on Shimmery White Cardstock (which is what gives the shimmery look), then I used my markers and shaded the image to give it added depth and dimension. I came back with a Bashful Blue ink pad and marker, shaded some with the marker and watercolored the remaining blue areas into the left side of the panel allowing my color to lighten as I went to the right side of the card...hence the blue to white effect I acheived with this one. I then layered my Shimmery White Panel onto Always Artichoke & Ruby Red Cardstock and made my card base Basic Black.
I hope this answers all of your questions. If you would like to know more, please feel free to PM me. I will be happy to answer any further questions that way.
Thank you SO much for all of your wonderful comments - they are SO very appreciated.
Happy Stampin! God Bless!
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008 GMT Views: 1947
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This is nice. I like the clean crisp line it has. What color did you stamp your image with? My guess is very light something because I really can't tell. Nice job!
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This is amazing! The glimmer on the entire surface gives the card such a nice finished look, and the dimension you created with the flowers is wondrous. How did you do it?