This is one of the cards I made for this week's Teapot Party. I always love it when it's time to Tickle a Teapotter - it's so much fun! AND I have the honor of hosting this month's Tickle - very cool!
I've had this background in my stash forever, so I'm not really certain, but I think I did wrinkle-free distress to color it. All I can say for sure is that I must have tried to drown the piece to get the blending that happened. It was embossed with a TH embossing folder that I don't know the name of because it was borrowed. I brayered VersaMark over it and heat embossed with clear ep.
When I decided to use it for my challenge card, I chose the orchid and aqua papers to pull out those colors in the background. To emphasize the orchid color even more, I brayered over the top again with a metallic orchid ink and sealed it with a spray fixative.
After die cutting, I added Black Soot Stickles to the club icon (which I wish I hadn't) and gold nailheads (thank you, Nancy (stiz2003)!) to the crown. Everything was layered onto the card base, with a craft foam layer behind the focal for dimension.
I cut the sentiment words from the aqua and orchid papers and layered them (using Stick It adhesive before cutting), then attached them to the card front with Multi Medium.
With the exception of the Stickles, I love how this turned out. I hope the recipient does, too!
As always, thanks for looking!
Date: Monday, April 27, 2015 GMT Views: 906
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 @ 9:06 AM
You are on an amazing winning streak. This is fantastic. The colors you chose to frame this masterpiece are gorgeous. I am totally lost, but however you did this it is beyond words beautiful. Into my favs. LOVE IT.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131884
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 @ 11:21 AM
Oh my, I bet that this looks even more fabulous in real life with the gloss from the embossing. It is a gorgeous background, it deserves to be the star of the card.
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 @ 3:11 PM
Oh, Jody! This is GORGEOUS! I keep looking at these amazing colors and just am in love with it! The shading is fabulous, and I love the matting! A truly stunning card, sweet friend! This is a fave for next week, for sure!! Hugs!
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 @ 7:06 PM
These colors, even if you "drowned" the piece to get it, came out with a magnificent look! I like how you also brought out the dry embossing by brayering with versamark - it really brings the best of this EF to life!! Those nail heads and the die cut sentiment in 2 tones looks fabulous! Don't you just love tickles??
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 @ 7:45 PM
If you drowned it, it sure blended beautifully! Love the soft, mottled pastels on this! What a terrific font for the die cuts! You really are on a roll there! The overall look of this card is awesome!
Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Mon, Apr 27, 2015 @ 9:22 PM
Wonderful. Love your soft colors, and the sparkling crown on the top. A very beautiful way to send a hug. TFS... Hugs.
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.