I'm thrilled to be here this week w/ the fabulous color team! I admit, I was a little leery of using the eggplant w/ the other two, but I think it worked out ok in the end.
To make my rainy card, I first made 2 water color backgrounds..the narrow blue/green one and a larger one w/ all 3 of the colors to use for the umbrellas. After brushing water over the narrow panel, I mixed blue & green Brusho powders on an old CD with a wet paintbrush then drug the paintbrush across the top edge of the panel & held it upright to let the color run down. I let it dry a bit, then added a few darker drips & some splatters. For the other panel, I mixed the colors of Brushos on the CD & painted them in separate areas on the panel. When both panels were dry, I splattered then w/ water then quickly dipped them in UTEE (ultra thick embossing enamel) & heat embossed. I had do this in small areas at a time in order for the UTEE to stick & the water puddles not to soak in.
After die cutting the umbrellas & narrow panel (I used a rectangular piercing die & did one side at a time), I stamped the half sun where I knew the panel would end then realized that the yellow I was going to color it wasn't in the challenge so I stamped it again on a leftover piece of the w/c bg & paper pieced it. I attached the narrow panel, put it in my Misti & stamped the greeting on both & added the umbrellas. The 3rd umbrella I trimmed off the handle & just let the Y be its handle.
Thanks so much for looking! Closeups & the inside are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Monday, April 11, 2016 GMT Views: 1959
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Registered: April 16, 2008 Location: Meridian, Idaho Posts: 8507
Mon, Apr 11, 2016 @ 8:20 PM
Wow, Julie, such great techniques you employed with amazing results! Love the drips on the skinny panel and the "water drops" on the umbrellas. Plus, that sun peeking out behind the panel says it all. Love this card!
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Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Mon, Apr 11, 2016 @ 8:41 PM
Oh my goodness, Julie! The umbrellas look so gorgeous in color and with the water drops! The narrow strip is beautiful and the technique you used is great! Using the "Y" as the one umbrella handle is so clever. Another awesome masterpiece, my friend!!
Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Mon, Apr 11, 2016 @ 8:45 PM
OH MY GOSH !!! This is the most amazing work of art! Of course I LOVE these colors together... the vibrant pop of these colors, the water drops on the umbrellas and using the word as the brella handle--- I would say that everything came together perfectly!
I have pinned this to admire again and for inspiration!
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Judy
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Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37082
Mon, Apr 11, 2016 @ 9:10 PM
so pretty Julie-love your work with the brushos-the umbrellas are fabulous with the water droplets - ha I didn't get the flower memo either-but our team loves floral images
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Splitcoast Dirty Dozen Alumni Splitcoast Challenge Hostess The Charmed Life
Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37082
Mon, Apr 11, 2016 @ 9:10 PM
so pretty Julie-love your work with the brushos-the umbrellas are fabulous with the water droplets - ha I didn't get the flower memo either-but our team loves floral images
------------------------------ Mary Marsh SCS Color Challenge DT Coordinator My Blog- The Charmed Life
Registered: April 6, 2005 Location: Stuarts Draft, Virginia Posts: 14401
Mon, Apr 11, 2016 @ 9:23 PM
Wow, the raindrop texture and the illusion of rain in the background is amazing! LOVE this artsy design!
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Wanda Cullen ~ Dirty Dozen Alumni, On design team for Papertrey Ink, Designer for Color Throwdown and Fusion Card Challenges Cullen-ary Creations[/URL]...my blogHERE'S MY GALLERY[/URL]
Registered: January 29, 2005 Location: Santa Rosa Beach, FL Posts: 2946
Tue, Apr 12, 2016 @ 3:58 AM
I love everything about your card. Those rain drops on the umbrellas look so real. I did not know that UTEE would stick to water. Thanks for the thorough description.