Fun color challenge today! The orange color on my w/c bg is actually what happens when you mix the melon color w/ the yellow.
I used Brushos on the bg, dried it w/ heat gun, then splattered a little gold acrylic paint & split it into sections. Having them separated like this was very challenging to say the least. I placed them on top of the die cut turquoise bg w/ temporary adhesive & stamped the silhouette on top. Leaving the turquoise mat in place, I removed the orange w/c layer & stamped the silhouette again.
I liked the look the textured turq c/s gave to the ground area, but not so much on the cowboy. So I stamped him again on a separate piece & fussy cut him. Yikes! That was some fancy cutting, let me tell you! Then I had to go over all the cut edges w/ a black marker to keep them from showing. I added the greeting & big star frame to finish.
Thanks so much for looking! Closeups & the inside are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 GMT Views: 1618
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Registered: May 18, 2004 Location: Southwest Michigan Posts: 37079
Tue, May 17, 2016 @ 9:36 AM
Wow, Julie, is this ever cool! I love the orange shade you made with the yellow and pink, and that split background gives such an impact. I have been looking at these new images and loving them ~ they may have to come to my house to play : )
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Registered: November 29, 2005 Location: Melrose, MA Posts: 12396
Tue, May 17, 2016 @ 10:20 AM
Well howdy pardner, this sunset is amazing!!!! I love the way you split the bg paper!! Amazing fussy cutting, I thought it was a die cut!! A real stunner!
Registered: October 30, 2007 Location: Posts: 26718
Tue, May 17, 2016 @ 4:56 PM
OH, Julie - love the sky and how you die cut it into sections- so artistic!! And I can't believe you fussy cut that cowboy - Impressive as is the whole card!!
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70346
Tue, May 17, 2016 @ 5:25 PM
Yee haw! This is fabulous. Love your sunset. A beautiful combo of colors. The fussy-cut cowboy on the fence is amazing. I thought it was die-cut. You did great! Awesome card. TFS
Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Tue, May 17, 2016 @ 6:41 PM
Amazing! Love, love, love your sky!
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