I did want to make another card for this challenge - but it was going to be one using an old Penny Black stamp which I haven't used in a long time - I was reminded of it while trawling through my archives trying to find out how old the heart/wings on my sample card were.
But...I have a day off, oh joy, oh bliss...and it has been a horrible wet, grey, dull morning so I thought it was time to break out the Tyvek I bought last winter and play with it.
For this piece, I painted it with acrylic pearlescent medium mixed with gold Perfect Pearls, and when it was dry I used an iron to shrink it. Then I put it on a double layer of Verve's lovely wrapping tissue and stitched it with a metallic thread.
The seahorse was stamped with green, embossed, and then had some gold and sand misted over it. I attached it, then added all sorts of beads, some sequins, and a tiny smear of Stickles here and there.
For the base, it's misted with Brusho Acrylic Shimmer mists in gold and sand. I scored down each edge, and then stamped a couple of shells from the same set as the seahorse in various browns.
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016 GMT Views: 550
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Registered: May 29, 2006 Location: Eminence, Indiana Posts: 29582
Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 6:11 AM
Absolutely amazing!!!! LOVE how you created the awesome pearly, stitched (and shrunken) background piece! This is my favorite creation you have ever made! Fabulous job!!!!
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 89582
Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 6:32 AM
Wowza Sabrina the beautiful colors and the stitching on this stunning piece are so perfect together. This have wonderful colors for an perfect aquatic feel on this card. Both your cards are so beautifully done for the challenge. Thank you for creating another amazing card for the challenge today. Hugs!
Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 6:33 AM
Wow! Your Tyvek piece is mesmerizing - such fantastic colors and textures! The various embellishments you added are wonderful - so creative and an awesome design! Fabulous, indeed!
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Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 9:02 AM
YOU are one amazing and VERY CREATIVE person!! The combinations of materials and techniques blow me away every time you post a card - this underwater scene with the seahorse and the buttons, sequins and stitching over the Tyvek and Verve tissue is AWESOME!! You so totally ROCK!
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50355
Thu, May 19, 2016 @ 9:50 AM
What a cool underwater scene! Love the stitching and all the little extras..the beads, the stickles, the sequins...you've created a glimmery, sparkly world for your seahorse. Awesome card!