and had an idea of the card I wanted to make. I also planned on entering it in Nancy Littrell's DTGD challenge but missed the deadline - mainly because it was harder to create what I had in my mind than I expected. I made four attempts, two on watercolour paper and two on coated cardstock and experimenting with whether brushos or watercolour paints gave a better effect.
This final result is on coated cs. I stenciled the flower spray with pearlescent paste, then when dry, I sprinkled bits of red, blue, and yellow brushos around the image, spritzed with water until I got the colours very pale. Problem was they dried too pale and there was very little colour. Some of my other attempts came out too dark or intense so I was ready to give up.
But I came back to this one and took some Distress inks, pressed them on an acrylic block, watered them down, and then painted over the brushos to intensify some of the colour.
Stamped the sentiment, scored the lines, and added some sequins for interest. Popped it up on fun foam for dimension. Phew - finally a card I was reasonably happy with!!
I'm also posting one of my attempts on watercolour paper that I fixed up in a different way.
Date: Thursday, August 11, 2016 GMT Views: 208
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Thu, Aug 11, 2016 @ 11:12 AM
Such pretty soft colors with so much texture from your gold paste. Love your added sequins and sentiment. So happy you did not give up on your beauty Susan. Even tho late I am so please you had my challenge in mind :-) Hugs, Nancy
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Fri, Aug 12, 2016 @ 1:30 PM
Susan, it's that soft wash in the background that compliments your image so perfectly! This is done so beautifully in spite of your trials and tribulations! What a wonderful, creative idea!
Registered: February 3, 2005 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 34769
Sun, Aug 14, 2016 @ 2:58 PM
Oh, Susan, I'm so glad you didn't give up on this one! It's gorgeous, and I love the rich texture and the pearlescent paste. Beautifully soft colors, and the sequins finish it off perfectly! Love it! Hugs!
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