I struggled with this because most of my not very large supply of stencils weren't suitable. In the end I went with this one, using coloured pencils and shading them a little. Stamped the sentiment and image, coloured the image with pastel pencils, add gel pen accents and then finished it with Crackle Accents on the flowers, simply because I was too tired to go looking for my Diamond Glaze when it was nearly bedtime. I used the Spectrum Noir glitter pen on some of the hexagons, which is hard to see, and edged it with Stickles after roughing the edges up. Then a piece from a dictionary with a doodled border. Originally I was going to use a gessoed page, but it looks better on this. And then because it didn't want to be cramped on a regular A2 card, I went all the way up to 7" x 5", which let me make the dictionary page panel a bit larger too.
Mediums: Polychromos and pastel pencils (they got sealed by the Crackle Accents), gel and glitter pens, Crackle Accents.
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2016 GMT Views: 479
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28832
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 @ 6:32 AM
What a cool looking card Sabrina!! I like your stenciled bg - the glossy flowers and the colors and bg papers you used - it all flows together real nicely!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: April 14, 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2721
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 @ 6:51 AM
Artsy and sooooo much fun!!! Love it!!
------------------------------ From Norway to USA to the world, Hilde
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 @ 7:21 AM
This is so bright and cheerful, Sabrina...I would never guess that you were tired when you made it. The book page bg and distressed edges are a nice balance for your stenciled main panel. I need to look at the rest if your gallery to see all the great cards I have missed lately....too many "have to does".
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 @ 2:00 PM
Sabrina, this is fabulous! Love how you used the color pencils on the stencil shapes. That stamp is perfect. Wow job! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Registered: January 29, 2006 Location: Mount Forest,Ontario Canada Posts: 11551
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 @ 3:15 PM
A very cool effect, Sabrina. Love the whimsical flower with the crackle accent. I love seeing people take on a challenge and seeing what they come up with. It's here that I tend to be a spectator and not much of a participator
------------------------------ Michele
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Sat, Nov 19, 2016 @ 3:34 PM
I love the little whimsical glossy flowers the stencil you chose. I love the dictionary page and the distressed edges. The border is the icing on the cake Sabrina. Hope you are having a good weekend.
------------------------------ Susie
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