Pam is our hostess in the Color Challenge this week, and she has given us some pretty, soft spring colors this week: So Saffron, Peekaboo Peach and Cucumber Crush. The dessert option is Spring Flowers.
I treated myself to a set of the new Distress Oxide inks, and pulled out the ones closest to this week's colors. I watched a ton of videos, and then grabbed a piece of Mixed Media cardstock and jumped in. Wow! That was easy and fun, and I am very pleased with how the background panel came out.
I stamped the flowers on Very Vanilla cardstock. First layer, So Saffron. Second layer Peekaboo Peach, stamped off one time. Third layer, Peekaboo Peach, full strength. The centers are stamped in black ink, and dotted with a white gel pen. I bravely stamped the stems and bud directy onto the Oxide panel, then the greeting in black. I fussy-cut the blooms and shaped them a bit, and popped up with Dimensionals. Die cut the frames, popped the main panel up with foam tape.
Registered: July 19, 2010 Location: Conway, MA Posts: 7513
Mon, Mar 13, 2017 @ 7:51 PM
Barbara, you lucky duck to have the oxide inks, and I am so thrilled to see this piece of art. It has a Cezanne-esque look to it. Gorgeous poppies! The scalloped and stitched frames are the perfect matting layers for the museum look. Wow!!
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Mon, Mar 13, 2017 @ 7:55 PM
Looks like I am going to have to buy some distress oxide inks tomorrow. This is awesome, Joyce!! Perfect saffron flowers to showcase that wonderul technique.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2017 @ 8:42 PM
This is gorgeous, Barbara! Love the bg (jealous of the oxide inks) and having the bloom itself be 3D is an awesome look, my friend! And love the double framing too.
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40326
Tue, Mar 14, 2017 @ 4:13 AM
I know nothing about these dioxide inks but must check them out! Your bg is just gorgeous, your card is gorgeous with the beautiful flowers and framing, Barbara!!
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