I created the Kinkade panel under the sentiment by trimming off the right side of the fisherman image at 3 1/2 inches and trimming off the bottom at 3 inches. I then cut the image again 1 1/4 inches from the left side and moved the right side over so the fisherman would show. The sentiment panel covers the break.
The image is stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate on Poison Ivory shimmery cardstock. I find the Brilliance inks work fantastic for these highly detailed Kinkade stamps.
The watercoloring is done with Soft Sky and Close to Cocoa reinkers and a waterbrush. I overstamped the Chocolate Chip sentiment with Versamark using my Stampa-ma-jig and embossed with clear EP.
The Papertrey Aqua Mist paper better matched the Soft Sky ink, perhaps because of how Soft Sky looks over the Vanilla and Poison Ivory papers.
The finished size of this card is 5 1/2 inches square.
Date: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 GMT Views: 2394
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Stamps: Brother Calligraphy (Paper Inspirations), Stem Silhouettes, It Doesn't Get Much Better (Thomas Kinkade by Cornish Heritage Farms), Pine Needles & Cones backgrounder (CHF)
Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Poison Ivory, Papertrey Aqua Mist
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, Close to Cocoa, Versamark, Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate
Registered: June 23, 2007 Location: Parksville BC, Canada Posts: 3292
Tue, May 13, 2008 @ 9:28 AM
Wonderful card, love the Soft Sky with the chocolate!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Posts: 38589
Tue, May 13, 2008 @ 9:47 AM
Beautiful!
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Registered: August 9, 2004 Location: Plymouth, Michigan Posts: 1296
Tue, May 13, 2008 @ 9:53 AM
Wow, I know your Brother will love it. I've got to say those TK stamps can make some awesome cards, colored or not. Great idea to use the "Brother" stamp to stretch the TK stamp to fit your design! Love the Cocoa and Soft sky combo too. I'll have to keep this in mind for my fisherman's next birthday! TFS
Karen
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