Well no, the card isn't quite a mess, but with all the experimenting my desk and fingers are. Julia's challenge this week was to use heat embossing. My card is a sort of variation on the faux bleach in the resources, or the faux batik the colorwash way we once had as a TLC.
I tried watercolours on plain card and watercolours on watercolour paper but the colours came out too soft for the look I wanted. Then I tried alcohol inks on glossy card, but I didn't get a flowing effect. So then I tried misting the glossy card first with Alcohol Blending Solution and then adding drops of ink, and that gave me the best result. This was after I'd stamped my image with Versamark and embossed with clear EP. Then I ironed it between sheets of scratch paper till the EP had melted out of it. Trimmed, mounted on black and then on green Bazzill. Couldn't think what to do next - DP would take away from the panel. Buttons didn't look right. Photo corners didn't look right. So I just scored a double border and that's it - if nothing else it's a handy masculine card.
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Thu, Jun 24, 2010 @ 9:03 AM
WOW! That's quite a bit of work! And worth it! Beautiful card!~
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Thu, Jun 24, 2010 @ 9:25 AM
Wow, Sabrina, this is GORGEOUS!! Your watercolor BG is so striking!
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Thu, Jun 24, 2010 @ 11:16 AM
WOW what a masterpiece this is... love the background... can you do it again... it is wonderful in all ways... love every single bit of it... I love doing pieces like this.. might do one myself this afternoon... great card..
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Thu, Jun 24, 2010 @ 11:27 AM
I'm glad you explained it's your fingers that are a mess..because the card sure isn't!! It's just beautiful, Sabrina. Great colors, and I love the scoring!!
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