A big congrats to Paula, the newest Featured Stamper! Such a beautiful gallery & after much browsing, I chose THIS card to case. I kept the white embossing & lovely turquoise color, but I used different images, a big sun instead of a flower & an umbrella instead of ribbon.
For my version, I was thinking along the lines of the sun coming out after a rain. To make the bg, I white embossed the Belles Vignes on white then sponged on the distress inks. I used a water brush to splatter it with water (for the lighter rain drops) then used a white spray I made by mixing a little white acrylic paint & water in a mini mister & spritzed it on.
The sun was also white embossed on another piece of white, die cut & w/ the circle die still in place, I sponged on the colors. I didnÂ’t like the way the hills turned out, so I did them over, fussy cut them & added them on top. For the yellow layer, I didnÂ’t have enough of the right color of yellow, so I used a couple of yellow Copics around the edges before I attached the turquoise layer on top.
The umbrella was die cut 3 times & I shortened the very top one & used a Scor-Pal to add the score lines on the top 2 in order to fold them a bit. I wanted it to look as if the umbrella was being folded up to put away. The clouds & greeting were added to finish.
Congrats again, Paula! Thanks so much for looking! Closeups & the inside are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2015 GMT Views: 1500
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Stunning, as always, Julie! The delicate BG, circular scene and dimension of the umbrella are all wonderful! I love the tiny tag attached to the handle, too! Great touch!
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Sun, Jun 14, 2015 @ 4:37 PM
I so totally love that card you picked and I could not think of how to make changes so, I really love that you did. these colors are so beautiful Julie, love how the swirls mimic the lace too.
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Mon, Jun 15, 2015 @ 3:06 AM
OK, I want everything you used on this card! So vibrant and sooooo pretty! Love that layered and dimensional umbrella! Lovely work Julie! Impressive too! Hugz
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