This is for Judy's terrific "Smackin' Acetate" technique challenge.
I still haven't resucitated my distress markers so I turned to my trusty Tombow markers for this card. Actually this is not really a card, it is just the front panel and I am going to stick it in my art book and write down the details of the technique. It is so easy and super effective, I need to remember this!!
Using a piece of acetate packaging, I scribbled my lightest blue Tombow across the bottom third of the acetate, followed by a deeper blue across the middle section and finishing with the darkest blue at the top. I spritzed on some water then placed a piece of cardstock onto the acetate. I then lightly sprayed the card - it looked a bit too neat so I flicked water on it until i had the desired effect.
Once dry I stamped the image and coloured some of it in using tombow markers and a white Sharpie paint pen. This was heaps of fun to make. Thank you for looking.
Date: Monday, March 14, 2016 GMT Views: 2717
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Registered: June 10, 2011 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 7356
Tue, Mar 15, 2016 @ 1:52 PM
Wow Susie - you are definitely Queen of the Inks with this wonderful background. Lovely blending of colours and your coloured stamped image is just right as well. I am looking forward to seeing this Journal you are doing - a work of art in its own right by the sounds of it.
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Tue, Mar 15, 2016 @ 3:43 PM
Your smackin' acetate is really Stunning!!! Love the gradation of the blues and the way you got it to "turn out the way you wanted it to" by spritzing on a little water. Even seems the image, when colored, the white has even picked up a bit of the blue BG- definitely a first class piece of ART!
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Wed, Mar 16, 2016 @ 10:15 AM
I love how rich and intense the layering and lightening with water this technique gives..then coloring on top. Beautiful card front - great use of both the technique and the images Thanks, Susie!
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Registered: August 10, 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 25290
Wed, Mar 16, 2016 @ 5:35 PM
Oh, my sweet friend, Susie! What a marvelous piece of art. I love the outcome of the smackin' acetate technique with the beautiful blues. The stamped image is so beautifully colored, and I love the doodling you use on your pieces of art. You are so talented, my friend!!
Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Wed, Mar 16, 2016 @ 9:08 PM
You never disappoint, Susie. This is your usual amazingly fantastic card. I always like your doodled borders, and the blues you used are so pretty. What a terrific image you chose. Just gorgeous.