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.
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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: August 9, 2004 Location: My little neck of the woods Posts: 713
Tue, May 13, 2008 @ 5:26 PM
Linda, I am so glad I took the time to grab a cup of coffee and peak into your gallery betweem playing musical dogs. This is a real treat for the eyes. This looks like a hand painted photo using Marshall's photo oils. What a perfect masculine card for your brother. I love the effect of everything you did on this.
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Coleen
Still looking for the pony.
Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Tue, May 13, 2008 @ 7:16 PM
LINDA, this is absolutely gorgeos beyond belief! Fabulous design and the colors are so wonderfully warm yet sophisticated. This is a magnificent work of art!
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Tue, May 13, 2008 @ 9:21 PM
This does it........I am off to look for Kinkaide stamps! You continue to inspire with every card you post......I mean, every single card :-) I love your soft, subtle coloring of your Kinkaide image and your color combo and perfect sentiment. Wow...how are you ever going to give up this gorgeous card ?!? TFS your friend and fan, nancy
Registered: February 4, 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1563
Thu, May 15, 2008 @ 6:54 AM
Wow, this is a totally amazing beautiful card. I would love to create one like this for my brother or adapt to any other family/friend saying. Just gorgeous.
Registered: April 20, 2006 Location: Michigan's Upper Peninsula Posts: 34762
Fri, May 16, 2008 @ 8:19 AM
Oh, what a strikingly beautiful card!!! I LOVE this size and the layout is PERFECT!!! Those TK images are something else and you work them up so well!!! I also love your sentiment stamp -- this is one fabulous creation!!!
Registered: July 13, 2004 Location: Where the water meets the sand in So Cali Posts: 1309
Sun, May 18, 2008 @ 8:14 PM
This is just AMAZING! Wow! How clever to cut the panel and shift the one side over! You're making all of the Kincade stamps look "new" to me with the possibilities! I only have the Graceland one so far......but am thinking a few more need to be bought!