Michelle's WTUI challenge today was to use green, since Pantone have said emerald green is the colour of the year.
I used garden greens for a couple of challenges earlier in the week, so I went way out of orbit with my greens today . I have a strict policy of never making cards I can't use, and goodness only knows when I'll use this but it was fun. And after my first day back at work (mistake, I should have stayed home) and on a wet rainy afternoon, fun is OK.
5 3/4" square base. I stamped watercolour paper with the IO Flourishes in Versamark, and lightly sprinkled silver, green and gold EP over it. Then I sponged with black distress ink. To frame it, I added narrow tape and green glitter round the sides and top.
When I went to look at something on the StarvingArtistamps site last week I found they had a great sale on, so I got a set I wanted, and then while I was paying the carriage anyway I couldn't resist the Final Frontier set. Images stamped on watercolour paper. I used mostly inks to colour them, a mix of Winsor & Newton and J Herbin. I think inks must fade with age - the domed city came out of a bottle that SAID emerald green, but the viridian came out exactly the same colour. Domed city has a couple of layers of UTEE. Alien and Earth are popped up on foam. Computer generated sentiment ~ font is Moonstar.
Sorry for the bad photo - it hasn't stopped raining since I left work. I'm counting this in for MIX1 since I used my inks - let's just say I've had them since I was in school and that's not yesterday or the day before.
Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013 GMT Views: 956
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Sat, Feb 09, 2013 @ 5:31 AM
Oh, Sabrina, this is just fantastic! The bg is fabulous and perfect for the theme! So creative, so cute, love all the details!
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Sat, Feb 09, 2013 @ 3:21 PM
LOL Adorable card!!! Your colouring is amazing and I especially like your little green alien! Your background paper is so pretty and the green glitter you added to the sides a brilliant trimming : ) Super CUTE!
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Thu, Feb 14, 2013 @ 6:33 PM
I could NEVER give this card away - this would be one I'd so hoard! Hee hee... TOO CUTE! Thanks for being green with me this week!
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