This is for Robin's (Stamperrobin) fun Free for All challenge...a love card with a moon. All the details can be found here .
These are Valentine cards are for a sweet little 6 year old girl and her lovely 10 year old brother. No prizes for guessing who loves fairies and who loves creepy spiders!!
The background was made with my usual smack and squirt technique (smack distress ink pad onto aluminium foil, squirt on some water, then slurp up the colourd water with a foam blending tool and swish it over the smooth cardstock).
I coloured a complete A4 sheet by rotating the cardstock and working on it in landscape. To get a good blend of colours I looked at a colour wheel and smacked and squirted in the following order - ensuring that each colour was well applied before moving on to the next colour (blend a very small portion of the new colour over the previous colour).
darkish green - Peeled paint
bright green - Mowed lawn
yellowy orange - Wild honey
orange - Ripe persimmon
red - Fired brick
hot pinkish red - Festive berries
purple - Seedless preserves
dark purple - Dusty concord
At this point I cut the A4 into 3 strips (one for the stash and two for these cards) I gave the fairy card a very light mist of water. Using the same colours, in the same order, I thump the foam blending tool directly into the ink pad (no water this time) and scrubbed extra colour here and there to get some contrast and depth of colour. These cards were almost identical after the initial smack and squirt, it is this step of adding more colour (undiluted) that each card can take on a different look. On the spider card I was heavy handed with the orange - blending it over the yellow orange and bright green.
This next step truly makes the world of difference....using a foam blending tool, lightly scrub on WALNUT STAIN distress ink (no water), scrub from the outside and move inward to a point where you want bright highlights.
I did not mask the moon as I have discovered that silver Versa colour and white Brilliance inks go over the top of distress inks beautifully. I used a round foam blending tool, inked in silver first, pushed it onto the cardstock and moved it around in a circular motion to give a blured and not so perfect edge. Reapeated process with white ink. Taking a baby wipe, I ever so gently wiped it across the moon.
Stamping was done next, using black Archival ink. I dabbed a little bit of silver ink on the mushroom border before attaching to card. The spider was die cut and I added some clear Wink of Stella to give him an even more revolting appearance!! The little fairy was coloured at the same time I was doing the smack and squirt (used an aqua pen dipped in the inky water). Clear Stella brush to her wings. I stamped and fussy cut a flower and attached 3D foam tape for the fairy to stand on. She comes with a wand...she is lucky I only cut off the wand and not aputated her hand!!
Thank you for looking, I had the lovliest time making these card. Have a great weekend ladies.
Date: Thursday, February 5, 2015 GMT Views: 3749
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83153
Fri, Feb 06, 2015 @ 4:51 PM
MAGICAL! Love the colors, your descriptions, the differences between the cards - so brilliant my friend! You do the most amazing things with any supply! I so wish I could come hang out with you and just watch you! Wonderfully done. Hugz
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92541
Fri, Feb 06, 2015 @ 5:25 PM
Susie, your cards have such a magical and enchanted feeling with your beautiful bg, exquisite choice of bg stamping and then the main focus of the moon with either the fairy or spider. VERY atmospheric....which takes an ARTIST to create. I need say no more. ; )
Registered: September 19, 2010 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 8979
Fri, Feb 06, 2015 @ 5:45 PM
Wow, your background coloring is amazing!! Love your creations!!
------------------------------ God Bless!
DJ Rants Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His love endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34 http://www.djs-creations.blogspot.com/
Registered: February 24, 2009 Location: WA Posts: 18297
Fri, Feb 06, 2015 @ 5:52 PM
this is such a magical scene! love the beautiful backgrounds and the spider and fairy motifs. I could look at this a long time and still find more to enjoy!
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Fri, Feb 06, 2015 @ 8:34 PM
WOW!!!!!!! Each time you do these, they are more and more amazing! The color! What a master you are of blending and then creating light with walnut ink! I LOVE the way you did the moon, so realistic! Thank you too for the in depth description of how you achieve the most amazing effects!
hmm, no notification today! SO glad I didn't miss these!
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74842
Sat, Feb 07, 2015 @ 6:17 AM
Fabulous! Just on fire with color.
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Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Sat, Feb 07, 2015 @ 11:36 AM
Magical INDEED! The moonlight you created is quite ethereal and mystical...and your choice of colors just BEAUTIFUL! Your niece and nephew will both love their Valentines both made with such obvious love and caring.