Peggy is our hostess this week, and she has challenged us to use Wisteria Wonder, Smoky Slate and Whisper White, with the dessert option of a hint of green. I found this challenge--well--challenging! I miss Lovely Lilac and Lavender Lace, and find Wisteria Wonder to be somewhat drab. Add some gray to the mix, and well, I think this is going to be a sympathy card.
I stamped the flower in craft black ink on hot press watercolor paper, sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heat set. Then I colored the flower with an AquaPainter and Wisteria Wonder reinker. I did use a touch of green in the center of my flower, so dessert for me!
I had fun with the background, using a technique called Ink Layering, which I learned about on Jennifer McGuire's blog. It involves dabbing white craft ink through a stencil onto colored cardstock. After it's dry, you replace the stencil, but move it slightly (or a lot) and then dab the colored ink (matching the cardstock) over all the stencil openings. I think it gives a really neat 3-D effect, and is a way to get perfectly matching DS paper when you don't have any!
Thanks for stopping by, and please play along with us this week!
Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Wed, Mar 18, 2015 @ 2:56 PM
Oh my gosh, I thought that background was an ef! You did an outstanding job with that technique! And the image - WOW! This is spectacular!
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Thu, Mar 19, 2015 @ 7:00 AM
Your handmade bg paper is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing the details. The focal image is beautiful the way you colored it. Such a bold, powerful design done in soft, gentel colors looks dantadtic. Pinned and faved.