I used my Bister blue powder to create the background but wanted to leave the centre free for my snowman. My friend Christine (calex) showed me a technique she uses where she die cuts a mask for the centre. I die cut an oval mask, placed it on my coated cs, then sprinkled a bit of blue bister around it, spritzed with water, and let it air dry before removing the mask. I got some seepage under the mask but I quite like the effect - makes it look frostier.
I stamped my snowman and sentiment, coloured bits of the snowman with tombow markers, then sprinkled with shabby blue embossing enamel which has fine white and blue ep and larger bits of white and gold in the mixture. I heated it from underneath so it wouldn't blow off. Then popped the panel up on dimensionals.
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 GMT Views: 1760
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Registered: December 8, 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 72961
Thu, Jan 29, 2015 @ 5:47 AM
Holy wow! Love this and looking Bister up, stat! Fantastic card!
------------------------------ Paula "The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa the bad things don’t always spoil the good things, or make them unimportant. - The Eleventh Doctor
Registered: July 15, 2008 Location: Where the hills meet the sea in the SW of the UK Posts: 2608
Sun, Feb 15, 2015 @ 8:04 AM
WOW Susan what an amazing bg, love the added texture of the EE.
I am certainly inspired by your work to go look for the Bister powder - sounds such fun to use ...
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Registered: October 29, 2004 Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Posts: 24007
Fri, Feb 27, 2015 @ 4:53 PM
Wow...how did I miss your amazing Bister snowman card? I love your masking technique and how you blended your color that seeped under your masking. Way Cool Susan. TFS.