What a fantastic challenge Judy! I wish I'd known you when you were over here too! The Belleek Factory is just a few hours drive from where we live and when American visitors come, it's at the top of their list (the wives anyway!) When my parents visit from the U.S. my Mum likes to visit too and she has a pretty collection. Belleek has a lot more modern and minimalist designs out right now, but my mother loves the old fashioned ones with shamrocks or flowers. I made this card for her for Mother's Day. To enhance the "porcelain" effect I used about three layers of embossing powder on everything including the rose and flourish. I was amazed at how much paper can look like porcelain. Having no brayer, I just had to ink the embossing folder with my pad, and it's not ideal because ink does get places it shouldn't!
Because I used pink, celery, and well, it's really off white, and kept it very clean, this is also for today's beautiful CAS color challenge. It doesn't show in the photo but the card base is off-white shimmer card which adds to the porcelain effect.
Date: Monday, January 23, 2012 GMT Views: 4909
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Registered: July 12, 2009 Location: On the farm in beautiful French Asylum, PA Posts: 1335
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 3:40 AM
I love your petals. How fantastic. So much detail in such a simple looking card. Great! This is going right into my favorites so I can CASE you sometime.
Registered: June 22, 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 126616
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 4:06 AM
hey GF....love your card....so pretty and elegant. Thanks for your kind words on my card.....the last few weeks have been so terrible and frustrating I am so happy to be back.
hugs,
K
Registered: March 27, 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 3292
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 4:17 AM
OH my goodness, Bridget! This looks EXACTLY like the pottery! Love your embossed circle and how ingenious to use ep on your vine and rose! This is just stunning and going in my faves! Good chatting with you!
Registered: July 23, 2007 Location: Syracuse, Indiana Posts: 25177
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 @ 5:08 AM
Simply beautiful Bridget! You really achieved a real porcelain look with not only the inked dry embossing but taking it up another notch by clear embossing too!