Today Korin asked us to pick a layout from the past. I chose SC287.
I had this Serendipity backgrounder stamp out on my crafting table from yesterday and wanted to explore more ways to use it. This time I used reinkers and an aqua pen to color it. It came out quite bright and then I remembered a technique from the MIX21 challenge of toning down brights with a wash of acrylic paint. So I mixed white and aqua acrylics to make a very pale aqua color and gave the whole pattern a light wash....much better. I was aiming for an Art Nouveau feeling with lots of curls and swirls and chose a green palette with a touch of aqua.
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Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 GMT Views: 2551
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Tue, Jul 16, 2013 @ 7:47 PM
I love the many ways you are having fun with your new marble stamp, Sallie! This card is a WOW! Gorgeous colors, and even more gorgeous die cuts! Wonderful movement in all the elements!
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Wed, Jul 17, 2013 @ 5:47 AM
WOW, Sallie!! Just a breathtaking card - thanks for sharing how you made your colors so SOFT - the butterfly popped up looks marvelous hovering above!! Hugs!
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Wed, Jul 17, 2013 @ 5:48 AM
Sallie, this is gorgeous. I love the diecuts!!
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How very clever using an acrylic white wash on your background. It creates a wonderful backdrop for the delicate dies used. Beautiful card.
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Wed, Jul 17, 2013 @ 7:43 AM
Love this!!! TFS!
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Wed, Jul 17, 2013 @ 7:46 AM
Well this ended up coming out so soft and feminine, Sallie! I think I would have liked the bright too though. Your butterfly is so pretty stamped on vellum and the dies you used add such class to an already upscale creation~
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