A get well card for my friend Irene who had surgery this week. It's also for the Mixed Media challenge for this week, to bleach or take something out of a coloured image. I'm cheating a bit, as I didn't really colour this image, just used bleach on the background. The poppy image was embossed with yellow ep and then I painted it with acrylic paints. I absolutely love how the brilliant blue paper bleaches out to a turquoise. I started out applying the bleach with a paint brush, but it was too thick, so then I just used a toothbrush. I was inspired by the Pinterest picture seen in the following link. http://pinterest.com/pin/387591111650890104/
Date: Sunday, September 8, 2013 GMT Views: 2574
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Registered: June 9, 2006 Location: Wauconda, IL Posts: 55667
Sun, Sep 08, 2013 @ 11:40 AM
Wonderful creation!!! Your bg turned out beautifully!! That is the piece that I was inspired by also. I first tried some bright acrylics, but that wasn't working out for me. I settled with watercolor. Isn't that just the most gorgeous inspiration piece?!!
Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Sun, Sep 08, 2013 @ 6:27 PM
I love the coloring on the embossed poppies! I never could use acrylics but you did an outstanding job on this! The bleaching in the background looks fabulous! Wonderful techniques!
Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Mon, Sep 09, 2013 @ 4:37 AM
Isn't it fun to see the bleach working its magic? This turned out great! How cool that you used yellow embossing under your acrylics - very interesting!
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Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Mon, Sep 09, 2013 @ 7:57 AM
Ina, a lovly card! Great poppies on the beautiful blue bg!
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92640
Mon, Sep 09, 2013 @ 8:57 AM
Ina, this is a WOW! Those red-orange poppies POP on the complementary blue hues of the bg. I like the simple design of your card......lets that focal point shine.