Debby4000 is the Featured stamper this week. She has a BEAUTIFUL gallery of exquisite cards. It was terrific to be introduced to her work. I chose this CARD of hers for inspiration with its bees and hexagons.
I cut a stencil using a PTI cover plate die featuring hexagons. I then sponged on color where I wanted it. Lastly, I took a large brush and gave it a water wash to soften all the elements. There is glitter on the "meat" of the watermelon, but I used it sparingly to represent the "juiciness".
Congratulations, Debby...enjoy your special week.
TFL
Date: Sunday, August 3, 2014 GMT Views: 2788
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Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31970
Sun, Aug 03, 2014 @ 9:09 AM
Oh, I love the depth of colour on your watermelon, it looks so real! Beautiful soft stenciled bg, you nailed so many challenges with this beauty, Sallie! Thanks for playing along this week, hope you're having fun!
Registered: February 22, 2010 Location: OR Coast Posts: 3935
Sun, Aug 03, 2014 @ 9:16 AM
Wowsers, I love this card! Cool idea to soften the background with a water wash...I'm definitely going to give that a try. Amazing job combining all those challenges too! Thanks for playing along in the DTGD challenges!
Registered: July 6, 2008 Location: Lexington, MA Posts: 1780
Sun, Aug 03, 2014 @ 9:57 AM
acheived: mouthwatering image - great job with the inspiration
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Fantastic card, Sallie! You really nailed a lot of challenges with it-wow! Love the image and snippet of red gingham ribbon with the bee charm! Well done!
Registered: March 20, 2008 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Posts: 616
Sun, Aug 03, 2014 @ 10:50 AM
Your watermelon looks so real, absolutely AMAZING coloring, and I love how you've used glitter to emphasize the juicy quality of the "meat". WONDERFUL card!!!
Registered: September 3, 2007 Location: native Texan living in extreme N. GA Posts: 73586
Sun, Aug 03, 2014 @ 10:59 AM
Beautiful, Sallie! I adore those old PSX images and I LOVE watermelon. Great job on the bg and coloring up that juicy melon. Think I'll go cut the one in the fridge!
