I chose the" Colored Soot Stamping".
I sponged 3 colors of ink over my glossy cardstock and held the glossy side over the candle (=soot) part.
I stamped the "Leafy Vines" from Hero Arts on the soot.
Then I thought : why not reuse the stamp with VersaMark on exactly the same place, and heat emboss it with golden embossing powder.
I used hair spray for fixating the soot, and then I cut it into 3 parts.
For further decoration I made a bow with 2 ribbons, attaching them together with a brad, and a paper flower with a pearl on the leaves.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 140457
Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 9:30 AM
Oh my goodness! This is just SO beautiful! The combination of your sponged background with the soot is amazing, and the gold embossing on it looks fantastic!
Registered: February 22, 2012 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 43338
Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 9:55 AM
Well .... when I opened this, I mouthed the word WOW! The back ground is stunning - gorgeous colors, beautiful embossing and love the soot technique. A fav for sure.
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Registered: September 12, 2011 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 670
Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 1:01 PM
Absolutely gorgeous!! Your background is phenomenal!! I love the color combinations, your ribbon and bow treatment are so pretty, and the gold embossing tops it off!
Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13010
Thu, Nov 06, 2014 @ 1:29 PM
WOWZERS...super pretty bg. Will have to try that sooty stamping. Neat how you embossed the leaves too and on same spot, way to go, as well as the pretty double bow...beautiful...TFS..:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
