Some time I'd like to try the full dandelion effect. For a quick card today (housework and cooking), I used an image that I coloured in bed while I was sick a couple of weeks ago. So I just sort of swirled my toilet paper roll brush to add what I hoped would be an ethnic African look, using yellow and copper acrylics. Then I added lots of white dots with my stylus.
Now the original pencilled foreground was too light and unbalanced with the strong background, so I cut masks for the giraffe legs and stool, and used a piece of corrugated card with the corrugated edge to brush bronze and deep purple paints in for a foreground. Added more acrylic dots, edged it with a gold pen and then added it to a custom-cut black base. Finally added the sentiment (embossed with clear EP), and Glossy Accents on the balloon.
Fun challenge, Judy. I wish I would have used plain paper underneath as scratch paper instead of a draft letter, because it looks quite good too .
Date: Monday, February 12, 2018 GMT Views: 712
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92457
Mon, Feb 12, 2018 @ 9:28 AM
Darling card, Sabrina. I like how you did it on Kraft. Your cardboard painting in the warm colors makes a fantastic bg for your stately giraffe and little girl.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105101
Mon, Feb 12, 2018 @ 12:05 PM
Looks ethnic to me, mf! Love the bright colors and the giraffe, which I DEARLY love!
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Registered: October 13, 2006 Location: North Attleboro, MA Posts: 7361
Mon, Feb 12, 2018 @ 1:06 PM
Just love your images you have used here. Your colors are perfect. I'm a huge fan of stamping and coloring on kraft paper. Hope you're feeling like yourself again.
Registered: May 25, 2006 Location: So. Oregon Posts: 121800
Mon, Feb 12, 2018 @ 3:04 PM
Ooh I love that you included the cardboard brushes with the staging because, that really makes it more AH HA for me I love the colors of this and that texture you ended up with for the scene a lot Sabrina WOW
What a festive looking card! Beautifully done! So glad you included the cardboard roll as I'm not sure I would have imagined what it would look like - very clever!