This is my submission for IC140. Check out the home page to see the gorgeous Asian table setting we were to draw our inspiration from.
This card is one of those that didn't go exactly as planned... and I'm not sure how I feel about it, but here it is.
I stamped my main image in VersaMark then Cranberry Crisp. I heat embossed in clear. I lightly painted a shadow bg with twinkling H2O's... not sure you can see the sparkle in that though. I stamped the Soft Sky layer in clear using a Raindrops on Roses stamp. I stamped soft sky on the dp using a stamp from Embrace Life. I cut the butterfly with a die cut in the CB and used a texture ef on it, then painted it with the same shade of Twinklin H2O's. Used Cranberry Crisp ribbon, very vanilla for the card base and image panel. I might paint the whole image panel with the twinkling H2O's... not sure this shadow worked as I had pictured.
Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend!
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008 GMT Views: 2357
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Registered: October 15, 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 38718
Sat, Aug 09, 2008 @ 11:21 AM
This is beautiful, Grace! This image is perfect for the IC and I love the way the soft shadowing looks! The embossed butterfly is lovely! Very pretty, indeed!
Registered: March 20, 2005 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 77633
Sat, Aug 09, 2008 @ 11:58 AM
Well, Grace, I'm sure how I feel about it - it's beautiful - love the way you brought these bright colors together into one gorgeous card - cool layout too!
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Registered: October 26, 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1910
Sat, Aug 09, 2008 @ 12:39 PM
Wow! What an eye-catcher! Sometimes beautiful things happen when you don't know exactly the path you're taking with your card. They make for fun surprises!
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