Congrats to Jean, our Featured Stamper! What a fab gallery she has! After much browsing, I chose her Here Comes the Sun to case. I kept the horizontal layout and flowers and butterfly, but I changed the colors, the images and added some flourishes.
I also tried Bev's great technique from Wed, Water Stamping on the background.
The small flowers on the small layer are actually from a bookmark, but with a little masking, they work here, too. For the backgrounds, I sponged on colors from a Blue Breeze Kaleidacolor ink pad. Then I did Bev Gerard's Water Stamping technique. I love the soft, marbled look it gives. I stamped a portion of the same Daisy Background in black across the bottom. I like the way it helps "ground" everything. Just a few hightlights were added were a white gel pen. A sweet little Cheery Lynn flourish was added in the lower left corner and I used a Marianne Designs corner die in the upper right. The butterfly was white embossed onto vellum, sponged w/ the same blue inks and die cut using the matching die. The finished card is 5.50 x 4.25.
Thanks so much for looking! Congrats again, Jean, and enjoy your week! All the details are on my blog: The Write Stuff
Date: Saturday, August 11, 2012 GMT Views: 3108
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Registered: February 23, 2007 Location: Brooksville FL Posts: 19774
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 @ 7:43 AM
Oh Julie, how talented you are. I have admired your stunning creations for so long. This is amazing. I must try Bev's background technique because this background is so beautiful. Your eye for color and design is showcased here. Thank you for honoring me so wonderfully.
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Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 @ 9:28 AM
I am not sure how I missed this...so glad you were in the favorites as rhis is such a beautiful card!!! I spent a long time looking at that corner die trying to figure out how you did that. I have that die...it appears like you partially cut out the die? Any way, cool affect! The water stamping in the background is quite amazing and I really have to try that! Your blue is so pretty and the butterfly and leaf CLD just adds perfection to this card!
Registered: May 15, 2005 Location: Arlington, Washington Posts: 30400
Sun, Aug 12, 2012 @ 12:18 PM
WOW! this is the most beautiful creation! I love the monochromatic color theme and wonderful design!
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Judy
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