Hi there! It's time for a new Color Challenge and I am hosting this week. We're going to watch Blackberries Growing in the Meadow Under a Soft Sky using the colors Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow and Soft Sky. The dessert option is to add butterflies to your card.
I've made two cards this week since this is one of my favorite color combinations. Starting with the watercolor paper panel, I heat embossed the two solid butterflies, spread clear water on it, then dropped in the Soft Sky and Blackberry inks to create the soft background. When dry I flicked Soft Sky and Blackberry inks, plus Ranger Pearl Metallic Acrylic paint and gold from the Gansai Tambi Starry Colors paints. I still had gold on my paintbrush, so I decided to go all around the edges of the panel to really help it stand out. When all the paint dried, the sentiment was heat embossed with gold ep.
The flower and leaves are layered stamps, and I purposely omitted the solid base image, instead just stamping the outline and "shadow" stamps. Then, using a damp (not wet) paint brush, I gently pulled color down into the highlighted areas from the inked shadows. Kind of a fake water colored look if you will! The rest of the process to put the card together is pretty self explanatory.
Thanks for looking and I hope you'll join us for the Color Challenge this week!
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105214
Tue, Apr 17, 2018 @ 7:49 AM
Love the soft bg and the gold edging. My fav is always white ep!!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83126
Sat, Apr 21, 2018 @ 2:34 PM
Another outstanding card, Stef. Great bg and gorgeous flower!!! Super pretty!!!
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni