Joan Ervin gave us a unique challenge today for the TLC. It was called "Pounded Flowers". The challenge and tutorial are here: Forums at Splitcoaststampers
I had some wilting hydrangeas on our kitchen table and thought I would try it with them. They were mainly blue-violet, but there was one pink-violet one. I wet my watercolor paper and ran them thru my CB. Surprise!! I got greys, tans, and shades inbetween!...no blues or pinks. BUT, I LIKED it!! I decided it could be an interesting bg for some other images. I thought an embossed silver would complement the bg. This really was a LOT of fun!! Thanks, Joan! Great job filling in for Holly today.
Date: Monday, June 28, 2010 GMT Views: 1995
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Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 12:55 PM
Wowee! This is gorgeous! This card makes me want to pick my neighbor's flowers and smash them (I grow veggies)! This is going into my favs to remind me to try this and because this is just gorgeous!
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Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 1:54 PM
WOW! This is gorgeous! Can't believe you ended up with these colors! Beautiful card!~
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Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 3:52 PM
This is exquisite! There is so much depth and texture yet it is still flat and mailable. Gotta love that with the price of postage So beautifully done.
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Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 7:59 PM
Love how you went with the tans, grays and shades in between. Your eb flowers are just lovely. WOW card here. TFS :0)
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Mon, Jun 28, 2010 @ 9:01 PM
How simply wonderful! Your bg is fantastic and I love how you've stamped and embossed over your 'smooshed' flowers. Just wonderful!
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