The color challenge team is celebrating our 600th challenge(!), in a special way! Each of the designers picked one of our favorite picks for past color challenges and you get to choose with color combo you would like to use this week (or more than one if you choose)! Each of the design team will also be offering a prize to the favorite of the cards made with their particular challenge.
So the colors I picked were from CC566: melon mambo, pumpkin pie, pretty in pink and for dessert: your favorite green. When I first hosted this color challenge I made this card here and this card here.
For today’s card I wanted to try the shaving cream marbling technique. There are lots of video tutorials demonstrating this technique such as this one right . Mine didn’t quite work out like the tutorial but I still like it. I learned that this technique (at least when you do it on mixed media cs) does not respond well to shimmer spritz spray (it darkened up the hue and left little blotches which I did not like – lesson learned for next time) – but I still liked it well enough to use in my card. I made a frame for this panel by die cutting one white frame and one black frame with a slightly smaller opening to create a thin, black mat when they are glued together. Love that look! Die cut the palm fancy die and I think the rest is clear enough.
Come join us, you may be chosen to be a Guest Designer and/or win a prize!
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31174
Tue, Sep 13, 2016 @ 5:33 PM
Your technique turned out so Beautiful, Maura! Such pretty muted tones and a really nice pattern formed! Love the white branches and your simple framing~
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Registered: May 23, 2009 Location: sunny california Posts: 9825
Wed, Sep 14, 2016 @ 8:10 AM
Well Maura, I love the bg and you made it into such a striking card. The double Matt is perfect and makes such a nice frame for your lovely card. Pinned and fsved.
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74893
Wed, Sep 14, 2016 @ 8:38 AM
Maura, this is a great technique and it looks fabulous. Love the palm and that wonderful thin black frame you added inside the white one.
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Stunning background, I love the shaving cream technique! And making a frame around it really helps to draw your eye in...wonderful birthday card for Seize the Birthday! Thank you for playing along with us!