This is for the CC305 to use Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink. I especially made the card for the Teapot Tuesday challenge to create something bright and cheerful to send to Katie. I really love the soft feminine look to this card and hope it brightens Katie's day.
I don't have Cherry Cobbler or Melon Mambo so I substituted with Riding Hood Red and Ranger Watermelon. I stamped the image on Prism white paper with versa and embossed with gold ep. I watercolored using a brush and reinkers and while it was still sort of wet I applied gold ep again and heated. The powder stuck to the wet places on the image and added more gold to highlight the beautiful flowers. The border was punched with a set of MS border and corner punches.
Stamps: Rubbernecker Tulips 168-05
Paper: Papertrey Berry Sorbet, Prism White
Ink: Ranger Watermelon, Red Riding Hood and Pretty In Pink, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss
Accessories: Brush, MS Corner and Border Punch, Versa, Gold EP, Grosgrain
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131747
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 @ 1:15 AM
I don't often enough think to emboss with gold for colouring. And yet it was the first way I ever saw stamping demoed, about, gulp, almost twenty years back, and I fell in love with it. This is such a beautiful bunch. I like the idea of adding a bit more EP while the image is still not dry. And the plain white setting is great - makes me think of a crisp linen tablecloth.
Registered: March 24, 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of TEXAS Posts: 15980
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 @ 6:34 AM
GORGEOUS bouquet of tulips!! Beautiful around the page punch and lovely ribbon!! Nicely done!!
------------------------------ Phyllis Young at heart, slightly older in other parts. We really never grow up, we just learn how to act in public!! What if you woke up today with only what you had thanked God for yesterday??
Registered: October 15, 2007 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 38718
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 @ 6:41 AM
This is absolutely stunning, Kittie! The bouquet of tulips is so beautifully embossed and colored! The punched frame and bow are so lovely! I'm sure Katie will treasure this!
Registered: April 3, 2007 Location: In a state of oblivion.... Posts: 14120
Wed, Jan 12, 2011 @ 12:22 PM
Beautiful card - love all the wonderful gold highlights!
------------------------------ Heather ...... My Gallery You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." Ralph Waldo Emerson Founding Member of the Punchkateerz - "You don't have to be crazy to be one of us, but it sure helps."