Hi! this card fits today's Free 4 All Challenge: Out of the Box and this week's Stampin' B's Challenge to make a card with a sun and an encouraging sentiment. It also fits the Dirty Dozen Vintage Challenge.
I wanted this to be a "Vintage Type" or Shabby Chic card. For the focal image, I stamped the swan and then made a mask, placed it on top of the mask and stamped the cat tails over the mask. I peeled off the mask and colored in the scene, using colored pencils and odorless mineral spirits. I outlined the swan with a Memento Marker to make it stand out.
I put the Spellbinder die on top of the scene and pressed it down with my hands around the top of it. (This left a small impression that I could use as a guide.) Next, I removed the die and cut around the BOTTOM, beak and rear of the swan. I made sure I cut around it so that it could be slipped through the OPENING at the top of the die when I cut it out. I ran it through the Big Shot, to cut and then used a STYLUS to emboss. This way, I made sure that the frame, NOT the swan were embossed.
I made a piece of Ink, Spray and Smash (See my tutorial for this on the right!) and decided the entire scene needed to be "shabbied" or "antiqued/vintaged". So, I sponged Adirondack's Espresso around all the edges.
To finish, I added Inkssentials dots.
Finsihed Card Size: 5" square
Total time to complete: 53 minutes. (The Ink, Spray and Smash took a while to dry.)
Registered: March 8, 2007 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 189
Fri, Apr 16, 2010 @ 5:35 AM
This is gorgeous! I love how you put in the total time to complete detail - if I did that folks would say, "man, get a life!" LOL Seriously though, it's an awesome card! tfs
Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74747
Fri, Apr 16, 2010 @ 6:15 AM
Wow! This is just fabulous using that wonderful set.
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Fri, Apr 16, 2010 @ 6:42 AM
WOW!! GORGEOUS!! Please check out the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge by clicking on the link below my signature. We would be so honored to have one of your lovely creations in our weekly challenge.
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