The last few day I've been a little busy with LBS (life beyond stamping. Anyhow that's what happens to me when I have dinner guests and have to clear my work from the dining room table. So now I am running to make up for all the fun I missed. I just completed this card for a challenge over at SC. I tried to jam a lot of fun things into this one! The fireweed is stamped on wet watercolor paper the edges colored with 4 distress inks. I distressed the edges with a distressing tool. The chipboard ornaments are cut with a CB and heat embossed with gold and white powders. A few embossed flourishes are added to the background and embossed in white. The final touch was a blast heat to the ribbon. TFL!
This is yummy! I love the watercolor with distress inks, and your chipboard is fantastic. Oh, and heating the ribbon is a great touch. Beautiful new banner, too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! All of the techniques go with the image perfectly and I just love to effect that slightly "blasting" the ribbon with the heat gun makes.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Tami!...Your new header is soooo beautiful!! Did you take the photo?
Pretty card Jan. Hey, give those guests the book. We need you to create on that dining table. :)
ReplyDeleteSo very pretty. I messed w/watercolor paper yesterday but nothing turned out half this cute!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very, very pretty card. The colours are striking! Like you, I love to try new techniques.
ReplyDeletewow the effect of the heat on the ribbon is so totally cool Jan!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen that before...
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TFS!
Beautifully done. Wow!
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So many textures!!! LOVELY card, Jan. The watercoloring on the focal imageis just gorgeous! Your distress work is subtle, yet striking. It adds a fantastic contrast to the softness of the floral image. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCompletely stunning!!
ReplyDeleteOooohhh, just DELICIOUS!
ReplyDeletevery pretty!
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