I saw a technique that's new to me and tried it out in this card. In a nutshell, stamp an image, then use a stencil to add color over select parts of the image. (this is not about having a matching stencil to color the image, you're just adding color without worrying about keeping in the lines or anything like that.) I saw this in a stamp company newsletter, and they were using organic shapes to add color. I have a stencil with a variety of geometric shapes, so that's what I went with. It was fund to match geometric shapes with bits of the image.
First, the image was black-embossed. Then I used a small circle stencil to colors some flowers pink, a triangle stencil to add some green to the bouquet, and a long, thin diamond shape to color the vase. I die thin circles in blue and pink and used them to frame the main image. The sentiment as also black-embossed, with a pink stenciled circle emphasizing the "Best!" A few blue circles were sprinkled on as a sort of muted embellishment.
This card is entered in these challenges:
The Flower Challenge #100 -- add circles
Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2510 -- anything goes
A Cut Above -- anything with dies
Word Art Wednesday #689 -- anything goes
Very pretty card - this technique sounds very interesting and I will have to try it out sometime!
ReplyDeleteLori - ACA CD Member
I love your card with the soft colors. So pretty. Thanks for sharing with us at PIP Challenges.
ReplyDeleteSandy, this is such a fun idea! I'm so glad you thought to use circles and to share it with us at The Flower Challenge! Thank you for helping us celebrate our 100th! Good luck!
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Such a fabulous card, very smart and classy. You have such an eye for color and design, what a beautiful creation here!! Lots of wonderful work, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at A Cut Above. I hope we see you back again soon!
ReplyDeleteJudy~ ACA CT Designer
Very nice, the double circle is a great effect. Thanks for sharing at A Cut Above.
ReplyDeleteGreat colors and fun florals! Thanks for joining us at A Cut Above!
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet card, Sandy, pink and blue are so pretty together! The stenciling sounds like fun and the results are great. Thanks for sharing with us at The Flower Challenge! And I'm happy to let you know that you're the random prize winner of the Pleasant Petals die set by Brutus Monroe! Please email me at stefperry@gmail.com with your full name and address to claim your prize. Thank you again for joining in this month, we appreciate your participation!
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