Celebrate

September 1, 2018 Karen Brown5 Comments

Aren\’t celebrations wonderful? I made two similar cards, one for graduation (purple and white are the school colors) and one for a friend who was promoted and being transferred. I loved ending with \”see you later\” at the bottom. I dug through all my sentiments and selected the ones I thought appropriate I decided a rainbow cascade of sentiments would be festive and fun so I started with purple and worked my way down.

To add a little extra interest, I used distress ink to make a purple accent strip along the right edge. I then added some sequins and gems to finish the card. I am happy with the way the cards turned out and think I will try something similar again in the future because it is always surprising how many graduation cards I need every year.

I am entering the cards in the:

Just Us Girls Celebrate Challenge

Watercooler Anything Goes Challenge

Addicted To Stamps Make Your Mark

UPDATE: I was pleased to learn that this card was selected as a Watercooler Rocker!

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen

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Monochromatic Watercolor Bleaching

July 14, 2018 Karen Brown5 Comments

I saw a technique that I wanted to try called Watercolor Bleaching. I thought it was very striking so I took a go at it. I went for monochromatic blues. First, I white heat embossed a number of floral images and a Thinking of You sentiment. Next, I (heavily) watercolored the background with several shades of medium and darker blue distress ink. To \”bleach\” I wet a paint brush and dabbed the inside of the images. I wanted a dramatic and intense effect so I wet the areas, blotted with a towel and repeated until I had the look I was going for. It got lighter after each cycle.

Emboss Resist Technique with Distress Inks.

I liked that card so I did a similar second card but added some reds and greens. In the end, I liked the monochromatic blue card the best.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Just Us Girls Watercolor Background

The Flower Challenge – Monochrome

Cas-ual Fridays Embossing Challenge

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

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Ink Blending for Summertime

June 23, 2018 Karen Brown4 Comments

I was in the mood to do some ink blending and this fruit collection (Create a Smile Fruit Salad) was calling to me. This is such a fun summery stamp set and I wanted bright bold colors.

I started by embossing 5 fruit images and then used distress inks to blend from pink (watermelon) to orange, yellow (lemons and bananas) and ended with green for a nice citrusy lime. I wanted contrast so I mounted the fruit band on white cardstock then drew two black Sharpie lines to frame the colors. Lastly, I mounted the card top on a black base.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

TGIF Summer Inspiration Challenge which features a photo of a bright Lemonade Stand for inspiration. I went with the bright colors and citrus theme.

Addicted to Stamps Make Your Mark Challenge so make your mark and play along.

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen