Hi Stampers!!
I have been very busy
this past week organizing my craft area as well as taking my husband to several doctor’s appointments to try to determine the cause of his anemia. At this point, it is leaning toward a rare
blood cancer and we are praying that we have caught it in time for treatment to
be successful. We know that the Lord has
a plan for us and we are trusting fully in Him :-)
In order to relax a bit this evening, I decided to play around with some of my mixed media
supplies and used Black, Orange and White for The Card Concept #20 Challenge (not
sure of this card qualifies for any of the actual styles highlighted but the
closest would be “Freestyle Collage”) and
the warm colors qualify for the MIX87 Signs of Fall Challenge as well as the
SC88 October Inspiration Photo.
I hope you have a
chance to check out all three galleries and Design Team samples- such
inspiration from all !
It is a bit difficult to describe all of the steps taken to create this card but just have fun! Here are the basic steps:
Originally the main
panel was a piece of Designer Series Paper (DSP) that was a bit busy for my
taste so the entire piece of DSP was covered using a few layers of Gesso.
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Once the Gesso dried,
apply Faber-Castell Gelatos™ blending
with water and allowing to dry.
Stencil using Gesso along with baby wipes to
remove some of the Gelatos™ and stamp the flowers from Choose Happiness using StazOn®
Jet Black Ink (masking a few of the flowers as you stamp).
Mask the flowers and
stamp the leaf stems, border and bird image from Choose Happiness. Darken the images using a Black Faber-Castell
Pitt Pen.
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| A close-up view of the stenciling, Gesso and pen details :-) |
Add additional white
highlights with the White Faber-Castell Pitt Pen to the center of the flowers
and use Mod-Podge® to seal the flowers and add additional shine.
Stamp the sentiment
onto Whisper White cardstock using StazOn® Jet Black Ink, add Gelatos™
(blend with your finger) and adhere to the card front using Mod-Podge®.
Trim the panel and
mount onto the 5 ½” square Basic Black card base to finish off the card.
Stamp
Sets: Choose Happiness
Ink: Staz-On® Jet Black, Faber-Castell
Gelatos™, Faber-Castell Pitt Pen- Black and White
Paper: Basic Black, Designer Series Paper (to
use as a base)
Accessories: Gesso, Mod-Podge®, Stencils, Baby Wipes
So what do you think? Freestyle Collage or just a jumbled up "mess"- lol!!?
Thanks again for
taking the time to visit- I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!
