My friend, Harriet, has made cards using this technique and I love the look of it. Her card that inspired me to do this was actually a one layer card and the oval was sponged right on to the white card base. For this card I used the oval which had been cut out for the mask on the example shown at the bottom of this post. The one below is more like her card.
First, using VersaMark ink I stamped the design onto the oval and then heat embossed with white powder. Next I sponged the Baja Blue and Old Olive ink over the embossed design. I took an old white rag and rubbed the ink from the embossing. Then I simply added that layer to a Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Oval and attached the butterfly with a glue dot.
The colors are actually darker than this but I could not get the lighting right. It almost looks like I used a flash and I didn't. Anyway, this is a technique I will be using a lot more often. Various color combinations will be very pretty and I think doing the embossing with black will also give a great look.
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9 comments:
This is beautiful! Great job :)
Very lovely card. That is a nice technique, and it looks so clean and crisp against the white background. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Flutter By Wednesday.
Gorgeous card! Thank you for playing along with my Flutter By Wednesday Challenge!
Very pretty, and what a wonderful technique! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Flutter By Wednesday.
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These are both beautiful Vicki! This is one of my favorite techniques. Thanks for playing with us at FBW too!
This is gorgeous!! A lovely soft look.
(Is this a Penny Black Queen Annes Lace stamp??)
Annie
Really like this!
Wow Vicki. Seeing this makes me want to go stamp. This is absolutely beautiful.
-Terri
Beautiful card, Vicki! So soft and serene! I need to try this technique some time!
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