Saturday 19 April 2014

Blue Skies

Blue Skies.  Don't we all want that in our lives.  Happy times and sunny days...it's been a long winter!

My card is inspired by the challenge today at Splitcoast.  I also wanted to have a chance to play with a new product I just got called Goosebumps.  It is a product in a dabber bottle that can be applied to stamps or over stencils.  It leaves a textured surface when it dries.  On my card, I applied it over a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop and when it was dry, I applied Distress inks in Salty Ocean over it to add the colour.  I love how it turned out with a distressed, weathered look.  
The flower panel is stamped onto a piece of cardstock that has been coloured with Salty Ocean and Peacock Feather Distress inks and water.  When it was dry, I went back and coloured in the flowers using a white Signo pen and then stamped the sentiment.  The panel is added to the card front with pop dots.  

Adding my card to this challenge:

Addicted to Stamps- #91 ANYTHING GOES


Thanks so very much for coming by and taking a look.  Hope you have a sunny, blue sky weekend.

Supplies:  stamps- Memory Box, Mama Elephant/ Goosebumps/ stencil TCW/ Distress ink/ Memento bl/ pop dots

11 comments:

CherylQuilts said...

Oh, Karen, I just LOVE this technique, and I always love blue - our favorite color!! I've not heard of the dauber bottle of Goosebumps, but I do have a spray bottle of Goosebumps, which I've not used yet! LOL! You're inspiring me to get that out and play! Beautiful card with the great sentiment! And, yes, we all want blue skies, but life isn't that way. But we have friends that help through the cloudy ones! Hugs, sweet friend!

Deborah Frings said...

This is beautiful! I really like the soft background and the flower panel is fab! Thanks so much for playing along with ASM this week!

Dotty Jo said...

Oh Karen, yet another stunner of a card! Jo x

Sally H said...

Gorgeous! I will have to look out for goosebumps - it sounds great!

Susanne Vargas said...

Beautiful card! Love the background and the stamp and everything! You know, that reminds me that I have a bottle of Goosebumps that I have never used...
Happy Easter!

Susie said...

Super duper gorgeous.

Cathy said...

Fantastic card Karen, the goosebump texture looks great. Love your design, Cathy x

Gabi MeWi said...

Just beautiful...and Happy Easter.

Kim M said...

This is fantastic! Love the way you did the background! :-)

maria's knutselplezier said...

So Beautiful Karen , I love the colours an dth image!!!Super!!

Greetings
Maria

Princess Judy Palmer said...

Such lovely cool blues! I have some goosebump stuff. Mine is a spray but I love the idea of a dauber bottle for texture. Gorgeous card!