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Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Reach for the Stars


This week, the Clean and Simple challenge at Splitcoast was to create a card with a star on it.  Well I scratched my head as I have maybe 2 star stamps, then remembered this sweet silhouette image of the girl catching a star.
I began by inking up my embossing folder with Distress inks 
(colours:  Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves , Shaded Lilac, Peeled Paint)
sprayed with water then pressed my paper into the wet ink.  The colours blend with the water and you are left with the impression of the embossing folder on your cardstock.  When that was all dry, I stamped the girl and the sentiment in Memento black.

For more details about this technique go here:

Also adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- Keep it CAS


Addicted to CAS- GRUNGE


Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES


Keep it Simple- BRIGHT SPARK



Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  stamps- Jenni Bowlin, Penny Black/ Sizzix EB folder/ Distress inks/ bl Memento/ pop dots



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16 comments:

  1. Susanne Vargas29 April 2014 at 08:18

    How adorable that girl catching the star is! I absolutely love all the cards you made with this new embossing folder technique and really want to try it out!
    Just in case you were wondering why I wasn't commenting lately - we were in NYC last week and my time on the computer was very limited...

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  2. Princess Judy Palmer29 April 2014 at 11:34

    Very nifty! I love the colors and this is such a great technique.... get the stencil look without using stencils.

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  3. maria's knutselplezier29 April 2014 at 11:49

    Wow Karen this is so beautifull , I really love it!!!

    Greetings
    Maria

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  4. shirley-bee29 April 2014 at 13:15

    Fabulous! I've been trying this technique out and love it - it's my new favourite technique ;)

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  5. CherylQuilts29 April 2014 at 15:12

    Oh, Karen, what a fabulous technique! I love how it turned out, and this little gal with the star is perfection! I love it! Hugs, sweet friend!

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  6. SYLVIA-ANNE29 April 2014 at 15:32

    Gorgeous colours and a great inking technique. Love the silhouette - it really pops out from the background.
    Thank you for joining us again at ATCAS - Sylvia. x

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  7. Anita in France29 April 2014 at 16:12

    Seeing how fabulous your cards are using this amazing technique is so inspiring, Karen ... this is another stunner ... love the silhouette against the inked background! Thanks so much for playing along again at ATCAS! Anita :)

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  8. Dotty Jo29 April 2014 at 16:40

    Jaw drop time... again! Jo x

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  9. Melissa Bove 29 April 2014 at 17:04

    Gorgeous card Karen!! Love the beautiful background and that sweet silhouette image!!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

    hugs...
    Melissa

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  10. Unknown29 April 2014 at 23:59

    gorgeous card!,,,,the background is looking so beautiful!!

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  11. dnisme@blogspot.com30 April 2014 at 10:57

    Keep 'em coming. Karen! I love it! I want that silhouette stamp! Did I say I want the EF too? Sigh!

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  12. Anonymous30 April 2014 at 15:28

    You many to combine all of the challenges perfectly without compromising any of them that shows real talent ! Love the silhouette with the gorgeous background . Thanks so much for joining us at ATCAS and good luck.

    Marie

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  13. Nancy1 May 2014 at 20:28

    WOW...Love this Karen....going to have to give this a try soon! Thanks for the inspiration and joining us at Seize the Birthday!

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  14. KarinsArtScrap2 May 2014 at 09:52

    this is a beautiful card Kare.

    Thank you for the comments on my card on splitcoast.

    gr karin

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  15. JoAnn4 May 2014 at 21:28

    Love your embossing with the distress inks, it turned out beautifully. The little girl image is perfect. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday.

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  16. Shirley5 May 2014 at 20:59

    I really love the way you did the embossed BG! It is outstanding and really makes your images wonderful too! Lovely!!

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