Hello
Meet today's card.
It is still winter here where I live, the snow is melting a bit and Spring is trying to get here.
I just couldn't resist playing with this great snowflake stamp again from the Colorado Craft Company.
So here is what I did to create my card.
I began by inking up the inside of my Numbers Embossing folder with some Versamark ink, ran it through my Cuttlebug and white heat embossed.
I rubbed some Distress Oxide inks onto my non-stick craft mat, sprayed with water and slapped my paper into the wet ink to create my blue background. When I was happy with the inking, I dried it with my heat gun.
Next, I placed the panel into my Misti and painted the snowflake with some Brushos and stamped.
I repeated that process until the snowflake was totally visible over the embossed bkg.
I had some diluted Brushos left over, so I used that to add the splatters.
I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and white heat embossed it onto the black cardstock. I added it to the side of my card panel.
Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
Adding my card to these challenges:
Crafty Creations- ANYTHING GOES
ABC Christmas Challenge- E, EMBOSSING
Cardz 4 Guyz- USE INK AND/OR PAINT
Supplies
Stamps- Moment (Art Journey); Warm Wishes Snowflake (Colorado Stamp Company)
Inks- Brushos, Versamark, Distress Oxides (Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean)
Paper- heavy white (Scribes Nook); black cs, blue cs (Michaels)
Accessories and Tools- Misti (My Sweet Petunia); paintbrush; white embossing powder; heat tool;
Numbers Eb Folder (Carabelle Studios)
Beautiful snowflake and background! Love all the shades of blue! I bet you're longing for winter to be over! Here in Vancouver we've got snowdrops and crocuses blooming, but they are predicting a bit of snow for us on Saturday!
ReplyDeleteThat huge snowflake is awesome! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI love the white embossed outline of the numbers and the pretty large blue snowflake with those pretty shades of blue Karen, and the white on black sentiment stands out really well. A beautiful card. x
ReplyDeleteI'm always in awe at your cards Karen, they and this are gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think this card is one of my all time favorite Karen cards ever! Your snowflake is a cross between Jaw dropping beautiful, and artistically wild. I love it!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shades of blue and I love that big snowflake.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, I love the icy blues and there's so much to see here. Have a very happy week, Sue xx
ReplyDeleteFabulous Karen, great project and the blue combo,.xx
ReplyDeleteSo pretty Karen, love all the blues :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous mixed media layering for your beautiful stamped snowflake, Karen. TFS all your creative steps and products. Hugs..Nancy
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful combination of blue shades! I've never attempted to stamp using the Brushos but love the results. All that embossing, smooshing and stamping turned into a fabulous card. Thanks so much for joining us for the Cardz 4 Guyz challenge.
ReplyDeleteAn amazing background - love the coloures you've used.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Cardz 4 Guyz.
Helen x
Fabulous background Karen and I love the snowflake stamp, beautiful colours too, Kate x
ReplyDeleteAnother glorious effect and a fun technique Karen. A really eye catching card and absolutely beautiful. Spring is on the way my end but I sure wish it would hurry up! x.
ReplyDeleteA stunning card, love your in depth project. Thanks for sharing with us at Cardz 4 Guyz. Caz. DT.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are always stunning, Karen! I can usually spot them in a gallery and know they are yours before I see your name, Jo x
ReplyDeleteBoy oh boy, this is gorgeous!!! :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful creation! I love this technique and choice of colours!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at Crafty Creations Challenge.
Ileanaxx