Monday 24 June 2013

Tropical Fusion...

Hiya!

After a busy couple of weeks prepping for classes, I had a bit of time on Saturday evening to have a play with some goodies, and the first card I made used the inspiration and sketch from this week's Fusion Card Challenge...


I translated the colours from the inspiration pic into Bermuda Bay, Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Wild Wasabi for a very tropical-feely card...


I stamped the images from Summer Silhouettes on Whisper White, first inking them up with Versamark, then before stamping I inked with the classic ink pad. This means the ink stays sticky for long enough to emboss with clear EP. I also over-stamped the leaves with Versamark and double embossed (because the second stamping was slightly off-set it gave a cool highlight effect. After stamping and embossing I sponged over the top with Bermuda Bay ink, all over the Whisper White panel, then wiped off any excess ink. To get the mottled effect, I flicked water over the top and dabbed with a piece of paper towel... very cool effect hey?! (Thanks Hayley for the tutorial on ink-flicking at training... I adapted what you showed us to try it with water to remove ink rather than add it!) I stamped the pattern from the same set under the flowers with Bermuda Bay (can you see it between the ribbon and dsp?) for one of the strips from the sketch.

I stamped some flowers and leaves on Whisper White and cut out with my paper snips, added some Daffodil Delight ribbon and layered the flowers over the top with a couple of rhinestones in the centres. The dsp layer is from Quatrefoil Fancy and I added a sentiment flag underneath (from Apothecary Art).

Hope you have an awesome week ahead!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

6 comments:

  1. So pretty! Love the layers and colors! Thanks for joining us at Fusion!

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  2. This is absolutely stunning! Love the bright colors, pretty blue background, and gorgeous flowers! Lovely take on the Fusion challenge!

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  3. Absolutely beautiful, Amy! What a stunning card. I love it!

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  4. love it!!! what a great use of color pallette!

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  5. This is so bright, and fun, and beautiful, and fantastic! I love those flowers! I am so going to have to try your technique for adding the spots in the background. Thank you for sharing this masterpiece!

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