The challenge theme on My Time To Craft this week is "Easy Elegance" My interpretation of that is something elegant but simple to make - a nice way to ease back into making something after the rush of Christmas crafting! So my card is just one stamp, one ink pad, a gold pen and a few peel-offs - couldn't be simpler.The stamp is from Clarity Stamp and one I have been lusting after for a long time! I finally treated myself to it and a couple of others at the NEC in November and this is it's first outing. I stamped the image using Tim Holtz' Distress Ink in Aged Mahogany then, using a water brush, pulled in colour from the stamped image. Using the same ink pad and Judikins Color Duster I stippled some of the ink round about the image to soften the background and added the gold edge with a Sakura Pentouch pen.
The image was mounted on some Basill cardstock and then onto white linen finish card. The greeting and corners are peel-offs.
I also need to say thank you to Smullis for passing on to me a Kreativ Blogger award - it's in my side bar. As I had received this award previously I hope I can be excused from passing it on again as I think most of the blogs I love to visit already have this one. Please take time to visit Smullis blog Dragonfly Dreams, she has some lovely work to share. Oh, and incase like me, you find yourself wondering what "letterboxing" is then you may find this wikipedia link useful.
Hi hon, sorry for being away so long, I have had to get a new blog for reasons stated on the new page.
ReplyDeleteSome stunning cards yet again hon, the trees are really effective,
ReplyDeleteYou are very talented. Beautiful card:)
ReplyDeleteA truly elegant card (thanks for your comment on my blog). Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for leaving a comment on my blog, I appreciate it very much.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are fantastic, gorgeous and so elegant.
I hope you don't mind but I will continue to look at your blog.
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She really is elegant. What a nice idea to stipple around the image too. I must remember that one.
ReplyDeleteRe letterboxing...geocaching has always quite appealed to me so the idea of letter boxing pushes even more buttons. But do they mean rubber stamp in the same way we mean rubber stamp I wonder?
ReplyDeleteWow oh Wow this image is so so pretty....the colors and the layout are so eye-catching!!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Phree, I hope you're well and the new year is going well for you. I see you've been making some absolutely stunning cards and this one is superb! I love the stamp too, no wonder you couldn't resist it LOL. I like the technique you used to colour the image which looks wonderful. Thanks for your lovely comment earlier on the video and I really appreciated your feedback. I think if I ever do another I'll do some explaining of the steps. I did think that there was no soundtrack on it but it appears the sound was on and there's background noise LOL! Take care, Chris x
ReplyDeleteTrue elegance Phree! I can see why you wanted this image so much.
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Hi Phree, very elegant card. Love the way you coloured the image. Great work.
ReplyDeleteA very elegant card Phree - thanks for taking part in the MTTC challenge xx
ReplyDeleteThis is so elegant - love it! Thanks for joining the MTTC challenge this week!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your award! What a truly beautiful work of art! I am in awe of the detail and shading talent you have. It is simply very elegant!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this stamp before but I can see why you were lusting after it. This is such a lovely image and the colourway is terrific.
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Lovely image and the colouring of it is pretty impressive - great work
ReplyDeleteLovely and very elegant card, just great ! Love it, X Fab
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