I have the instructions for this card on the Heartfelt Creations blog. It took several hours to watercolour all 4 identical images I stamped to create this gorgeous, full nosegay.
It took another few hours to then cut the images apart to be able to layer up the image to give it this gorgeous depth and *uber* full foliage look I wanted. This project is 1 1/2" deep and really is a good candidate for a shadow box to protect the blossom.
I love this extravagant look and I feel like the time that went into this project was worth every minute. I used a Mojo Monday layout for this card and water coloured it using Distress Ink re inkers. It felt good to use this colouring medium again after so many copic and prismacolour projects. I want to keep all my colouring medium skills honed so I have to remember to water colour more often since that's the medium I use the least.
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paper; curio - textile (basic grey), lush - cherry blossom (kaiser), geneva, blackberry swirl (bazzill), 140lb cold press water colour paper
ink; versamark (tsukineko), wild honey, rusty hinge, barn door, fired brick, aged mahogany, tea dye, forest moss, crushed olive, pine needles, bundled sage re inkers (distress ink - ranger)
accessories; Lg classic Squares nestabilities (spellbinders), clear detail emboss powder (ranger), aquapainter, beetle black brads (bazzill), black satin ribbon (offray)
10 comments:
Wow, Loretta! This is a gorgeous work of art! You really need to put it in a shadow box. It's amazing that you watercolored 4 images and then layered them. It looks so full and rich in the photo, but I'm sure it looks even better in real life. The rustic bg on which you place the blossom and leaves is also a very nice touch. Did you watercolor that as well? Of course, the layout is beautiful too! The foliage dp panels look like tiles.
STUNNING! My favorite cards are the ones that take me forever to do!
this is gorgeous. what a lot off work.
you did a great job and your coloring is fabulous.
greetings karin
OMG so absolutely gorgeous. Hugs Marja
Holy cow! Is this amazing or what? Fabulously beautiful. I really love that you stamped it in white - what a difference it makes. And all your 3-D layers are phenomenal and your coloring totally ROCKS!
Hope your 2011 is off to a great start.
Hugs,
Linda
Oh my is that ever Stunning, the colors are just beautiful, love the dimension and the paper is a great compliment to it!
Loretta, when I saw this on the HC blog I commented out loud - I so love this! I hate embossing, but I love the look you achieved here, not to mention the depth and dimension. Your patience really paid off! Beautiful.
Dina
Just love the card - and love that you made it 3-dimensional. So loved reading about the puppies too. They are adorable.
Loretta this is absolutely FABULOUS. It is one of the most gorgeous cards I have ever seen. If I were to receive this card it would go into a frame. Your coloring and arrangement are fantastic -- definitely a WOW card! Can you tell I love it!
What a beautiful, outstanding, gorgeous card. Your work really paid off.
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