I think this combo would be perfect for St. Patrick's Day/leprechauns/four leaf clovers, but instead, I had a beautiful leafy image in mind to use.
This is from the Altenew Arched Foliage Craft-Your-Life bundle. I mulled over many ways to use this leafy arch, by cutting it to create various layouts but then I saw this video by Mindy Eggan aka "master ink blender" and knew I had to use her design.
To start, the die was used to cut the leafy arch, then it was stenciled with three greens (Jade, Eucalyptus, and Forest Fern) from Altenew's Frosted Foliage quad. It's one of my favorite green color combos. Next the die cut was embossed with the matching folder, then adhered to a second layer for more stability.
A panel of white was then inked blended with the same colors, fading off to white on the left side, and then added to the card base. I used foam tape to add the leaf die, cutting off anything hanging off the edge of the card. For the gold splatter, I used Altenew's Metallic Paint set.
The stamp set has some wonderful greeting stamps, but to be honest, I was being lazy about heat embossing it in gold, so I used one in my stash that I'd previously foiled and die cut. And, it's a lovely sentiment.
Thanks for stopping by and I encourage you take a moment to visit the challenge blog to see all the gorgeous cards by the other design team members and our wonderful guest designers Donna and Darnell. The challenge will remain open until 9am EDT on Saturday March 14th. I hope you'll join us!
Stef
PS - In case you missed my DT post for the Paper Players, you can find it here. Also, I'd love it if you'd come back by on Thursday, when I have a very special surprise post!
- Altenew Arched Foliage stencil, die and embossing folder
- Spellbinders Everything Wonderful Sentiments Betterpress plate and die
- Altenew Metallic Gold Paint
- Altenew Frosted Foliage ink quad
14 comments:
Beautiful card Stef. I love the shades of green on your pretty arch of leaves and the wonderful blending on the background. That sentiment is perfect with it.
This went straight into my to-CASE folder, Stef! I'm a leaf and tree lover, so I love every single detail of your shading and schplattering and layering and I agree, that sediment is perfect for your breathtaking design! Hugs, Darnell
Holy Cow this is eye catching! I had to stop and say it is awesome.
WOWZA... this is gorgeous, Stef!!
It is a lovely sentiment, Stef, and perfect for this card! And WOW what a wonderful arch of leaves! I LOVE this, my friend!
Stef you did it again, you have blown me away with this gorgeous card! Your ink blending is spectacular and I love all the greens you used! So elegant and the. To top it off with that perfect sentiment! Wow, wow, wow!
That foliage is an eye catcher Stef, such great shading creates so much depth in your design! I see so many great products being used in these challenges and have to wait to see if my online UK store has them in stock, usually they are sold out by the time I get there! I don't want to get into ordering direct as its a nightmare. Fabulous card by the way. :)
WOW! Love your beautiful Foliage, what a great image, Altenew really does them perfectly! (not to mention their wonderful florals too!) Loving the foiled sentiment and gold splatters. Simply FAB!
Ladies and gentlemen we have the winner! This is just gorgeous, Stef! The ink blending, the splatters the layout…It is just perfect! I know everyone is drooling over this one. Thanks for inspiring.
I thought all the cards for this challenge were fabulous Stef, but oh my gosh girl...you knocked this card right outta the park! The coloring and shading on the leaves and the blending underneath...AMAZING!!!!!!!! I love the sentiment too! One dazzling card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
Well, you may have gotten some inspiration from Mindy, but no one I know colors more beautifully than you! Your shading on all those leaves is fabulous. The ink blending, gold splatters, and sentiment add to make this one spectacular card!
Your card has rendered me speechless with awe: stunning! Absolutely stunning!
hugs~carol
This is a "WOW" card Stef!! Gorgeous image, beautiful colours, perfectly done. Great work. xx
Excuse me while I pick my jaw off of the floor! Seriously, this is absolutely amazing! Love the design and depth of color. Spectacular!
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