Hello friends! It's time for a new challenge at Color Hues and this time the lovely Marcia is hosting. She's chosen a beautiful combination that can work for many designs.
I'm also joining the current Pick 2 challenge at Time Out Challenges. My picks are CAS and floral. It's a maybe on monochromatic since I used 2 colors.
I was sorting through some older stamps and happened upon this oldie but goodie, and realized a silhouetted sunrise/sunset would look wonderful and it would be an easy make.
A panel of white cardstock was trimmed down to 3" x 4.25", then stamped along the bottom using black pigment ink. When dry I used several Distress inks to create the background sky. I thought I might use a black mat beneath and add to a white card base, but the drama of no white was too much to resist.
I think I spend more time trying to find a sentiment with the right words that were also sized appropriately. Three gems finished things off.
Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you'll take a moment to visit the challenge blog where my talented teammates and our wonderful guest designer Priscilla some have beautiful cards to inspire you. The challenge will remain open until 9 am EDT Saturday August 29th. I hope you'll join us!
Stef
This is my second post today. If you wish to see my first card, you can take a peek here or scroll down.
- Impression Obsession Garden Silhouette stamp
- Altenew Evergreen Beauty Mini Stamp set
- Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed, Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin and Wild Honey Distress inks
- Simon Says Stamp Warm Tones Dazzling gems
12 comments:
Such a wonderful idea to do with the challenge colors, Stef! I have always loved silhouette stamping,. Although, mine are never this pretty!
Your ink blending is wonderful! I love the way it highlights that gorgeous silhouette--fabulous card!
I think I always spend more time on finding the words than the rest of the card, Stef! This is perfect and so is that sunrise/sunset! Your ink blending is amazing a so perfect for this stamp!
Love the silhouette image and your warm background! We've been enjoying the hummers who have been around more often this week!
Gorgeous silhoutte Stef. I agree the black base is much more dramatic than a white one! Finding the right sentiment is often a struggle for me too but you made it work! :)
I love this gorgeous sunset silhouette! Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing at Time Out:)
I love, LOVE silhouette cards Stef, and your orange and yellow blended background is just perfect for the little scene you've created! AWESOME card my friend...LOVE it!! Hugs. :0)
That blended sunset is just perfect for your silhouetted meadow flowers Stef. This colour combo almost scared me off, but I love the DT cards so might have to give it a go!
Your sunset background is the perfect stage for your silhouette meadow flowers. Truly lovely.
hugs~carol
What a wonderful eye-catching card Stef! Your wonderful sunset ink blending makes a perfect background for the silhouette stamping! Love you stayed with all black frames and your simple sentiment is prefect! (I'm so pleased someone else spends a long time choosing a sentiment! I can mess around with the finishing for hours!!) Thanks so much for sharing with us at Time Out Challenges! :)
Striking and beautiful, Stef! Always love seeing silhouette images!
Stef I love your ink blending and it's so perfect with your silhouette stamping! Such a lovely autumn card!
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