Base card is 6x6 pearlescent, and I started by masking off a stripe across the card and brushing it with coastal cabana and pistachio pudding inks from Stampin Up. I brushed some more ink on after removing the masking - just wondered what it would look like if I needed to cover up any stray ink once the masks got a bit tatty (have been making quite a lot of this style card lately using the same masking pieces), and decided I liked the effect!
The small wading birds were stamped in smoky slate ink, reeds and greeting in basic black -am not impressed with this inkpad, doesn't seem to have much depth of blackness, so will be back to versafine- then the tops of the reeds coloured with a wild wasabi marker pen.
Am entering this card to 2 challenges, both anything goes this week
The Male Room
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Hi Veronica, thank you for joining us at The Male Room with such a stunning card. I love the colours in this, so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteCertainly a good card for the Male Room challenge. I particularly like the way your colour sort of drifts out from the masked off area, less stark than a clean line.
ReplyDeleteI love this card I really like the way you have done the colour in the strip before stamping and the way you have added the extra colour outside the mask
ReplyDeleteJackie x
Very, very lovely card. Like the others, I like the way you have added a bit of colour outside the strip
ReplyDeleteA great CAS card Vronnie. I just love those wading birds. The colour scheme is perfect. You are so good at 'atmosphere' I must say I think the ink escaping the masked area is very good too. Kate x
ReplyDeleteSuper card Vronnie, I love the colours and the wading birds stamp.
ReplyDeleteJean x
The wading birds are a delight & I like the way those reeds extend both top & bottom. I know what you mean with blacks - time & again I go back to Memories Dye Black, it's also waterproof so I can watercolour with it.
ReplyDeletePaula (PEP)
Loving your new style, a super effect after removing the masking. A perfect card for entry to our first challenge at The Male Room, thanks so much for joining us. Hoping to see you again. Caz
ReplyDeleteI love what you've done with this stamp set. I keep staring at it thinking I really love it but am not sure if I would really know what to do with it if I buy it. Thanks for the inspiration! Thanks for joining us this week at ATS&M.
ReplyDeleteHi Veronica. Fabulous card. Love your misty wetlands effect, love the stamp set too. Thanks for joining the fun at ATSM. Good Luck! Monika ps loved being greeted by a friendly catty face too :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely card , this is my current favourite stamp and I love how you made your background- perfect for our first challenge at The Male Room, thanks for joining in with the fun.
ReplyDeleteLouise xx
This is stunning imo Veronica! I love how you extended the colour from the strip and these stamps are beautiful.
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Lesley Xx