The February colour challenge on the Graphicus blog is 'brick and teal', and this is what I came up with.
The stamps came from a sale grab bag - I can't identify the roman-looking man now,(although I could find it when I first got the bagful) but he was part of a themeplate . The background was stamped first with the incipit praefatio script stamp in Marvy blending blocks shades of gold - doesn't really show up in the finished card- then overstamped with the architectural plan (from the antiquities themeplate) in Marvy shades of brown - the edges were then rubbed with the shades of brown to create a distressed look. The strip of cuttlebugged card sprayed with glimmer mists was rubbed over with the shades of brown. The roman man was stamped with black versafine onto coredinations card,and clear embossed before tearing round the edges and matting onto a torn blue coredinations card.
Nice use of the colour scheme Veronica, and I love those stamps you used to make the background.
ReplyDeleteYou've given me ideas for my youngest brother's birthday coming up soon.
Lesley
Really nice card Veronica. I wouldn't normally have thought to put the colours together so I didn't do the challenge but I love the look of this.
ReplyDeleteGives me ideas for a couple of male cards I need to make soon.
Caz
This is a great card! I think you got the colours exactly right. Well Done!
ReplyDeleteI agree with sally, the colours are exactly right, great depth.
ReplyDeleteLove your backgound, colours look great.
ReplyDeleteHi Veronica
ReplyDeleteI did the same had to ask what they were after I had won them A PIF
means Pass It Forward, I got gems peel-offs & stamped Images that would be nice to colour in & use as toppers, but you can send whatever you like, it is just a nice way to pass something on. The first 3 that leave a comment I have to post them something nice, and then they can pass on as well, only if they want to.
Christine
Hey been blog hoppin for inspiration.... the colours are brill love that stamp be great for blokey cards .. I havent entered any challenges yet as im never sure what to do (or if ive got the colours right )but you may have just inspired me to have a go
ReplyDeleteha ha x
Hi Veronica
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the challenge I did not enter this month, teal is a colour I have never used, you pif is ready you can e-mail me your address at philip.thomas2@hotmail.com
Christine
What lovely rich colours. The Roman man is from one of Elusive Images roman themeplates - discontinued now as the licence from the artist has expired.
ReplyDeleteThanks for entering the challenge.
Glenda
Hey you have an award on my blog
ReplyDeleteKath x