It's the first challenge of 2014 and it's a nice easy theme - Anything Goes! Our sponsor is Crafty Sentiments Designs and I had the lovely Eve to play with. I decided to make a nice bright birthday card to combat the grey rainy skies we've had with the recent storms.
I tried a new technique to make the background for this card - I wiped my Festive Berries Distress Ink Pad over the top side of a Papermania Happy Birthday Embossing Folder and then embossed white cardstock. It didn't give a complete coverage so I must masking tape on the back of the card to hold it exactly in place and repeated the inking 4 or 5 times until I had a coverage I was happy with. I love that it gives a slightly distressed look and lets the embossed words stand out clearly.
The sentiment is a digi from the Heard from the Heart set from Stampin' Up. I printed it on card and cut it to the width of the card, then mounted a shimmery ribbon over the top so the sentiment looks as though it's on a ribbon.
I cut Eve out on my Cougar cutting machine and coloured her with my Promarkers:
Skin - Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush with Pastel Pink Cheeks
Hair - Tulip Yellow, Sunflower, Gold, Raw Sienna
Top - True Blue, Royal Blue, Indigo Blue
Shorts - Denim Blue, Storm Blue*, Midnight Blue
I hope you like my card. I'd love to hear what you think, and would love to see your entry at Through the Purple Haze Challenges
Thank you to our sponsor Crafty Sentiments Designs
Beautiful Lucy, I must try that with the embossing folder & ink (thanks for the tip to tape it) xxxx
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderfully bright colours....its just beautiful Lucy so well done...
ReplyDeletefiona x
Very cool distressing technique. Definitely have to try that. I was so inspired by this card that I used the same image for this card: http://scrapbookerphd.blogspot.com/2014/01/rocker-girl.html Faith
ReplyDeleteLove your card..
ReplyDeletePam
Love the background! It's amazing and works so well with the vibrancy of the card
ReplyDeleteHi Lucy! This is such a great vibrant card!! I never would have guessed that your background is Distress Ink over an embossed cardstock! This is a technique I am definitely going to try!! It is just beautiful and very clever with your ribbon and the sentiment!
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Darcy
Gorgeous card Lucy, love the backing paper.xx
ReplyDeleteOh you rock Lucy! Love the background (I actually tried that technique... once, for a christmascard I made in 2012 *lol*). The sentiment/ribbon trick- that is so cool!! Great coloring, I love that you use bright colors <3
ReplyDeleteLucy this card is such a breathe of fresh air, your colouring is superb and I love the background xx
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