This week Keren Baker was back at Paperartsy for her final GD stint - and her bookmark on the second day
(here) has inspired me to this quick and simple card
I don't have the tulip stamps Keren used (why?!) so when I was rummaging through my Paperartsy stamp box, (overflowing again) I came across the dragonfly on HP1104 which has script on it that would emboss well.
I stamped the dragonfly twice on vellum and white embossed it. I used my new Fibralo markers to add colour to the front of the vellum, and a damp paint brush to blend the colour
I used Wild Honey to stamp the 'journey' word from ESN03 and a white pen to add dots to the letters - the light is so bad today for photos but it does show up in the first one - then added distress inks to the top and bottom (bundled sage and a little mowed law; tumbled sage and a little broken china)
I used matte medium to fix the dragonflies and a heavy acrylic block to hold them in place till the glue held.
Entering this to the Paperartsy challenge
here
14 comments:
Really pretty hun! Lovely pale colours too!
That is really lovely Helen!!!
Beautiful Helen, great choice of die and stamps! Lovely sunshine colours on such a dull day. Ruth x
Ohh Helen that is a beautiful card.
Exquisite!
Lucy x
Holy cow, Helen! Those dragonflies are gorgeous. I've tried embossing vellum before and all I got was a huge bumpy mess. I must get too close, or something, because my vellum NEVER looked this good. This is truly lovely.
I think you misunderstood my message about this Saturday (yesterday) at the Craft Barn. I entered not long after you last time, having seen the words on your blog, but I worried that some who normally enter didn't have a chance to this time. Maybe I need to revise the message I wrote (grin).
Beautiful card Helen! I love it xx
Wow, those dragonflies are fantastic! Love the link to the word at the bottom - I was watching some dragonflies only last Thursday and wondering where they were going! Chrisx
Lovely delicate card Helen..the dragonflies are beautiful xx
A very beautiful CAS card, Helen, love how you have used the dragonflies and the colours are gorgeous :-) xxx
Stunningly CAS- love the colours and your beautiful project shows just how lovely the technique is! x
Ooh love this, so simple yet looks so elegant xxx
Sorry I'm so late, Helen! This week has been a bit hectic with helping mum adjust to her new bathroom!!! This is lovely! It's great to see the Fibralos in use. I love the simplicity and composition! This is such a beautiful CAS card. What with art dolls in the making and mum finding her new bathroom challenging, needless to say I didn't get round to making a Keren card :( Julie Ann xxx
Ooh, love that - the golden text is so delicate and pretty!
Alison xx
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