Can you believe it – # 050……. Sunny Challenges & Creations celebrate 12 months on this sketch. Who would have ever thought that we would still be going?
Anyhow, Kris has set our challenge this week & we have a Technique to go with the sketch. This week we had to do the Reflection or Mirror Image Technique. If you haven’t had a go at this fun technique, then pop on over to Sunny Challenges for a tutorial on how to do it.
For my card, I sort of started from the inside out. I had an idea forming in my head, but couldn’t work it out to start the card, so thought it best to play & think while doing the inside first. Do you do your cards that way? I often do & always amazes me how it sort of comes together in the end.
I do have another card which I was going to post instead of this one, but will post it later on in the week, so be sure to pop back to check it out!
Measurements –
Base Card – Perfect Plum – 11 3/4″ x 4 1/8″ or 29.5cm x 10.5cm – Score in middle & folded in half
Layer 1 – Bashful Blue – 4″ x 5 3/4″ or 14cm x 10cm
Layer 3 – Wild Wasabi – 3 7/8″ x 3 1/4″ or 9.5cm x 8.5cm
Layer 4 – Perfect Plum – 4 1/2″ x 3 5/8″ or 11.5cm x 9cm
Supplies –
Stamp Set – Nature Walk
Ink – Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Soft Suede
Cardstock – Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Perfect Plum
Embossing Folder – Perfect Polka Dots
Accessories – Snail Adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sponge, Stampin’ Up! Markers – Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, Distressing Tool, White Gel Pen, Acetate, Vanilla Shimmer
My image was stamped onto the piece of Whisper White Cardstock in Soft Suede Ink. I created a mask for my bird & adhered it to the top of my stamped image.
The images around the edges were inked with my Stampin’ Up! Markers -Wild Wasabi & Perfect Plum prior to randomly stamping around the card.
To add a bit of dimension to the water, I drew a few randomly lines with my White Gel Pen. This sort of looks like it is the ripples in the water. I did the same along the water’s edge.
I went around the edge with my Distressing Tool & finally sprayed the lot with Vanilla Shimmer. It did start out with just the water so that it would give it a bit of a gleam, but ended up going over the whole card, but that it ok.
The Wild Wasabi piece went through the Bigshot using Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder & adhered to the piece of Bashful Blue Cardstock with Snail Adhesive & then finally to the Base Card – Perfect Plum.
The sponged piece was adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I have gone back to the softer colours of late.
Don’t forget to pop on over to Sunny Challenges & Creations & check out what both Gwen & Kris have created. We would love for you to join us & help celebrate our BIG 50!!!!!
Until next time, Happy Stampin’