Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Color Washed Birthday


Another card today to showcase a couple of my favorite stamps and a color wash technique that is simply beautiful (and addictive).  This card took me way way way too long to make but I wanted to squeeze in as many flowers as possible so I could play around with the technique. :)

I'll be demonstrating this color wash technique at my stamp class this month and am working on a tutorial for the blog I'll post sometime next week, in case you aren't familiar with the process.

Supplies:

Stamp sets: Swallowtail, Secret Garden, Apothecary Art
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo
Ink: Versamark, White Craft
Accessories: White Embossing powder, aquapainter, markers, blender pen, dimensionals

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5 comments:

Donna said...

I can't believe your card, it is soo beautiful!! I look forward to reading your tutorial once posted also, I'm not quite sure how a "color wash" works (it looks either sponged or bleached??) Thanks for the beautiful inspirations you are always providing Melissa! Cheers! Donna (SC)

Queenie Jeannie said...

Gorgeous card!!!

Quick question: Did you mask the flowers, so they didn't go over the butterfly? Or did you just stamp the butterfly on top?? Thank you!

Melissa Banbury said...

I stamped and embossed my butterfly first, then masked it before I stamped and embossed my flowers to give the illusion the flowers are behind the butterfly. Hope that helps!!

Beth Norman said...

This is so beautiful. Found you on google and now I'm a subscriber. Your work is very inspirational.

Dee's Craft Room said...

This card is fabulous, I adore it. I really want to try this for myself I really love the effect but doubt I could do it this well.

Dionne

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