Thursday, January 22, 2015

Vibrant Love


I really like the camouflaging diecuts technique that I saw over on PTI Make It Monday.  Oh my, that was back in mid-December but feels like yesterday.  And I wonder why I miss so many card challenge deadlines--LOL!  But not this time.  I am entering this in a few card challenges including The Card Concept; this style I would call clean and layered due to the stacked die cuts and having to mount the watercolor paper on a card stock base.

I did a watercolor wash of 3 colors of Distress Inks and set that aside to dry.  It needs to be dry because if you try to diecut it while still damp, it gets wacky, trust me. I cut out the word 4 times and stacked them before putting them back.  It's a cool effect.  I then added the stenciled floating hearts and the sentiment.

 The Details:  PTI Love die (I think), Sweet Stamp Shop Across the Miles partial sentiment, Tim Holtz watercolor paper, Distress Ink Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick and Festive Berries, Recollections 110 lb cardstock base, Heidi Swapp stencil, Memento Tuxedo Black

I'm entering this in Inkspirational #74 Ombre, TIME OUT #23 Valentine's Day w Optional Hearts, The Card Concept #27 Love,
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16 comments:

  1. Gillian RJanuary 23, 2015 at 4:11 AM

    What a stunning effect, love the die cut

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  2. sandieJanuary 23, 2015 at 8:52 AM

    Gorgoeus ombre CAS card and the design is a stunner. Thanks for joinimg Ink and Time Out, this would also be good for our challenge at Uniko x

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  3. LauraJane:)January 23, 2015 at 9:44 AM

    Nice job on the incognito word sentiment!
    Thanks for playing along at The Card Concept!

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  4. wienerhoneymoonersJanuary 23, 2015 at 10:12 AM

    Great colors!!! A group of us are taking a class Feb 7th at impress for Julie Ebersole. There are 2, most of us are doing both!!! Even if you can't take a class, if you stop in.
    , we can say hello and will be there most of the day! Have a great weekend!!

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  5. donna mikasaJanuary 23, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    Love how your camouflaged sentiment turned out. Pretty ombré, too!

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  6. cmJanuary 24, 2015 at 5:30 AM

    You've rocked the camouflaged sentiment beautifully, and the ombre panel...oh my! So incredibly pretty! Thank you for sharing this gem in the Inkspirational gallery!
    ~c

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  7. ~amy~January 24, 2015 at 5:39 AM

    this is so pretty! I really need to branch out in techniques. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  8. Lisa KindJanuary 24, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    Love this technique too! You did a great job with it! Thanks for taking the Time Out to play with us!

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  9. nancy carrollJanuary 25, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    Awesome ombre and camouflage sentiment.

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  10. KerinJanuary 26, 2015 at 2:29 PM

    I love the gorgeous colors on your card! I need to get some more distress ink practice. Thanks for the tip on waiting to die cut, I don't have much patience and probably would try that! Thanks for joining us this week at The Card Concept :)

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  11. Lisa LaraJanuary 28, 2015 at 3:03 AM

    This is just delightful Toni. I've got to try this technique.

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  12. Sazzle DazzleJanuary 28, 2015 at 11:52 PM

    This is simply stunning and I need to check out this technique. X

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  13. Sazzle DazzleJanuary 28, 2015 at 11:53 PM

    This is simply stunning and I need to check out this technique. X

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  14. UnknownJanuary 29, 2015 at 3:40 AM

    Love it!! Such a fun technique.

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  15. Pia LarsenFebruary 1, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    Wauw, love this combo of the White top and the ombre bottom.
    So glad you joined us at INKspirational Challenges for our "Ombré" challenge.
    Pia xx

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  16. LynnFebruary 8, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    Great take on the MIM technique. Love the movement the hearts create. Thanks so much for joining us at Time Out!

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Thanks so much for your comments. I really enjoy and appreciate them all!

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