Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Mojo Monday 300...

I took a break from a couple projects I'm working on to play with Mojo Monday's 300th sketch celebration...it's a fun sketch, so I couldn't resist the temptation. :)

Pink seems to be popping up a lot when I choose my paper combos for cards these days, and today's card is no exception.  This time, I mixed it with gray, cream, and green...



Here's the Mojo Monday sketch it's based on:



The large center rose started as a white mulberry rose from the craft store. I wanted to color it a very soft pink, so I sprayed it with Spun Sugar Distress Ink diluted slightly with distilled water.  It looked too pale at first, so I spritzed again (while still damp) very lightly with Worn Lipstick diluted ink.  

As I carefully dried it using my heat tool, I was pleasantly surprised to see it drying much as my rayon seam binding does when I spritz it...the dye ran to the edges, giving them a deeper tone than the rest of the surface.  I was getting a two-toned rose without even trying...gotta love that kind of happy little surprise!

The small scalloped circle inside the fancy-edged square appears as though it's cut from the center of the square, but actually it's a separate piece popped up a bit with foam tape. Originally I wanted to punch the circle out of the square, but realized that the paper below it was the black damask as well...and I didn't want that paper to show through. But I didn't have enough of the floral wood stripe left to cover the back of the punched-out circle completely. What I did have, however, was a piece with a seam that I could match to the seam in the background paper. So it gives the illusion that you're seeing the background paper through a punch out...but you're not.

You can see part of the edges of the scalloped piece in the photos below...on the first, it's easier to see it's a separate piece...




...but in the next two photos, where it's in the background, it looks like a punch-out...





Supplies:
Patterned papers:   My Minds Eye Bramble Rose collection (grey rose wood print, black damask);
Glitz Pretty In Pink collection (stripe);   Authentique Cherish collection/Cherish C (cream solid)
Dies:   Spellbinders Adorning Squares;  Sizzix Flowers Branches and Leaves
Sentiment stamp:    Paper Sweeties "You Are Amazing" set
Rose crocheted lace:   Prima          Pearls:   Recollections          Flowers:   local craft stores
Miscellaneous supplies:   pearl stick pin, cotton lace, cheesecloth



Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today...I hope your week is going well.  

For my USA friends, have a happy and safe 4th of July celebration tomorrow!


15 comments:

  1. Oh , lovely card, great colors!

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    1. Thank you, Mihaela! I have a "thing" for pink. :)

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  2. So lovely. Wonderful colours and design!

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    1. Thanks so much, Mo! (Just caught up on your last vacation photos...what a great trip!)

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  3. STUNNING, Kathy ... simply beautiful! You have showcased the Paper Sweeties You Are Amazing stamp set so wonderfully! Thanks for sharing your lovely work with us all :)

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    1. Thank you, my friend! Your stamps were the perfect fit for this! :)

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  4. Kathy this is honestly one of the most stunning cards I've seen of late - I just adore it:)

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  5. Oh my... this is just stunning! Thanks for playing along with Mojo Monday!

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    1. Thank you so much, Julee! I'm such a fan of your sketches! :)

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  6. Fabulous take on the sketch ! I loved how you done the upper rectangle panel and circle on the card ..The embellishments look jus Wow !

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  7. I just recently came across some of your cards Kathy and I must say they are quite beautiful. You now have a board on my Pinterest that I hope to fill with all your lovely works of art... I too have a weekness for anything pink and so many of your cards make me smile when I see so much pink !! I will be following you through your bog and can't wait to see what you share with us next !! Blessing to you, Holly

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