Monday 8 June 2015

Aqua, gold, black and white....

Hello...



This card was made for the Just Add Ink challenge, based on this gorgeous colour scheme:

 

I loosely painted and splattered the background with my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolours and then had fun layering die cuts and wood veneers to create the focal point. 

I had to cut up my clear stamps to create the 'Oh happy day' sentiment for the faux flair embellishment, and deliberately let the gold embossing get a little messy to go with the overall artsy feel of the card.

The 'enjoy' sentiment was die-cut from gold foil cardstock and adhered to some glossy black cardstock, then a few gold sequins and black drops from a Pico embellisher were scattered around the card.

 I love this refreshing colour combo, it makes me happy!


My apologies for the lousy photography! Just making do with my phone until I can get a real camera :-)

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Mama Elephant happy everything 

Dies: Hero Arts spring branch, Memory Box woodland branch, Papertrey Ink wet paint enjoy

Cardstock: Papertrey Ink tropical teal, Tim Holtz distress watercolor, WRMK gold foil, Neenah solar white, Judikins glossy black postcard, My Minds Eye woodgrain

Embellishments: Kaisercraft berry vine wood veneer, Simon Says Stamp gold sequins, Tsukineko black pico embellisher, Ranger gold embossing powder



Thank you for looking, have a wonderful day :-)

8 comments:

  1. This is such a beautiful card, Alyson! Your use of colour and texture is sublime. Thanks for joining in the fun at Just Add Ink this week!

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  2. Amazing! I adore this color combo -- seriously AWESOME!! :)

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  3. WOW this is gorgeous.
    luv
    Debby

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  4. This is gorgeous Alyson! I love the bold and arty background and all the wonderful foliage layers with its glints of gold. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week.

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  5. This is such a funky take on the inspiration pic this week, I love it!! So many gorgeous elements to this card. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Just Add Ink :)

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  6. WOW! Your card is stunning! Looking at it makes me happy too :) Thanks for sharing it with us at Just Add Ink.

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  7. This is one AWESOME card! Congrats on your win - well deserved!

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  8. Gorgeous! Love the colors, the touch of gold... the layering is amazing.

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