I started with a piece of white card cut to fit the 6" square embossing folder and I then masked equally around the edges and applied the ink with a brush and blended well. I then heat set the inks and ran the piece through the EF and then I cut back the edges a bit on each side to fit nicely on a 6" square white card. I re-masked it and added the white ink over the coloured area. Unfortunately the white seems to have picked up the underneath colour, especially over the green and the white ink pad which is new has acquired a green tinge. I have rubbed the pad across a piece of kitchen towel a few times and it is better, but just hope that when I next use it the ink still comes through white. I finished it with a white die cut bird found in my bits box and a die cut sentiment cut twice from white card to give it more substance and coloured using a Sharpie silver marker. I should perhaps have put the sentiment onto a mat to make it stand out more but c'est la vie...lol.
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I am entering the following challenges:
I am entering the following challenges:
Allsorts Challenge - No. 826 Seaside/Anything Goes.
Triple B Challenge - June '25 Birds, Butterflies and Blooms (using one, two or all three).
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge - Anything Floral Goes/Optional Mood Board No. 30.
AAA Birthday Challenge - No. 74 No Stamping.
The Flower Challenge - No. 103 Add Embossing (Heat or Dry).
The Flower Challenge - No. 103 Add Embossing (Heat or Dry).
NBUS Challenge - No. 75 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.
I am also playing along with:
Darnell's June I.D.E.A.S. Calendar - This is Week 3: 'E' = Embossing /Wet or Dry.
Such a pretty effect Pat, love the white bird on the colourful embossing. The masking gives a lovely crisp frame to the card, gorgeous, Cathy x
ReplyDeleteThat’s a very pretty card Pat, love the colours with that beautiful embossing folder, and I hope your white pad recovers xx
ReplyDeleteThe technique gives a very striking finish Pat and always think blue and green make a lovely colour palette, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.
ReplyDeleteB x
Wow, this is such an effective technique and I love your colour choices. Shame about the colour having possibly affected your new white ink pad. Perhaps if you do this again you could try applying the white ink with a blending sponge? Just a thought 😉. Thanks for sharing this lovely card with us for the current Allsorts challenge.
ReplyDeleteI did actually think about doing that but thought that as I had made very sure the piece was absolutely dry the colour pick up on the white pad would be very minimal, but another time I will try that first...thank you for the tip Val. x
DeleteI love the result of this technique, Pat! I actually like the way the white picked up a hint of the pretty colors underneath, but that is hard on a white pad. I wonder if a brayer would work? I'm glad I'm pinning this to remind me to try it! Thank you for using this week's I.D.E.A.S. Calendar and linking to motivate others (and playing again in NBUS!)! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tip Darnell, and I think another time I will try this. x
DeleteLOVE your card Pat! This is so pretty and I love the idea of masking a "frame" before adding ink. It looks amazing! xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous effect Pat and such a beautiful card, I'll have to give that one a try ♥
ReplyDeleteI love trying new techniques and this is a nice one! I use it sometimes with white pigment ink, but on your very pretty card it really pops because of the white edge! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteA fantastic technique,the coloured section really draws the eye in I really must give this a go. Thank you so much for sharing this beauty with us at The Flower Challenge.
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That technique sounds like a combination of several, Pat, and they worked together to make such an eye-catching card. Your ink colors are blended beautifully and that little bird is a great final touch. Thanks for sharing your card with us at The Flower Challenge.
ReplyDeleteA very effective technique to make this fabulous card Pat. Love how the white ink has taken on the hues of the colour beneath. xxx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, Pat! I love it, and I love creating with this technique, the result is always so effective and fun. Thank you for sharing and playing along with us at AAA Birthday, hope you'll join us in future challenges too! Take care, keep crafting and have fun!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous technique, embossing and color choices. Thanks for joining us at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge and we look forward to seeing more of your lovely designs soon.
ReplyDeleteDonna xx
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Beautiful embossing - love the way you've added colour.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at The AAA Birthday Challenge.
Helen x
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Fabulous card Pat, great technique and I love the colour combination.
ReplyDeleteLiz xx
Great work with this fabulous technique Pat. I don't know if there's an official name for this technique, but I have done it before as well. I love the colours of your ink blended background with highlights. xx
ReplyDeleteThis look absolutely beautiful! I really liked your colors and the bird on the card. Thanks so much for playing along with us at the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge! I really hope to see another project from you next time. ❤️
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