So we are on week #3 of the Compendium of Curiosities 2 challenge, and this week's technique is "Marbled Stains," found on page 46 of the book.
I first learned this technique during our wonderful online class with Tim Holtz, Creative Chemistry 101, and now that I have had a little more practice with it, I am getting better at it. The trick for me is to use LOTS of white!!
So for this little card, after I did the marbling, I ran the cardstock through my trusty Vagabond using Tim Holtz's music texture fade. Then I inked the raised areas with some blues and browns.
I made the branch and birds with Tim's Bird Branch die; I inked and embossed the branch with some Distress embossing powders. I also embossed the phrasing in black on a couple of banners from Tim's Tattered Banners die. A few embellishments from my stash and some custom-dyed trimmings complete my card!
Many thanks to Linda at Studio L3 for these weekly doses of fun, and a shout-out this week to eclectic Paperie for sponsoring this week's challenge!
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Suzan, this is so beautiful!! Those little birds are just so cute - love your soft colours and the embossed wording on the tattered banners!!
ReplyDeleteI love this so much. The two birds are cuties. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty Susan - love the embossing &little birdies :D
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This is so sweet, and I love the way you've embossed the background after marbling it.
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What a sweet, beautiful card! I love the embossing with the marbled stains-- that's a great way to approach the challenge, and looks so classy! The birds are darling, and the sentiment is perfect! Thanks so much for sharing this at the CC2 Challenge!
ReplyDeleteLovely card!
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