Friday, July 17, 2015

As You See It with Awesomely Artistic


Wow! That week went quickly! It always does when I am scrambling to get ready to go to Convention! I leave on Monday, so there's swap cards and roomie gifts to make, regular blog posts to do, plus posts for when I am away to do ahead of time. (Don't worry, I'll share some of the fun we'll be having in Salt Lake City!) Friday means As You See It Challenges again and I absolutely LOVE Amanda's sketch this time! So many great elements! You've got to try it! It seemed perfect for the Awesomely Artistic stamp set again.


I decided to try the color swatch from Colour Throwdown this week, even though it seemed too bold at first for this sketch.




But as I looked at it more, I knew I could tone down the colour intensity a bit and play up the softness and sparkle. Did I succeed?


  • Though the card base looks black here, it is actually Elegant Eggplant with a layer of Basic Black on top of it. Instead of intense Melon Mambo, which ended up looking red beside the Eggplant, I used Blushing Bride, which toned things down considerable! The background Designer Series Paper is from the Subtles Collection Designer Series Paper Stacks. Love that script!
  • Part of the colour challenge at Colour Throwdown this week is to add some sparkle and I was quite happy to comply! A banner of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, flagged with the Triple Banner Punch adds part of the sparkle and I also embossed the dragonfly and the "button" in the bottom right with Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder, to add some more!
  • The polaroid film frame would have been so easy to do with my On Film Framelits, but since they just retired, I do not have them anymore. I made to with a rectangle of Basic Black cardstock and used one of my Square Framelits to cut out the opening. I then embossed the shape with the Tiny Triangles Embossing Folder to add some texture.
  • I stamped the dragonfly twice, once in Elegant Eggplant and once more, offset slightly, in Blushing Bride. I stamped a third time in VersaMark, not worrying whether or not it was spot on, because it would catch one set of wings or another! I added Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder and heat set it with the Heat Tool, before hand snipping around the images. I love the way it turned out. 
I'm heading off early, early Monday morning for Salt Lake City, but I'll be in touch through email, facebook and my blog! Have a great weekend!


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Product List
Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - Subtles Collection
Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack - Subtles Collection
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3 comments :

  1. A lovely collage design! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Color Throwdown!

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  2. Such a pretty card Heather. Love the images you used... that set is on my wish list. :) The sparkly wings and panel look wonderful. Thank you for playing along with us at The Color Throwdown.

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  3. Very pretty, LOVE the sparkle! Thanks for joining us for The Color Throwdown.

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