Wednesday, August 14, 2013

You're in my Thoughts

Here’s my card for this week’s Muse challenge. I was inspired by the bird images on the card and the vibrant gradient background.

My version uses black heat embossed birds on a line instead of die cut ones. The birds are from the Sentimental Birds set from Sweet Stamp Shop. I inked up only part of the set’s largest image to get the rows of birds you see here. And, I used a black pigment ink with detail embossing powder to be sure they (and the sentiment) would look crisp. They’re stamped on a glossy cardstock panel that I inked with a few different colors of distress inks. I used a softer green and blue color palette for my background. The finished panel is layered on a chartreuse mat, then set on a lighter green card base for a soothing appearance.

Materials Used:
Sentimental Birds stamp set (Sweet Stamp Shop); Versafine Onyx Black ink (Tsukineko); Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, and Peacock Feathers distress inks (Ranger); Simply Chartreuse and Spring Moss cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Glossy White cardstock, black detail embossing powder (Stampin’ Up!)

13 comments:

  1. What a serene beauty!! I like how you used a bright card base tho !! :)) :))

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  2. I love the gradient background on your card, it looks beautiful!

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  3. My first thought is..." Sing..sing a song"
    Really pretty. Thank you.

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  4. Gorgeous - love the blending and the green on green frame! Thanks for playing with this week's Muse, Lori!

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  5. so soft and pretty! Now I "need" this stamp too!

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  6. Love the colors you chose and how you blended them! The whole effect is just beautiful. And really nice on the two greens, the mat and the card base. Beautiful card.

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  7. Your card is stunning Lori, those birds are incredible!

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  8. Beautiful card Lori, these colours are fabulous.

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  9. Love your stamped image and fabulous inked background!

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  10. Gorgeous card - love your colour palette.

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  11. Very pretty card. Love your background!

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