Friday, January 21, 2011

White and bright

The Shabby Tea Room challenge #45 is "White and Bright", to use white and only 1 other color.  Here is my submission:


Inspired by a card on the Hero Arts Blog by Kelly Rasmussen, I used a doily that Agata sent to me as a mask on white cardstock, and sponged on broken china distress ink to bring out the detail, then continued the sponging all around the doily image.  Then I overstamped the script in the same ink, and my sentiment in black ink.  The flowers were stamped and embossed in white on 2 different aqua/turquoise cardstocks and cut out, then popped above each other, finishing with a button.    Here is a detail to show the layers on my flower:


Supplies: white, aqua and turquoise cardstocks, broken china distress ink, versamark and white embossing powder, versafine onyx black ink, doily for masking,  Hero Arts stamps CL496 Layered Flowers, S4878 Old Letter Writing, AR130 Handwritten Sentiments, pale blue button, white twine

16 comments:

Agata said...

Wow! Lin, this is so gorgeous!!! Thanks for using "my" doily! And all the other accents are just beautiful! Love that flower!

joy said...

Love your layered flowers, Lin! Gotta' get more HA flowers:-) This is a beautiful card.

Hellemor said...

Oh, this is a fantastic card. Love the blue shades. That a great design.

Barb said...

So glad it didn't take you too long to use some blue! This is beautiful! Love the way the doily image turned out! Gorgeous, layered flower too, Lin! Love this!

donna mikasa said...

So beautiful, Lin! The doily looks perfect, and I love all those layered flowers--and they're blue!

Kathy Martin said...

Sweet card Lin! Love the doily technique!

Dawn T said...

so pretty Lin. The blue and white look so lovely together.

Brenda said...

Beautiful use of that technique Lin! And I love your dimensional flower, beautiful shades of blue!

lynzw21 said...

Very pretty card Lin! I think I'm going to have to get myself some doilies- I love the effect you get with them.

Karina Beck said...

Gorgeous design!

LaniBH said...

Thanks for leaving a lovely comment at my blog. I love your style... classy and elegant!

Debbie said...

Lovely layers, Lin! Thanks for sharing with us in the Tea Room :)

Suzanne C said...

Love the masking on your card. Such a pretty touch. The layered flower is so pretty.

Maria said...

Oh wow, love that doily technique and gorgeous blue...so pretty!!!

Alice said...

this is absolutely gorgeous, Lin! wow! love the blue you used and the design is so beautiful!

Evelyn S. said...

Thank you for describing the technique you used! It's such a delightful card ....now to find a doily!