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Monday, June 11, 2012

Resist for Julie's challenge

The sweet Julie Koerber is celebrating 5 years of blogging with a wonderful challenge - to use resist.  Since that technique is one of my favorites, too, I had to enter.  Here is my card:


supplies: cream and pink cardstock, digital printout of an excerpt from The Secret Garden, Hero Arts K5370 Garden Silhouette, PTI tiny tags die and Garden Variety sentiment, VersaMark ink and Zing white embossing powder, VersaFine vintage sepia ink, Die-Namics large scallop die, markers for coloring image, pink gingham bow

I love using text on my cards and adding resist to it is a plus.  This text is an excerpt from "The Secret Garden", one of my favorite childhood books.  This particular flower stamp stamps the background, which I white embossed to block out the text, letting it appear only in the flowers and leaves, which I then colored with markers.  The resist also keeps my coloring in the lines, an added bonus for some of the tiny details.  These hollyhocks are a sentimental favorite of mine, so everything about this card has meaning for me.  Hope you like it, too, Julie!

Happy Blogversary, Julie!  May you continue to inspire us for many more years!

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11 comments:

  1. BarbJune 11, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    I remember when this stamp first came out and you created the most amazing cards with it, Lin! You know I love this one with these colors, and the text adds even more beauty to it! YUM!

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  2. CinnamonSallyJune 11, 2012 at 11:32 AM

    Gorgeous Lin, I love the text borders too!!

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  3. LauraJane:)June 11, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    The text from The Secret Garden is Perfect for this card! So LOVELY!
    My favorite copy of the story is ILLs. by TASHA TUDOR..your card has that TASHA feel to it:)

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  4. Elizabeth AllanJune 11, 2012 at 1:04 PM

    I can't "resist" your card Lin! Love the combination of text and color!

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  5. Kara LynneJune 11, 2012 at 2:24 PM

    I love that text in the flowers AND the background! Great technique and so beautiful.

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  6. Mirta SanchezJune 11, 2012 at 7:15 PM

    O that's very pretty! I need to try this technique!

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  7. BunnyfreakJune 11, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    Love the text coming through.

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  8. Dawn TJune 12, 2012 at 5:09 AM

    Beautiful Lin. Such pretty colours.

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  9. Julie KoerberJune 12, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Wowzers -- this is a stunner of a card and I love how you can read snippets of the text underneath the resist portion -- TOO COOL and very pretty!

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  10. Maureen MortonJune 12, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    Lin, you have knocked it out of the park! This is amazing! I love that you used a book page - it adds such special character. But, what did the librarian say? Ha! A wonderful technique and a lovely, lovely card!

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  11. MarcyK924June 13, 2012 at 1:08 PM

    OMIGOSH, this is amazing! What a beautifully put together design! And I HEART those colors!! XOXO

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!