I had sprayed green and gold shimmer spray on vellum for another project that did not work out but I started with that bg. Ran the piece through ef then smeared black ink pad across the front. Most of the green was lost so I used the finger brush dauber to add green from ink pad to back of piece. Then the black was too stark so I smeared the gold modeling paste also with my finger. Sentiment is from strips made earlier. Added white center dots to the embossed dots then set all this with distress glaze. Rubbed edges with black ink pad then mounted on green cs base.
Top Tip: I keep small spray bottles on my work surface. One has water and the other alcohol. When I get too much ink on my fingers and I am about to ruin something I spray my hands with the alcohol and wipe clean with paper towel. If it is just water based products I use the water spray. This is also how I clean my stamps.
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I think it is great that you keep adding stuff till you are happy, then you get a great outcome. Nice tip.
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Very cool embossed panel! And great tip for preventing smudge disasters!!
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Hello Bonnie (Gallery neighbor). I loved reading how you made this card. It sounds like you work similar to the way I make art…I make awful art and then fix it. Your card looks amazing! That is a great embossing folder design that you really brought to life.
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I loved kicking around your blog site. You do make amazing things.
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Another great background and love your persistence to get it just right. Inky fingers always show up when you least expect them to do so. Thanks for the tips.
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You really turned that vellum into something else Bonnie, fabulous and effective. Love the shimmering gold against the black. Super card creation.
Thank you for sharing @ Creative Artiste best wishes in the challenge.
Creative wishes Tracey (DT)
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This is amazing. It has so much dimension – it looks like carved stone.
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Hi Bonnie, thanks for stopping by my blog and just had to come over and see how you made this fabulous card, love the save with the gold embossing paste and love your embossing folder..
Luv CHRISSYxx [gallery neighbor]
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But now I feel bad because it is actually a stencil not an ef. Sure gives a good relief on vellum when put in the machine though.
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What a fabulous textured piece Bonnie. I’m guest hosting at Creative Artiste and want to say thanks for sharing it at this challenge.
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Love that embossed panel, it looks like a thin piece of medal. This is absolutely gorgeous.
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Beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us at The PIP Challenge.
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Great job on this fun, textured card! I love your tips, too.
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I really like your fun textured card, Bonnie!
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Wonderful texture and colour!
Thank you for joining us this month at We Love 2 Create With Polkadoodles! Jane (DT) Paper, Pencils & Pretty Things xxx
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