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CC159 & SC169


I needed to get into my stamp room. It is a total disaster but I was feeling the gotta stamp bug. I made another card using Artful Inkables stamps -- this time it was from the Fairy Whimsey set (one of the four newest ones).

I colored the image using my aquapainter and the lids of my ink pads. I also did the hair with Luminarte Twinkling H2O's. I used some H2O's on the dress as well to add some shimmer -- it is so subtle but pretty! The flesh areas were colored using a crayola colored pencil and gamsol. The background paper is Basic Grey - Scarlets Letter - Fare thee well. I placed a sheet of vellum over the top in an attempt to make it more grey to match the color challenge which was soft sky, basic grey and whisper white. It worked! I was super excited at how well it matched. Second background piece is embossed using the Cuttlebug machine and the Tiny Bubbles folder. I then dragged the sponge over the top of the piece with some basic grey ink on it. Subtle and perfect for what I was looking for.

Off to bed now . . . I hate when I get stamping and lose track of time. Goodnight and happy stamping dreams!

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Anonymous said…
This is absolutely gorgeous, Manda!!!
5:12 AM
Aimee said…
This is beautiful...
11:12 AM
Sonya said…
Wow so beautiful!
11:19 AM
Lorie said…
Such a lovely card!
1:35 PM
Sherry Cheever said…
OMG Amanda! This is so beautiful!
4:22 PM
Anonymous said…
I love how you sponged the cb. The effect is beautiful!
6:16 PM
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