torstai 12. maaliskuuta 2015

B is for birds

The De Stempelwinkel challenge asks for sillhouettes... now who wouldn't mind he chance to win some ruber? I kind of wondered if I could manage an entry, because I only have two stamps from the company, and both were background stamps, but this actually turned out quite fun, though the image is not black, there is a lack of detail typical to sillhouettes. I am also posting this card for the SimonSaysStamp Monday challenge (B is for...) and the SimonSaysStamp Wednesday challenge (Things that fly)

I used the lovely Maidenhair stencil from Designs by Ryn (bought from de Stempelwinkel) and an old bird stencil from my stash. I spread Distress inks through the stencils first, and then stamped the Les Oiseux background stamp with Versafine Onyx Black. I was going for a CAS look, but  (typical to me) managed to smudge the white part. Bleaching out helped a bit, but obviously I had some of the Versafine on my fingers too, barely visible in the "sky" of this picture, but enough to bug me... I decided I would have to spray the background.


I cut out a wing from a scrap of really old book paper ( from about 1850, it was the right colour all by itself!) and adhered it to the bird. I needed a resist effect to be able to spray, so I placed my stencils again and used an embossing dabber + heat embossed with clear embossing powder, after which I masked the edges with some paper and sprayed with Perfect Pearls Forever Blue. I didn't remember I was working straight on the card base, and felt quite worried how it bent from the moisture. When the spray had dried I wiped the spray from the stamped images with a baby wipe and placed the card under some weights to straighten it out. Interesting how the wing became transparent during the embossing!




7 kommenttia:

  1. hello Kristina! awesome card, luv the splattered background....FAB! so glad you played along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

    sparkle & shine *~*

    VastaaPoista
  2. Very nice card, thank you for joining the De Stempelwinkel challenge!

    VastaaPoista
  3. Sweet stenciled images and love the pretty background. Thanks for playing along with us at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!

    VastaaPoista
  4. Really beautiful card... love the background effect.... and the script on the bird and foliage. Thanks for joining us at De-stemepelwinkel. BDx

    VastaaPoista
  5. You are right, a silhouette doesn't have to be black :-) Very nice card you made; thanks so very much for joining our de stempelwinkel challenge. Suzanne

    VastaaPoista
  6. Beautiful card and I love the stencilled images! Thank you so much for sharing your project and for joining us over on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog! :)

    VastaaPoista
  7. stunning card, I love the bird!

    VastaaPoista