Helloooooo everyone!! Is it only Tuesday night? I don't know why but it feels like it's been a really long week already......yay (sarcasm). LOL
Anywho - this week's Color Throwdown Challenge is up!
You can check out what the rest of the Design Team created using these colors HERE <----click! on the CTD blog - and please play along if you'd like!
I had several ideas brewing using these colors and especially with the inspiration photo - but ended up going on a total detour thought-wise and created this card:
I pulled out Simon Says Stamp's Abstract Triangles background stamp that I've been wanting to heat emboss and watercolour with for a loooonnnggg time now - and finally did it LOL.
I stamped the image onto Canson XL watercolour paper with SSS Clear Ink and heat embossed it with Hero Arts white embossing powder.
I then used 4 Distress Inks (Crushed Olive, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, and Vintage Photo) to watercolour all the triangles. I really love the new colors created where some of the triangles overlap - it just gives it all so much more depth!
The shimmery blue was done with my FineTec Pearlescent Watercolors - I went over just a few of the triangles with the Sapphire Blue from the palette to create this gorgeous (yet subtle) blue shimmer.
After it was all dry I die cut the DAD using the Big Dad wafer die from SSS, and stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the You Matter stamp set.
I used the die cut letters on the inside of the card and then added a second heat embossed sentiment and that was it!
To see how this card came together check out my video below:
Or watch directly on YouTube HERE <------click!
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