Sunday, July 14, 2013

Celebrate

I recently played with the beautiful Peacock background stamp form Hero Arts and my STAEDTLER  Karat Aquarell Watercolor Crayons and Pencils.

The background is created with mixing colors of  watercolor crayons. I smeared the water color crayons together on STAEDTLER watercolor paper and then used water to blend them together. I used a mix of spritzing water and my fingers to smooth out the colors and blend.   After that had dried I stamped the peacock with purple ink.  I then came back and added colors to the peacock using the Karat Aquarell watercolor pencils.  Then to bring back in the highlights I used a white gel pen for touches of white. The sentiment is from the Stampers Anonymous - Simple Sayings plate stamped using the Rose Madder color from Ranger Archival Inks.  I inked over the stamped image with Versamark. I heat embossed with the Stampendous Crystal Embossing Powder. It adds a beautiful subtle shimmer to the surface. 

I sent this card off to my sister whose birthday was yesterday.  Happy Birthday Lisa!

Suzz

7 comments:

  1. Oh my, Sue, this is absolutely stunning. The subtle sparkle really sets it off but the colours are glorious in the first place. I can just imagine your sister's pleasure on receiving this beautiful card.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  2. Wow! Amazing colors, Suzz! Beautifully done!

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  3. wow Sue - what a work of art. so classy and beautiful!

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  4. What a fantastic background and stunning image
    Rosie x

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  5. Wow wow--drop dead gorgeous.

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  6. That is so fabulous - what a stunning background and image!
    Alison x

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