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Tuesday 13 October 2009

Sophisticat Challenge 12/10/09


There is another lovely sketch over at the Sophisticat Challenge Blog this week. I have used a plain piece of pearlescent backing paper and then I printed off a corresponding rainbow backing paper as the topper from the Card Creations Di Kaye Art Deco CD. I then had a small Eiffel Tower and stamped this all over the backing paper which I printed onto card as I knew I wanted to emboss with Versamark and then used clear embossing powder. I did try it first with Versamark and cosmic shimmers but that piece went in the recyling bin as when I was brushing off the excess I must have been heavy handed and got lines where something in the shimmers wasn't totally a powder ie the mica pigments. I didn't like the stripes it made as it looked like a child scribbling on it so I decided to print off another sheet of backing paper (this is why I like CDs so much!!) and then used the Versamark with clear embossing power. I then cut it up as per the required sketch and it looks like I've used two backing papers but it's the same one just a different end because of the rainbow effect. The decoupaged topper has been added along with some peel-offs, a sentiment printed on the computer and edged with a purple chalk ink pad, three little flowers cut out of the same backing paper, 3 of my beloved gems, some fibres and finally a matching insert.

7 comments:

Dragonlady said...

Hi Kym,

Love the colours you have used.

Ali x

Beryl K said...

Beautiful card Kym, and a great take on the sketch
Beryl x

Unknown said...

Great card Kym, love your take on my sketch and thanks for playing along at Sophisticats this week

Jan x

cheryl said...

beautiful card hun thanks for joining us at sophisticats this week hope to see you again soon love cheryl xx

Karen said...

Gorjus car Kym. Love the colours and that image is beautiful.
Thank you fr joining in at SOPHISTICATS and hope to see you next time.

Love Karen x

Stef H said...

very pretty. that irridescent paper is stunning! thank you so much for joining in the sophisticats challenge.

hugs,

Ali Dantre said...

This is a beaut take on Jans sketch this week babes, love it! so elegant. Thanks for joining us over at Sophisticat challenge blog.
Good Luck!

Hugs
Luv Lisa.xx
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