Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Created By Hand Challenge - Blue & Green Combo

When I saw today's Created Byhand challenge, I thought I might try Tim Holtz's Distress Crackle paint resist tech - when I went to his site to view the demo, I found the dabber paint resist tutorial and was totally intrigued! I don't have the dabbers, but I do have a sponge and lots of acrylic paint. :-)

The flourish was first stamped repeatedly on white cardstock with green paint. I then sponged over it (when it was dry) with Broken China and Faded Jeans Distress inks. I added another flourish, overstamped with gesso. Fun technique! Mine is totally different from his example, which shows you can interpret these techs any way you want!

My queen's dress is made from Dollar Store rose petals. Stamps are all from Oxford Impressions. The crown is from my one stop crown shop - RockCandy Studios.

12 comments:

  1. Wonderful card, Shelly. Your background is GREAT!

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  2. love that background and using petals for her dress is clever..thanks for your comment on my blog

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  3. this is a beautiful card....and a color combination I have never done!!!

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  4. Shelly, what a creative idea for her skirt. Your background turned out wonderfully, too!

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  5. I Love that technique too. Wonderful card and her skirt is too adorable,very creative!!

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  6. OMG this is simply stunning.
    Wonderful idea. Love them.

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  7. Such a cute dress!I am so loving this OI sheet!

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  8. Gosh, Shelly! She is a beauty...and I think your interpretation of that technique is the best!

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  9. Wonderful card, Shelly! Looks so great!!

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  10. Very lovely card. Love how you adapted the technique. Great results !! Don't you love it when that happens. The flower petal skirt is a perfect flourish to this piece.
    Thanks for your comment on my blog. Glad you got a chuckle.
    :-)
    Shelly

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  11. Shelly! Your projects are all so beautifully done!

    And I agree with you about preferring crafting over laundry! LOL!

    {Hugs} Juls~

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Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. I appreciate your comments so much!