Hello, my friends! It's Christmas time - and our last challenge of the year at The Flower Challege! I hope you have a floral Christmas card to share with us! Here is your challenge - add sparkle! after all, it's tinsel time!
I had a little bit of fun for my card using an inking technique on an embossed image - you've no doubt seen this trend around this year.
It starts by adding ink to your paper using the embossing folder as a guide...
Then, run the piece through your machine with the 'debossed' side of the folder...
Using a flat sponge applicator, I went a little 'outside the box' reaching
for Espresso Distress Oxide ink instead of black ink... before adding sparkle with embossing powders gold paint and a few PFS gems - I love those brown ones!
A bit of extra sparkle can be found on my sentiment strip -
copper metallic sparkle to be exact!
The brown might not be for everyone, but I do love a little drama! YOU do YOU and join us, won't you?
OH! and a little news! We have a new team member, and you will love Marie as much as I do! Come see her premier and the sparkly goodness from the team right HERE!
=] Michele
5 comments:
I bet you don't love me anymore after today !!! What a fabulous card I really thought the flowers were beautifully coloured dies until I zoomed in and saw it was embossing. fantastic technique and I love those colours as you say they have drama which looks like par for the course today wink wink
Marie
Just gorgeous! I must say, those florals against the brown look stunning, especially with all the gold"ness"!! Pretty, pretty, pretty!
The brown definitely works for me. This is wonderful and I love all the added sparkle xx
Oh, my brown lovin' heart just loves this to pieces! Using brown ink vs black was genius, too!
Oh, my WOW! One of the most gorgeous Christmas cards I've seen this year! All that gorgeous brown and gold and color! With all the black out embossing folder techniques I've seen I'm losing track. This one is a must do for sure!
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