The first card is for PTI's Make It Monday #129: White Crayon Resist challenge. Fortunately there was a white crayon in the few that have survived purges of the kids' art supplies over that last few years, so I played around with a couple of different stamps until I settled on the Mehndi Medallion for this card.
Because of the details on this stamp, I added the ink with a watercolor brush in the center of the image and then used a blending tool on the outer edges.
This second card is inspired this card by Therese Calvird, the Muse this week at the Muse Card Challenge. Therese's card is simply a fabulous example of creating a mood through inking, water splatter and negative silhouette die cutting.
I wanted to echo the feel of her card, but decided to watercolor my panel instead of inking it, although I did ink the edges of the entire panel once it was dry.
I die cut the Memory Box branch four times: twice on the inked panel and twice from a piece of Smokey Shadow cardstock.
The first die cut out of the panel is on the left side of the card - this was left as a negative space with the Smokey Shadow card base showing through the cut. The second die cut out of the inked panel is just under the sentiment. I filled this space with one of the Smokey Shadow die cuts. The other Smokey Shadow die cut is adhered on the left side, partly overlapping the negative space.
The birds are adhered and the Taylored Expressions sentiment finishes everything off.
Thanks for stopping by,
Jacquie
Your white crayon resist is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are fantastic! LOVE that you watercoloured the panel and with the negative silhouette it is perfect!
ReplyDeleteYour mendhi medallion is beautiful- I couldn't find a white crayon! Love your use of die- cuts in your second card it adds lots of depth. Fab cards.
ReplyDeleteWow - your Mendhi card is absolutely stunning. I love those vivid colors. I also like your second card, especially how you used the negative space and incorporated it with the branch. Thanks for your nice comment on my blog!
ReplyDeletesuper cool cards!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous medallion, Jacquie! Love the colorful, bright inks, both watercolored and rubbed! And the 2nd card shines too, with it's positive and negative cuts. Outstanding post!
ReplyDeleteLove this dramatic take on this week's Muse! Thanks so much for playing along!
ReplyDeleteTwo absolute beauties here, Jacquie! The rich bold colors are fabulous on both cards!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are beautiful, but I especially love the MUSE challenge card. The negative diecutting is such a fabulous touch!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are so beautiful but the first is drop dead gorgeous! I love the colored medallion!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great design!
ReplyDeleteThese are both really amazing. I particularly love the serenity of your second card. What a great scene.
ReplyDeleteTotally cool card for the Muse challenge & I love your resist card! So far everyone is having better luck using the crayon than I did--LOL!
ReplyDeleteAmazing cards - I love your designs:) hugs xx
ReplyDeleteJacquie, these are both AMAZING! Your crayon resist card deserves every bit of praise it was given on PTI's twitter shoutout and your muse card is absolutely stunning! LOVE your watercoloring and use of positive and negative die cuts.
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