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Monday, February 29, 2016

MAKE IT MONDAY #241: OMBRE STENCILED BACKGROUNDS

Ombre-tulips-still

Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and an ombre stenciled background.

How absolutely GORGEOUS is Betsy's card!!!
Just Stunning!!!
I am SO irritated with myself for not ordering the tulips!!!
They are in my cart for next month!
Too many florals???...apparently NOT!!!

So, I decided the best technique advice in inking a background is patience!
Yeah...that doesn't work so well for me!
If you look in the dictionary for a description of patience, my name is NOT listed!!!

I did my best...


I actually smeared on a bit of transparent texture paste after I inked the stencil.
I would like to say for extra texture, but really...it might have covered some of my heavier-handed, less-patient inking spots.



I used 3 colors, Pure Poppy, Berry Sorbet and Summer Sunrise.
It kind of looks like 2...

It is a great technique...for all of you patient souls...

Thank you for looking at my blog!
Susan



18 comments:

  1. Patience isn't my strongest suit either, but I think your background came out bold and beautiful! It really makes your birds and cherry blossoms pop! I think the whole card is quite lovely Susan!! :0)

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  2. Don't be so hard on yourself. Lovely card, Suze. Mom would love those birds!

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  3. I see 3 blended colors! I usually get my blending too dark too, but in this case it looks like you meant to do it! Beautiful backdrop for the birds! I love it!

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  4. Your card i beautiful!! The birds and flowers offer the right touch! tfs!!

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  5. Susan, beautiful colors and blending. And your birds are perfect for the background.

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  6. beautiful card your ombre background fits great to the birds.

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  7. Susan, this is wonderful! Your sponging and stenciling are fabulous! Lovely card1

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  8. Your card is beautiful, your background really sets of the birds!

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  9. Awesome card! (Love those birds--my order just arrived today and can't wait to use them, too.) Your background is beautifully bright and cheerful, and has great texture! And just so you know, I pretty sure that my name isn't anywhere near "patience", either... I wonder what word we'd find our names near?!?

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  10. Oh, this is wonderful! Great take on the challenge!

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  11. Very pretty, and beautiful sentiment.

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  12. LOVE this!! it is just perfect!! I found it took a lot more than patience!! I was working up a sweat laying that ink down and in the end I touched my finger (that had green ink on it) on to the lower left of my card! grrrr but oh well LOL after all that work I was not about to toss it out! giggles. Love the coloring - especially of your red breasted bird : )

    Patti

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  13. Susan, this is beautiful. It is harder to blend lightly, but I kept reminding myself what Betsy said. Don't be so critical of yourself. :)

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  14. You did fabulous work with the ink blending and stencil and ended up with a gorgeous card! Love it, Suze.

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