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Did you ever try a technique and just didn’t like how it turned out?
Well, I tried the smooshing with Distress inks and white card stock and wasn’t that thrilled.
(Mind you I kept them for backgrounds for other cards!)
Then I pulled out my Tim Holtz Alcohol blending solution, Ranger red pepper alcohol ink and Ranger gold mix active with my glossy cad stock.
Now we were cooking or smooshing!
So I smooshed some vellu onto the smooshed icee and got a few more pieces to use.
The base card is white card stock with a layer of red and stock.
The next layer is one of the “smooshed” pieces that I die cut with a die from Stampin’ Up’s “Delightful Decorations”.
Under the negative I glued the vellum that I had smooshed and taped white card stock behind that.
Next i used another piece of the smooshed vellum and die cut the ornament.
The positive ornament of the first smooshed piece I glue dotted to the card.
Next, under a part of the vellum ornament that was naked I placed a glue dot and folded the other part over the top and glued the piece to the card front.
To finish I die cut the “Joy” from Stampin’ Up’s “Wondrous Wreath” set from red card stock and glued it to the card front.
Hey! I'm visiting after seeing a small thumbnail size photo bit of your card linked to 52 CCT because I was intrigued by the colors. My first thought was maybe rose petals but when seeing the full photo on this post I noticed the ornament shapes. Very cool how your inks 'smooshed' around...very artsy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card you made and fantastic smooshing :-)) I like your card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing with us at 52CCT and good luck with DT.
Beautiful smooshing, which I think is always so fun to do! Your card has a nice soft glow. Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Arlene - you must have had fun with all the smooshing and blending and die cutting you have done to make this wonderful card
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Maxine
Beautiful smooshing, love explosion of colours on your card. Thank you for joining us at 52CCT. Goga
ReplyDeleteOoh, lovely. You've created a beautiful soft background and that's ingenious to cut the bauble out and offset. I create all kinds of backgrounds which don't quite work but I always keep them! Thanks for joining in at 52CCT.
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