I embossed Stampin' Up's French Script background (don't think I'll ever get rid of this stamp!) on my card stock and then pulled out some Gelatos and water and had fun finger painting :) I quickly discovered you only need a "touch of grey" when blending as it is a very strong colour. Needless to say, my first attempt ended up in the garbage can as it was too dark and depressing, the total opposite of my intent LOL! On my second attempt, I added just a few dabs of grey, and almost came to the same result, but managed to salvage things by adding and blending in some extra aqua to tone it down a bit. A few black accents and I was good to go.
The rest of the JUGS team, along with the first appearance of our April Guest Designer Lee Anne, have some wonderful samples to get your inspiration going, so head on over to the Just Us Girls blog and check out what they've created. Then put your creative genes to work and add your card/project to the challenge post on the JUGS blog for the chance to be chosen as the Chic of the Week. Plus if you are chosen as Chic of the Week, you could be invited to be a Guest Designer.
Have a fabulous weekend!
What's In It?
Stamps: French Script (Stampin' Up)
Paper: Black and White
Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Gelatos, Happy Hello Die (My Favorite Things), Flower Die (PTI), 5/8" Sheer Black Ribbon, White Embossing Powder, Button, Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals
17 comments:
So very beautiful and elegant! Way to water color softly!
So soft and lovely! Your background turned out great. This is just so elegant.
Beautiful...just beautiful, Marisa! Love the soft colors and layout! Don't you just love playing with Gelatos?
Soft, serene and oh so beautiful Marisa! Hope you have a great weekend...first soccer and baseball games of the season today!
Second attempt is Fabulous Marisa! Love aqua and grey together! Have a great day!
Love it!! The French script is gorgeous and perfect gelato blending!!
Gorgeous muted effect Marisa! xxx
Love your beautiful design and the lovely soft background! Beautiful card!
Applauding and cheering your watercolour background! You've ventured, with style and flair, into a realm that manages to intimidate me! Your results: gorgeous!! Love the flower, especially the polka dot layer!
c
I love your beautiful background and the dotted flower is sooooo pretty.
Wow is this ever elegant and pretty! Love this! The bg you created is gorgeous with the aqua and grey. I am going to get some gelatos so I can play too! I agree your script stamp is a keeper! Beautiful card Marisa. Hugz!
Absolutely lovely! Such a beautiful background (I've never had good luck with Gelatos - but I love your technique!) The quick pops of black are totally elegant.
This is just so elegant! I love it! I haven't worked with the gelatos yet, they sure seem pretty cool!
This is so pretty!
This is just so classy! I love the colors and the watercoloring! Very pretty card!
Your background is just gorgeous. Pure genius to add the Aqua as it looks striking. This is very sophisticated and beautiful!
Bear Hugs,
Carol
This is just gorgeous!
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