Saturday, January 19, 2013

Try Painting (or Inking) Yourself...



I wanted to have a go at making my own background paper for the 75 Creative Card Challenges Week : Challenge #49.  I'm not sure this qualifies as background paper - more like inside paper - but I did make it myself LOL!  When I saw the CASology Blue cue card this week, and  City Crafters Winter Blues Challenge the first thing I thought of was this stamp from Inkadinkadoo, and I couldn't wait to get inky.  I used a series of foam make-up pads to swipe my rainbow series of stripes across a piece of watercolour paper using Distress Inks and then using a rather wet, large paintbrush, liberally and repeatedly splattered before drying off with a heat gun.  Blue is negative die cut usig MFT Dynamics tall letters, perfectly proportioned for this weeks CAS-ual Fridays Long and Short Challenge.   In case you are wondering, the finished size of my card is 4 by 8 inches.




22 comments:

Ardyth said...

Oh! My! This is so clever and the result is completely stunning! Wow! Thanks so much for playing along with CASology this week, Lyndal!

Chris D. said...

Love your card! What a clever use of the stamp and die cut!

Meghan said...

This is a seriously clever card Lyndal! I just love it! Thanks for joining in on the fun at CASology this week.

snappy scrappy said...

Gorgeous!!! Lee-Ann :)

Jessi Fogan said...

I am practically squealing, Lyndal! I love this card far more than should be allowed. I LOVE IT. Absolutely stunning - and beautiful - and FUN :)

My Paper Epiphany said...

How clever of you to think of this! I'd love to get a card like that!

Rosemary said...

oh this is such a clever take on the cue word!! love it... thanks so much for playing along with CASology this week!

Judy1223 said...

Wow, this is ultra COOL, Lyndal! The cover surprised me...what a great idea! Perfect for the inside sentiment! Thanks for playing along at CASology this week!

Kristin said...

O. M. G. This is GENIUS!!! I love this card, the window, the fabulous rainbow background inside and the sentiment. All together a perfect card. Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Tenia Nelson said...

This card is very RAD!!!

Gabby said...

Like your card! I was going to use this stamp for my card and happened to see yours in the gallery. Love the cut out word and the watercolored rainbow inside. Terrific design/presentation. Gabby :)

Darnell J Knauss said...

Okay. Seriously. If anyone is missing their Mr. Moe Joe, I think I know where they've all gone! Lyndal, this is g.e.n.i.u.s.!!! I have pinned all your last posts, but this card wins everything in my book!! G.e.n.i.u.s.!!

lostinpaper said...

Super fantastic! What a great card and perfect sentiment, I LoVe your faux stitching and arrow too!

Charlene said...

This is really cool!! I love the rainbow effect and the sentiment!Thank you so much for sharing this week at CCCB :-)

Ros Crawford said...

What a clever and unique card this is ... really special! Many thanks for playing at CCCB!

KayM said...

Wow!!! What a gorgeous card! I love the watercoloring! That makes me want to go get my paints out! Very creative take on the challenges!

Jingle said...

This is so beautiful!

Linda R said...

Your card has me smiling. What a creative idea. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at CCCB!

Kristii said...

Love, love, love all the colors!!! Fabulous!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

That is awesome, thanks for playing along with us at CCCB!

Karen B. said...

An amazing concept, and an amazing card to go along with it. What a cool card. Thanks too for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!

Cath said...

Hey Lyndal! Thanks for linking this up to the Make Your Own Background Paper Challenge in the Moxie Fab World! I'm so glad you joined in on all the fun! :)