Gingersnap Creation Challenge - 2 Colors

This week Gingersnap Creations is kicking off a new 2-color challenge (I went with black and blue.) It's my fourth week being a Visiting Artist over there and I've so enjoyed hearing from old friends and new as a result. Thanks, Gingersnaps!

I made my card with multiple blues from Ranger:  distress inks, archival inks, and color wash. I love layering colors with lots of different stamps. The most economical piece of this card is my 9 cent stencil.  It's a piece of laser-cut wood that was in the clearance bin at Michael's last week. Shaped like a flower, you can see it on the top left.  I sprayed color wash over it and now it's a brilliant blue in it's own right.  I think I'll use it several more times as a stencil and then eventually spray it black and use it on something as an embellishment.

Loads of stamps on this one, including one of my favorite Dyan Reaveley backgrounds (that funky alpha one.) I stamped Tim's sentiment in black distress ink and heat embossed with clear powder.  I edged the sides of the card with black distress ink, heat set, then ran Versamark over the edges before dipping each edge into clear embossing powder and heat setting.

Thanks so much for the visit!

Marjie 

Comments

[France papillon]

Love all the clear embossing accents! Makes a really cool card:)))

[Silvia]

Fantastic, great color choice.

[Jane]

I like the layering! Great color!

[Terry]

Love the background and all those layers of colors and stamps! I did the Versamark inking on the edge of a Halloween card and it gave such a cool effect, so I love this!

[Alison]

Fabulous stamping Marjie! Love those blues! x

[Lynne Moncrieff]

Once again a triumph of the depth achieved for your background. I studied it to see how many stamps I could find!!!
Wishes
Lynne

[Valerie-Jael]

Great piece, lovely colours! Valerie

[sarah engels-greer]

Fab layers of pattern, colours and detail Marjie and a really great blue! I could dive in for a swim...
Sarah.

[Jennifer Richardson]

beautiful!
and I love, love these words
"encourage your hopes
not your fears."
simple brilliance:)
-Jennifer

[Helen Tilbury]

This is a masterpiece! I love the sentiment but the background is even more awesome and your 9c stencil is the best part!!!

[Deb Neerman]

WoW, so striking! This is a beauty, Marji!

[Cath]

Love this - great colours and so much going on there - lots of layers. Just my cup of tea :-) Great find in the bargain bin!