Bright Celebrations Shadow Box

Hi Bloggers.

Here's today's card -

The background on this card uses one of my current favourite techniques with masks. I used a piece of Watercolour Card cut into 2 x A5 pieces. I added 10 drops of Citrus Lime, Deep Plum and Rose Pink CS Intense Pigment Stains to 3 Mister Bottles filled with water.  I misted all 3 colours onto 1 piece of the Watercolour Card. I misted a little plain water on top and then placed the other piece of Watercolour Card on top. I peeled the pieces of card apart and blotted excess off with Kitchen Roll. I kept my second piece for another project (tomorrow's post).

Working on my first piece, I placed the Puerto Rico Blocks Mask on one half and misted through with water. I lifted the mask off and turned it over and placed on the other half of my background to get a negative water print. I blotted off with Kitchen Roll. I then misted through a section of the Prism Effect Mask with the Citrus Lime. I turned it over to get a negative print from the excess ink in another section of my background and blotted off with Kitchen Roll. I repeated in another area of my background. Finally, I repeated the process with Deep Plum and the Tzar Mask.

I cut Sue Wilson's Celebrations Shadow Box out of Coconut White Card and added it to my background using CE Mounting Cushion. I added a frame cut from Coconut White Card using dies#4 and #5 from Sue's Stitched Square Peg Board Die Set. I matted onto Coconut White Card, Black Card and then another piece of Coconut White Card.

I used the Triple Happy Birthday die cuts left over from yesterday's card all around my Shadow Box.

I popped some Rose Pink, Citrus Lime and Deep Plum CS Intense Pigment Stains onto my Craft Sheet. I used them neat and painted onto Coconut White Card. I cut the elements from the Shadow Box and the So Many Candles Sentiment from them. I cut the plain dies for the candle and hat out of Coconut White Card, colouring in the flames using Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade Distress Markers.

 

I completed my card by adding an 8mm White Pearl to each corner.

Phill Martin is launching a new One Day Special on Hochanda today at 6pm with his Lavish Leaves Collection. I'm offering 10% discount on items from the shows on my website. You can find them here. You need to enter PHILLMARTIN in the discount code box at checkout to get your discount. Offer valid till midnight tomorrow night or while stocks last.

The winner of the card from Freebie Friday on 27th October is .............................

nattyboots

Please email me at juliawattscrafts@gmail.com with your address and I'll pop your card in the post.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.
www.juliawattscrafts.co.uk