Monday, 30 January 2017

Something new

A friend told me they are "spreading their wings" and moving to a new job last week, and I made this to acknowledge that fact.

The background is on watercolour paper. Inks directly applied to craft mat, card sprayed liberally with water, and then placed face down onto the inky mat. It's very much a lottery, but fun, and of the batch I made some were a bit light, others a bit dark, and not the colours were exactly what I'd hoped for. However, this was a good background for some simple stamping, all of which I embossed in gold.

I don't feel it's one of my best cards, but that's no reason not to share it, or acknowledge the challenges which provided the inspiration.


Simon Says Monday: Spread your wings
Shopping our Stash #287: All that Glitters is Gold
Color Throwdown #427: Mint Green, Pink, Aqua
CASology #233: Glisten
CAS Colours and Sketches #207

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22 comments:

  1. Lorraine A30 January 2017 at 14:01

    Gorgeous card Claire, I love the background, the colours are so pretty and the gold embossing looks fabulous. I am sure your colleague will love this :-)

    Thanks for joining us on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
    Luv
    Lols x x x

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    1. myworldofcraft30 January 2017 at 16:20

      Thanks Lorraine, fingers crossed, I'll give it to her tomorrow.

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  2. karen h30 January 2017 at 14:10

    Pretty card! I like the gold embossing! Thanks for playing along with us at CC&S!

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    1. myworldofcraft30 January 2017 at 16:21

      Thank you Karen, glad you like it. I was determined to work with this week's sketch after being picked out for my colours last week.

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  3. Chris Dring30 January 2017 at 16:51

    I see absolutely nothing wrong with your beautiful card. Love that gorgeous background, and all the gold embossing! Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash!

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    1. myworldofcraft30 January 2017 at 20:49

      Thank you Chris. I confess it photographed better than I expected, from certain angles the embossing seems to completely disappear!

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  4. Vickie Z30 January 2017 at 21:32

    Always fun to do this background technique!! Lovely card! So glad you joined us at CTD!

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    1. myworldofcraft31 January 2017 at 14:19

      Thank you Vickie. I've only used this technique a couple of times before, and thought it was high time I tried it out again!

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  5. samantha's cards31 January 2017 at 00:34

    Lovely card, thanks for joining us at CC&S.

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    1. myworldofcraft31 January 2017 at 14:19

      Thank you Samantha. Glad you like it, always a pleasure to take part at CC&S

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  6. Leigh Penner31 January 2017 at 00:55

    Very pretty take on the colour challenge!

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    1. myworldofcraft31 January 2017 at 14:20

      Thank you Leigh, this colour challenge was harder than some, and I was pleased I managed to find a technique other than colouring to meet it.

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  7. Cathy P31 January 2017 at 04:36

    Beautiful combination of a watercolor background with your gold embossing. Thanks for playing with us at CC&S this week. Hugs, Cathy

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    1. myworldofcraft31 January 2017 at 14:21

      Thank you Cathy. I've missed CC&S's challenges whilst I've not been playing, and it's great to be getting inspired again.

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  8. Hannelie31 January 2017 at 06:00

    Beautiful colors and a great take on the cue card!
    So glad you joined us at CASology!

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    1. myworldofcraft31 January 2017 at 14:21

      Thanks Hannelie. In my mind CASology always set inspirational challenges.

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  9. Jane31 January 2017 at 09:36

    Pretty pastel colours on your background and the gold embossing is a great touch. Thanks for playing at CC&S.

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    1. myworldofcraft31 January 2017 at 14:22

      Thanks Jane, ideally I would have preferred the colours to be more pastel, but sometimes it great to have to work with what you're given!

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  10. Beverley31 January 2017 at 14:19

    Beautiful soft colours and love the gold embossing over the top. Thanks so much for joining in at CC&S. Hugs Bev x

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    1. myworldofcraft31 January 2017 at 14:23

      Thank you Bev, I do love the effect that watercolour paper has, and the way it softens colours.

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  11. Wanda Cullen31 January 2017 at 15:28

    Lovely background using the throwdown colors! I'm a big fan of gold, so love that detail as well! Thanks for joining us in the challenge at Color Throwdown!

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  12. myworldofcraft1 February 2017 at 21:01

    Thanks Wanda. Sometimes feels a bit of a cheat putting the colour in the background, and I keep having to tell myself that's it just a different way of doing things.

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