Thursday 26 March 2015

CAS(E) this Sketch #116

Hello Everyone!


This is my entry to the CAS(E) this Sketch #116.
This card got Honourable Mention at the challenge.
I've been quite busy lately and haven't had time to play along at the CAS(E) this Sketch so today I decided that when the sketch aired, I will immediately make it into a card. Love the sketch from Leigh Penner- very versatile and of course I was drawn into the flower in the middle. I had this rose for half coloured so I finished it and made it into this card. 

Here is a close-up: 
Close-up where the shimmer from Wink of Stella can be seen.
I started by inking the rose and the stem and the leaves from Sketchy Rose with light water soluable ink. I believe, I used third generation stamping with the stem an the leaves. I watercolored them with Distress Inks. I created a mask from post-it notes and mask off the frame and left a rectangle to where I stamped the woodgrain background. Before that I inked the edges to get some contrast for the white space. After that I heat embossed the background and I wasn't quite patient enough and the embossing powder was stuck.. pretty much to everywhere. I kind of liked the effect so I decided to leave it as it was. The sentiment from was inked with black pigment ink and then heat embossed. I cut the flower with scissors and craft knife and it was then adhered with liquid glue and foam tape onto the card base.

Here is the sketch:


Supplies:
Stamps: Sketchy Rose and Label Love by Altenew
Inks: Tattered Rose, Fried Brick and Peeled Paint, Antique Linen Distress Inks, Versafine Onyx Black
Embossing Powder: Clear Matt Dull and White Pearl by WOW!
Card stock: Canson Watercolour paper 180g/m2, Neenah Solar White 80lb
Card base: Papermania A6 300g/m2

Thank you for stopping by today! And thank you for your comments and ideas for the videos. I loved reading them and got some ideas. So thank you very much! See you soon!

Marika

20 comments:

  1. Oh, this is so gorgeous! I love it! Fabulous take on the sketch!

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  2. Wow, this is just stunning. your coloring is outta this world.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Ang

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  3. Beautiful! Love your fabulous coloring!

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  4. Another perfect bloom, Marika...the stem and leaves are so lifelike, I feel like I could touch them! Thanks for playing cards with us at CAS[E] this Sketch..
    =] Michele

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  5. So beautiful! I really love how you mix the almost industrial look of Label Love with the softness of the flower.

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  6. Another stunning card Marika, I was admiring the white specks then I read about the embossing powder, what a very happy accident!

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  7. What more can I say than awesome!!!

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  8. Another stunning rose! Your coloring is amazing!

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  9. Your flower is stunning. Great watercoloring.

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  10. Wow! beautiful colouring, Marika! Thanks for joining us at CAS(E) This Sketch!

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  11. Wow, wow, wow!! You should frame this!! That rose is STUNNING!!!

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  12. Uulalaa, onpa kaunis. Hyvin käytettysketciä ja väritys on luonnollisesti upea.

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  13. Absolutely stunning! As is all your beautiful work 😊

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  14. W-O-W!!! Your colouring is absolutely stunning!

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  15. W-O-W!!! Your colouring is absolutely stunning!

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  16. What a beautiful rose Marika! I really love the way you achieved such dimension and interest, with very few layers. Congrats on your being an Honorable Mention over at CAS(E) this Sketch!
    Hugs,
    Nina-Marie :)

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  17. I love coming to your blog and seeing all your amazing cards - this card is gorgeous! Xx

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  18. GORGEOUS, Marika!!!! I really like that stunning rose!!!

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