Sunday 24 September 2017

Peace on Earth

I have been playing with my Letraset Aquamarkers to create some watercolour backgrounds, with varying degrees of success. For my card below, I succeeded in creating a pretty wash of colour using Twilight blue and Bamboo (and I think I also scribbled some Fern onto my acrylic block palette).


I decided this was the perfect background for my Muse ChristmasVisions card, where Guest Muse Stephanie Lanzalotto had created the following card to inspire us:


I focused on the blue, green and red colours and the Peace on earth theme.
I stamped the map in Peeled paint distress oxide ink, wiping off the ink in the middle before stamping. I stamped the sentiment (Essentials by Ellen) in Candied apple DOI and then stamped 'peace' again using Versamark and heat embossed in irrdenscent sparkle embossing powder (Judikins). I also used this ep to heat emboss a small cluster of stars towards the top right of the map. I used a stitched rectangle die (SSS) to die cut my panel and adhered it to a schoolhouse red cardbase (SSS).

Challenges:

Muse ChristmasVisions - 85 Inspired by Stephanie

CAS Mix Up -  Stamping, watercolour wash +
die cutting, heat embossing


11 comments:

  1. What a beautiful watercolour wash, Marianne! I love this Christmas card! Thanks for sharing it with us at CAS Mix Up!

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  2. So creative to use a map with your Peace on earth sentiment, Marianne. Love the artsy watercolour wash background. Thanks for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!

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  3. Wat een krachtige kaart: Peace on Earth voor iedereen.
    Prachtig uitgebeeld.
    (mooi kaartenhoudertje!😉)
    Kus Ineke☀️

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  4. Oh this is such a FABULOUS take on the inspiration!!! I love that wonderful watercolor wash over the map image. love the sparkly red "peace" - the red card base looks looks great worth it! I am so excited to be Guest Muse for this challenge. Thanks so much for playing along!

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  5. That's a stunning card - I love it!

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  6. Perfect card for the Muse challenge - great job!

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  7. Love how you took the challenge and made it your own!x

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  8. Love this pretty, artistic take on the inspiration! Thanks so much for joining us at MCV!

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  9. Wonderful take on the challenge theme Marianne, very clever, fabulous card

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  10. Wonderful interpretation of Stephanie's card. I find the water color wash over the map image very interesting ... great inspiration.

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