Wednesday, April 20, 2011

TE Blast From the Past Blog Hop


It's time again for the Blast From the Past Blog Hop at Taylored Expressions!  This month's theme is a favorite for me. . .Clean and Simple!  For my card, I used the Discover Your Wings set along with the Take Note 3 Die

I die cut on a scrap piece of paper and then attached that paper to the paper I actually wanted to stamp on to form a mask.  I sponged a background using Angel Pink, Cantaloupe and Bamboo Leaves ink.  Then I stamped the flower image.  After all of the stamping and sponging was finished, I removed the mask and stamped my sentiment.  I trimmed the focal piece and "roughed up" the edges a bit with my scissors to create a distinction between the focal piece and card base since they were both the same color.  I mounted the focal piece onto the card base with foam tape.  I also die cut a tiny butterfly out of vellum using the Butterflies Die set and added some Stardust Stickles for some sparkle!

You can see more Clean and Simple goodness by visiting the rest of the participants of the hop!  Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!







21 comments:

Karen Giron said...

I LOVE this - what a fun and clever way to use the dies!

Lea L. said...

Wow...this is beautiful! What an amazing masking and stamping job you have done here!

wendy said...

oh so soft and pretty....love it

Wanda G (stampcat) said...

This is simply beautiful... Stunning actually. Great technique for a CAS card. :-)

Kathi said...

What a beautiful card. I love the soft and pretty colors.

Jodi Collins said...

OOOOOH! Charmaine! This is SO gorgeous! LOVE how you created a mask with the die! This is STUNNING!!!

Crafty Math Chick said...

Very pretty - love the sponging, and the butterfly.

FibreJunky said...

Wow!! This is stunning!! Love the colours you used. It reminds me of a sunset. LOVE IT!!

Erin said...

This is so beautiful! If I were the one picking the card for the news letter - this would be it. Simple and lovely! Thanks so much for sharing

Julia Aston said...

A beautiful background for your silhouette garden!

Harriet Skelly said...

I love your reverse masking and the wildflower silhouette. This is so beautiful! Great minds - we used the same sentiment!

Radha said...

SMART! Clever, and well done. Love it!

Bonnie Lynn said...

Awesome!!

Niema said...

Well this is different. I like it!

Natalie said...

Beautifully done, love the masking technique! Gorgeous card!

Luanne said...

This is just SO pretty! Love how you used masking to create this. TFS!

Joan Ervin said...

The stamping and sponging is sooo pretty..love this awesome design!!!

Anonymous said...

SO beautiful. Wow. Putting that set on my wish list thanks to your card.

Michelle Single said...

Love the masking and sponging

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

This is so pretty! I love how you sponged the background with the different colors, and your little 3d butterfly is just perfect!

Chris L.

Jessie/knightrone said...

How beautiful!!

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