Featured Stamper BeckyTE
Last Sunday Featured Stamper was BeckyTE. She has an amazing gallery. Her coloring is jaw dropping gorgeous!!! I picked this card to case. It worked perfect for last weeks Weekend challenge as well.
I started out by stamping the bird from Touch of Nature in Black StazOn on a 2 3/4″ x 3 1/4″ piece of watercolor paper.
I colored it in wiht More Mustard, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa and Really Rust classic ink and Aqua Painter.
Next I covered the entire image with my Versamarker and embossed the image with clear embossing powder. The swirl from Baroque Motifs was stamped in Blue Bayou . Then I first brayered Soft Sky over the entire image, then sponged the piece with Blue Bayou. I sponged a little More Mustard ink in the center and added more Blue Bayou. I added highlights with a white gel pen and distressed the edges with the Cutter Kit.
The card base is a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of sponged Old Olive cardstock folded in half. It is layered with a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of sponged Really Rust cardstock followed by a 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Fall Flower Designer paper. I distressed the edges and sponged it first with Soft Sky, then with Blue Bayou. Then I stamped Faux stitched lines with my Argyle stamp from All in a Row. Did you know that this set is retiring in Australia!!! I hope it won’t do the same here in July! I would be really sad about that. I also paper pierced the edges of the Designer paper and added a 1/4″ sponged Blue Bayou circle in each corner. The circles were topped off with white brads.
I inked up the leaves from Touch of Nature in Old Olive and stamped them in second generation on a 1 1/4″ circle of watercolor paper. The edges were sponged with Old Olive. Then it was layered on a sponged 1 3/8″ really Rust circle and finally on a sponged Old Olive scallop circle. Kind from Baroque Motifs was stamped in the center of the circle and the edges of that circle were paper pierced. Finally I added a Aged Copper Hardware piece to the top left of the scallop circle to tie Kraft Taffeta ribbon on it.
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Wow, Beate !!! This is absolutely and completely stunning !!! Thank you for the all the tips for how to do this too…you’re the best !!!!
Dance on…
Posted by: Corinne | March 20th, 2008 07:53
wow, this is gorgeous! that little bird looks amazing!
Posted by: Melanie | March 20th, 2008 07:54
Beautiful Beate!!! Have a most blessed Easter and a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: Janine | March 20th, 2008 07:55
Oh my goodness Beate, the detail work you put into this card is amazing!!! Your bird is GORGEOUS!!
Posted by: Dawn E. | March 20th, 2008 07:55
Love your card. How did you do the clear embossing on the entire section. I tried it but it was not an even coat and the more I tried the worst it got. I need some `clues`on this one.
Retired Heather
Posted by: Heather Fullerton | March 20th, 2008 07:57
You did such a wonderful and stunning job with the coloring. The color choices on this card are amazing.
Posted by: Lauren | March 20th, 2008 08:08
Awesome card!!! Love this one…
Posted by: Andi Sexton (rrlscrapgal) | March 20th, 2008 08:10
Wowzers - this is amazing! The way you used all the color is breathtaking and the lil bird looks ready to fly from the paper - love it!
Posted by: Beth | March 20th, 2008 08:45
This is GORGEOUS, Beate! WOW, you really made this bird look like it can fly off the card. . .so life-like!
Posted by: Charmaine | March 20th, 2008 08:47
Stunning Beate!
Many Blessings,
M.
Posted by: Melissa | March 20th, 2008 08:53
Absolutely gorgeous! I will have to try this technique - thanks!!
Posted by: Lauren Vincitorio | March 20th, 2008 09:39
Holy Cow! THIS is jaw dropping gorgeous! Very inspiring, thanks for sharing your work Beate!
Posted by: Sarah Pendergrast | March 20th, 2008 09:56
Oh My this is absolutely Beautiful, love everything about it!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | March 20th, 2008 10:27
Wow…I love this card. I am so attracted to all the bird cards being posted lately. Must be my spring fever kicking in. Very pretty.
Posted by: Denise Bryant (imchatty) | March 20th, 2008 10:29
How beautiful! This is just a stunning card! TFS and have a great day!
Posted by: Jennifer Buck | March 20th, 2008 10:36
Beautiful card, luv the coloring & the brayered effect with the white highlighting! I luv it!!!
Posted by: Rita | March 20th, 2008 10:43
Holy Moly, this is gorgeous Beate - I mean totally stunning! I am continually amazed by your coloring, this is just beautiful! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | March 20th, 2008 11:08
Wow! Just amazing! I never thought to use the argyle stamp for faux stitching! Did you have to use a stamp-a-majig for taht? I hate having to hassle with that! I may have to CASE this card!!
Posted by: Tina Larson | March 20th, 2008 11:48
Beate this is breath-taking!! I love the brayered look… so rich and elegant.
Posted by: rainy | March 20th, 2008 12:21
oh, Beate! So so so so wunderschön! Ein Traum! Ich kann mich gar nicht satt sehen! So adorable and amazing! You’re a real artist!
Posted by: Franziska | March 20th, 2008 13:34
Amazing! WOW!
Posted by: Nancy Grant | March 20th, 2008 14:25
This is absolutely gorgeous! You’re no colouring slouch yourself!
Posted by: Kira | March 20th, 2008 14:56
what a great job on the CASE, I love the extra touches you added to the main image-just beautiful!
Posted by: lisa henke | March 20th, 2008 15:42
Gorgeous and dimensional, with beautiful highlights! I love the colors, you did an excellent job. Have a wonderful weekendl. TFS.
Posted by: Juanita | March 20th, 2008 15:47
P.S. Are you doing the weekend sketch challenge?
Posted by: Juanita | March 20th, 2008 15:48
I love the way the background for the little bird is coloured in. It looks fantastic. Joan
Posted by: Joan Jeffery | March 20th, 2008 16:31
Gorgeous card Beate! Hugs. Deb
Posted by: Deborah Golan | March 20th, 2008 16:35
This is just gorgeous!
Posted by: Elizebeth | March 20th, 2008 17:01
I love the color wash tip… thanks for the step by step. I’ll be trying it! ~:-)
Posted by: Tracey | March 20th, 2008 19:44
Beate - your card is fabulous!!! Love all the techniques you added to this beauty - great outcome!!!
Posted by: Silke Ledlow | March 20th, 2008 20:13
Gorgeous card! love the hardware on the scallop punch!
Posted by: Jessica | March 20th, 2008 21:12
Wow, this is incredible. What a beauty! Unique and original! I’m so glad you included the step-by-step instructions because this is not one to figure out just by looking!
Posted by: Amy Sheffer | March 20th, 2008 22:55
Wow! Another gorgeous card! Love all the details!
Posted by: Angie Tieman | March 20th, 2008 23:34
Gorgeos card, I love the coloring and all the details. “pieeep, pieep…” By from Germany…:-) Silke
Posted by: Silli | March 21st, 2008 02:32
Hi Beate, vielen Dank für deinen netten Kommentar auf meinem Blog
Ich komme aus der Gegend von Gießen, dass kennst du bestimmt oder??
LG
Moni
Posted by: Moni | March 21st, 2008 05:22
The white highlights really pop your card. Great job! Love it.
Posted by: djolet | March 21st, 2008 09:18
SHAZAM Beate……. HOLY BALCER BALLS!
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | March 21st, 2008 09:29
This is so stunning, Beate!!! I love all of your amazing detail!! Just gorgeous!
Posted by: Rose Ann | March 21st, 2008 10:43
OH I told you how much I love this card! It’s just gorgeous!! Definately going to give this technique a try…It’s a jaw dropper!
Posted by: Lori Craig | March 21st, 2008 10:48
Hi Beate, you are amazing!
I love receiving your posts - you are so talented!
Thanks for sharing your work!
Cathy
Posted by: Cathy | March 21st, 2008 10:55
I love how vivid the colors are in this card… Just beautiful!
Posted by: Heather P. | March 22nd, 2008 01:08
My four year old son just saw this card and said, “This is my favorite card I’ve ever seen.”
Posted by: Sharon G | March 22nd, 2008 22:28
Stunning! I never purchased Touch of Nature…off to check if it’s still in the catty!
Posted by: diane (cookiestamper) | March 24th, 2008 08:58
This is absolutely beautiful. I love everything about it. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Hope | March 25th, 2008 22:58