I have to confess that it is really hard for me to make a Shabby Chic card. The idea of distressing a card just seems so alien to me. The whole time I used an edge distresser on this card I thought, "oh no, I am losing my nice crisp edge." Humm...I might have been missing the point.The challenge last week on the Hero Arts blog was to make a card that was inspired by one of the sneak peeks of their new line. I was really inspired by Lisa Spangler's video she posted on Wednesday. You can see that post here. I tried to incorporate elements she used such as a distressed ink background, Copic coloring, and distressed edges. I especially liked that she highlighted parts of her background with a white Prismacolor pencil and added some brown Copic to her flower so that it would match the distressed look of the card. I really like how the card turned out, so I guess it is true that it is sometimes a great idea to step outside of your comfort zone.
11 comments:
Laura this card is well worth the distress of dirstressing it. Your card is just stunning.
Lovely Lovely card! Loved the softness and the poppies are so elegant!
Love your poppy card! Not too shabby!!! :) Q
What a beautiful card!
- Deborah
So Pretty Laura...I LOVE that Poppy!!! Great card.....
Hi, Laura! I just love this card! It is so pretty and I love the colors. Shabby chic is hard for me, too. Glad I'm not the only one! :-)
This is so pretty! Great job!
So beautiful, Laura! I just love the shades of pink you used. You should incorporate this card into one of your classes someday. :-) (Pretty please?)
Your card is great. That is one of my all-time favorite stamps. Great job!
I se an honorable mention on the Hero blog! Woohoo!
Congratulations on your HM over on the Hero Arts blog :D.
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