I created a wrinkle free Distress background , and then stamped a large paisley stamp from Indian Elephant using the same colour Distress Ink. I used a palm tree stamp from Peace on Earth showing that Christmas stamps can be used all year round, not just at Christmas! The sentiment is from the Artistic Affirmations stamp set.
I stamped the main image onto a piece of white card using gold embossing powder, and coloured the image with Distress Markers, sticking to the blue and orange theme of the card as much as possible. Finally, I swirled some blue and orange Distress Ink around the edge of the card to soften the white background. I used some Versamark around the edges of the main background card, and added some gold embossing powder, which I heated to melt. Some dark blue card to mat the layers completed the card.
Thanks for stopping by, Judith xx
This is a lovely card Judith the blue and orange work so well together and the background looks great too
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That is beautiful, love the contrast between the bright background & the subtle colours of the image.
ReplyDeleteLove the warm background; it makes the main imige pop so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour gold detail on the castle scene echoed by the gold embossing around the edge adds a real sumptuousness to this & I love the way the gold bridges the bright persimmon background & the royal blue cardstock. Keeping the orange & blue colour scheme but in very different shades for the image panel is a super design feature & I love your use of the Christmas stamp to echo both the minaret towers & the tree image in the magical landscape……… I could go on but I'm not sure whether Blogger has a comments word limit……
ReplyDeletePaula (PEP)
Beautiful,lovely colours.x
ReplyDeletestunning make. beautiful coliurs judith xx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful, Judith! I miss the team!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Judith. I love the warmth of your main colour and as Paula siad the gold around the edges together with your embossing pulls it all together perfectly. The blue adds a perfect contracts. The Indian Textile stamp in the background is perfect for adding a little Eastern promise and the use of the Christmas stamp is a great idea. A super design. Elaine xxx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Judith, love the background and the castle looks beautiful.
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Linda xxx
As always gorgeous! The castle is stunning and I think we all would love to live there. Thank you for sharing x
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgious Indian adventure do you show us!!! I love the castle and the background!!
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Maria
What a lovely castle on the central image!! The contrast is great with the background, gorgeous card! Coco x
ReplyDeleteGreat card and different, thinks of faraway places with this and also a great idea for multi cultural cards and the colours go so well, playing catch up on this months blog posts and what a trip so far, fairy land to under the Sea Europe and now India, what a tour where next I wonder
ReplyDeletePretty color combo! I love the background designs!
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