A blog devoted to the cards I make in my tiny upstairs space. When my sister stays there, she calls it an "artist's garret". I'm not an artist, but am an enthusiastic cardmaker - hence the title "Cardmaker's Garret".
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Monday 14 January 2019

Brown and Black Sympathy

Squeaking in under the wire at the Color Throwdown challenge:


They seemed ideal colours for a masculine sympathy card:


I love silhouettes on backgrounds I create so decided to do another one for this challenge.


I masked a rectangle on some coated cs and brayered with Frayed Burlap ink. I flicked some water on it with my fingers and got one very big wet droplet that lifted all the colour where it landed and a few other nicer splats.

Then I stamped to silhouette of wildflowers and grass with Staz-On ink. I trimmed the panel down, leaving a narrow white border, and popped it up on the card base with fun foam.





Supplies:
Stamps - SU Just Believe, Great Impressions sentiment
Ink - StazOn Black, Distress Frayed Burlap
Paper - white and coated cs
Size - A2
Accessories - fun foam



8 comments:

  1. the perfect masculine colour combo Susan and the perfect sympathy card.

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  2. Just beautiful! Wonderful CAS design! Thanks for joining us at The Color Throwdown!

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  3. Beautiful masculine sympathy, Susan. I have this wonderful silhouette images, but have not used it for a long time. Thank you for the reminder. Hugs. Nancy

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  4. Beautifully designed Susan. You're right ... perfect colours for a masculine card. I love the splats of water that give this an artsy look. xx

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  5. The background is perfect for showing off the silhouetted flowers! A perfect sympathy card for a guy or a gal.

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  6. I just love your color scheme and the wonderful job you did brayering. Those splats are a happy accident too since it is such a wonderful effect behind your silhouette. This is such a perfect masculine card!

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  7. Beautiful... the colours are not only perfect for a masculine card but for a an elegant sympathy card. Great job. xx

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  8. Wonderful colour combination for a masculine sympathy card and loving the splats and the silhouette stamping x

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