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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Friday, 22 March 2019

Faux Mother of Pearl Flower

It's "Anything Goes" at the Flower Challenge this month.


Here's my card:


I used the faux mother of pearl technique through a stencil. I started by scrunching up some cling wrap, pouncing it into some Frost White paint that I'd put on my craft mat, and then pouncing that randomly through my stencil. I washed and dried the stencil, then replaced it over the Frost White (but didn't quite get it lined up - darn). I sponged over the stencil with two shades of Distress orange inks and one green.

I trimmed the panel, bordered with green, added a brown sentiment, popped it up on fun foam, and embellished with three orange sequins.

Here's a close-up of the faux mother of pearl:


Thanks for stopping by today!




Supplies:
Stamps - A Muse sentiment
Ink - Ranger Potting Soil, Distress Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral, and Peeled Paint
Paper - white and green cs
Size - A2
Accessories - Tsukineko Frost White paint, Artplorations Happy Flowers stencil, orange sequins, fun foam



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9 comments:

  1. Christine Alexander22 March 2019 at 17:56

    Beautiful Susan, the FMOP really glistens in the light, it adds so much depth of colour and shade.

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  2. Bonnie23 March 2019 at 05:29

    A beautiful way to use this stencil, Susan! Love those orange flowers and how the frost white paint adds shimmer and dimension!

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  3. Nstiz23 March 2019 at 05:58

    What a wonderful technique Susan! Love the shine on this. After seeing your pretty card I am definitely going to try this.

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  4. Trina P.23 March 2019 at 09:02

    Beautiful, Susan. The shimmer is so pretty. Haven’t seen this technique done with stencils... clever idea. xx

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  5. Brenda in IN23 March 2019 at 10:31

    Very pretty with that hint of shine. I love the orange flowers and those orange sequins.

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  6. Karen Dunbrook25 March 2019 at 05:08

    so pretty...one of my fav stencils.
    x Karen

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  7. Rachel Vass25 March 2019 at 12:51

    What a fab technique. Love the bright colours you chose and the pearlescent shimmer on top. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at The Flower Challenge.
    Rachel DT

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  8. Mac Mable26 March 2019 at 09:23

    Ohhhh this card is so eye catching and what a fantastic technique. The colours are vibrant and the effect is stunning....love it x.

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  9. Loll28 March 2019 at 23:26

    Your card is beautiful Susan. Love the FMOP through a stencil. These large flowers really show off the effect. The bright orange is so happy ... Spring is HERE! :) xx

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