Thursday 1 November 2007

Theme Thursday - Script



I stumbled on this new challenge blog this afternoon & really fancied playing along. Theme Thursday. The challenge is script. I adore script, whether it is on paper, or made by stamping. I made this card by first stamping the lady, one of my new stamps from Crafty Individuals, onto matt photo paper. It is gorgeous smooth stuff which loves colour & never bleeds. It is also relativley inexpensive, I buy mine from Tesco. I colured the image using pigment inks & make up applicators. Then I made my background. I stamped script over the card in jet black. Then I randomly stamped floral images in lilac & pink. Once these were dry, I sponged pigment inks all over & sprinkled on some hollographic embossing powder & heated it up for some shimmer. I glued my image on & fixed a small piece of knotted ribbon underneath.

I had so much fun making this card & the colours grow on me each time I look at it. It is a very cheap & pretty way to decorate a card without using paper.

23 comments:

K said...

this is so beautiful! love colors and design. thanks so much for participating in Theme Thursday!

Anonymous said...

You've used wonderful colours, love your background and the great image. A beautiful card.

Anonymous said...

This is so beautiful. Love this background. Really nice work.

Dymphie said...

Wonderful, love your colouring! Your piece has a real antique look.

Gillian .... said...

Beautiful paula, the colours are gorgeous:)

Audrey said...

Great work!

Barbara said...

So beautiful Paula and I agree your coloring of this is wonderful.

Andrea, said...

This is a beautiful card, the colours are wonderful. I'll have to check this challenge out.

Anonymous said...

like your card and love the colourful background!

Megan said...

This is so very dreamy and beautiful Paula...I love it!

Megan xx

Jodi said...

Beautiful -- that background is just wonderful!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous work Paula....i love the subtle colouring.

And your western card is great as well ;-)

Have a great weekend.

Anonymous said...

really wonderful. i love the colors

Anonymous said...

beautiful Paula

Zuzu's Blog said...

beautiful delicate rainbow of colour and a very pretty piec .. well done :-)

Marjolein said...

Wonderful card Paula, you must have sooooo much stamps!!

Sorry about the Smile Award, I hadn't noticed you had had it more times! And about the tagging... I'm getting fed up with it too, but sometimes they're funny, but I don't tag anymore:-)

stamp and scrape said...

Stunning work, Paula - the colours are superb. I gave in to temptation!!
Ros

My Paper World said...

Wow! This is really beautiful, I love the colours!

Debbi Baker said...

This is so pretty - really lovely colours!

Nina said...

Wow, Paula. I can never quite pull off the stamping bit to look like patterned paper and thanks so much for the instructions so you've given me a lot of inspiration.

Hey, dear, hope you get better soon. Gosh, that cold really sounds bad. Hope you got to see the doctor or something. *hugs & kisses* to help you get better.

Been rather boring lately. We had a week-long break 'coz we celebrate holidays on Nov. 1 and 2. I'm not really looking forward going back to the routine of bringing my son Matt back to school. Oh well.

Hope to hear from you again soon. And hope you feel better soon. *hugs*

nina

Jacqueline said...

That is one beautiful card Paula - wow, love it!

Linda Manning Findley said...

gorgeous ... love all the soft colors and your image .... Linda F

Unknown said...

excellent combination of color and sharpness, the photo paper you used might also be a good one.