Saturday, August 29, 2009

Etsy 51


The Etsy Inspired Challenge #51 is Red Crow Arts, a shop with handpainted pottery, raku and handcrafted clay pendants. I was inspired by a clay pendant called Tree of Life.

I did this card using masking and sponging on the color. The warm colors are all pigment inks, and the green is a dye ink. (No technical reason for that, those were just the colors that worked best. I actually thought the pigments would spread better, but I got good coverage with the green.) Am I the only stamper who doesn't own a brayer???

The big panel is glossy cardstock. Stamp by Impression Obsession. I stuck the leaves on because it needed something, but I'm not certain they will stay. What do you think?




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  1. deAugust 31, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    Wow Sandy! This is beautiful! I love that tree and it is so perfect for this week's shop! Thanks for playing EtsyInspired!

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  2. UnknownSeptember 3, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    Awesome use of masking!

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