Cracked Monet ... or as BadSherry calls it 'Monet on Crack'. This was one of the Dare To Get Dirty challenges on SplitCoastStampers this weekend to celebrate the Dirty Dozen Fan Club's third birthday. The challenges pushed me to try new techniques, such as this one.
Watercolor paper was sprayed lightly with water (no puddles) and then the BugAWumps butterfly image was stamped in Ranger Adirondack Currant Dye ink. The slightly wet paper causes the image to blur slightly (thus the 'Monet' of the technique). After it dried, I cut it to size and covered the entire image with Versamark ink and Ultra Thick Embossing Powder. I repeated this process three times until there was a slick glaze covering the paper.
Then, I put the paper into the freezer for a minute or so to cool it down. When I removed it, I bent it slightly to produce the crackled glass effect. I dabbed a baby wipe in the Currant ink and rubbed it across the image, which allowed small amounts to seep into the cracks and emphasize the effect. The small circle is from the Stampin' Up Tagger's Dozen set.
I used a sketch challenge posted by genie1314 to design my card. The papers are from the Basic Grey Stella Ruby collection.
What a fabulous card!!! I love that Currant color...Great job!
Posted by: Shannan Teubner | August 01, 2007 at 12:26 AM
Wow, this is just great. What a beautiful card.
Posted by: Jen | August 01, 2007 at 12:43 PM
Stephanie, you are the granddaugter after my own heart. You do such a beautiul job when you make your cards. I would like to take a little credit for your talent, hoping it is passed down from my side of the family, but you have far surpassed anything that my generation could ever do. Thanks for sharing your lovely cards.
Love, Gran
Posted by: Gran | August 04, 2007 at 11:54 PM
See, every back then you were rockin' the techniques. This is a beauty!
Posted by: ~amy~ | November 16, 2016 at 08:01 PM