Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Illumination Silhouettes

Happy Tuesday, Chicas!

I’m writing this from sunny Phoenix, AZ – finally got me some sunshine!!  Woohoo!!  Spending lots of time floating on my floatie and reading.  Heaven, I tell ya!

Penny Black Have A Beautiful Day
I created today’s ABC Toys & Crafts card before I left, using a brand spankin’ new clear stamp set by Penny Black called Illumination.  I adore silhouette images, especially botanical silhouettes.  I feel like they’re so elegant and free spirited.   KWIM?  My favorite technique for botanical silhouettes is to layer them somewhat on top of each other to give the appearance of a field in bloom.  This is just one way to showcase silhouettes, though.  I hope to have time to create some additional cards showing you other ways to use them, but it might have to wait until I get back to “sunny” Washington.  LOL

STAMPS:  Illumination (Penny Black), Have A Beautiful Day (A Muse)
INK: 
Midnight Black Chalk Ink (VersaMagic)
PAPER:  Blu Raspberry and Sno Cone CS (French Poptone), White CS (Neenah)
ACCESSORIES:  Butterfly Craft Punch (
Martha Stewart), 3D-Dots (EK Success), Midnight Black Accent Pearls (Hero Arts), Janome Sew Mini, True Black Gingham Ribbon (PTI), Embossed Scallop Punch (EK Success)

I stamped the botanical silhouettes using Midnight Black chalk ink.  I prefer to use chalk ink when working with clear stamps because you get better coverage and a clearer image, in my opinion.  The main image panels are sewn together with my Janome Sew Mini.  The butterfly was created with a Martha Stewart craft punch.


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That’s it for me today, friends.  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Bye for now!


4 comments:

Tenia Nelson said...

This card is so so pretty!!

Michelle L. said...

Love this color combination, Karolyn! The card is just beautiful.

Cheryl Walker said...

Hello miss Karolyn!!!! Love your card sweetie :) its very pretty and I love the color combo on this tooo!!!

Hope you are doing well!
Hugs,
Cheryl

Justine said...

Nicely done Karolyn, I have a hard time with silhouettes but you seem to do them perfectly. Thanks for the inspiration