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Sunday, June 7, 2015

A Watercoloured Rainbow.

Welcome


watercolor.bloghop

 and trundelled along some of the blogs and was inspired, especially by Kristie


This afternoon I got to play - I started by rubbing Gelatos onto an acrylic block, spraying it with water, and 'stamping' onto wet watercolour paper - massive fail!!  
To redeem it, I coloured directly onto the paper and smooched the colour around with my finger, then dried it.


I then sprayed some silver shimmer over it
 - and was quite heavy handed with it.


I had demonstrated cutting this poppy die the other day, and had it sitting on my desk, so applied it to the panel, which I had ripped off the main piece of paper and mounted on a black card base.


A white embossed sentiment and some clear rhinestones finished the card.
I really love how this card turned out, and am proud to link it to the hop.

I am also linking this to:

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26 comments:

Dawn T said...

AMAZING background. The silver shimmer is stunning. Love the design and you should be proud of the background you've created.

aussie aNNie said...

Brilliant Maxine. Outstanding creation, colours are gorgeous and fabulous image used....xx
{aNNie My Personal Blog}

Irish Cherokee said...

Excellent as always Maxine. Your artistic efforts are always amazing and I am so glad you share them with us.

Hugs and Blessings
Jim

Pamellia said...

Gorgeous Maxine!! The rainbow of colours is so dreamy and the splashes of shimmer look amazing!! Great job catching that with your camera too, shimmer is difficult is shoot, hugs :)

jimlynn said...

Maxine, this is stunning! I love all the shimmer and shine. The way you did the Gelatos are wonderful and so pretty!
Love your card.
Lynn

Ellibelle said...

It turned out beautifully Maxine. Great idea to give it extra shimmer with the silver mist.

Dangina Martinez said...

Oh My Gosh! So Beautiful! Love the colors and glimmer effect! Look amazing!
Hugs Friend, Dangina

Unknown said...

a really striking card, very pretty

Diane said...

This card is very pretty and a little different, it almost looks like a candy coating. Thanks for sharing what didn't work out as well as what did. I really appreciate the tips.

Lovely Linda said...

I would be very happy with this too Maxine - love those colours and that shimmer - well done! I am now off to check out all of the posts I have missed over the past few days! {{{hugs}}}

Joyce said...

This is so gorgeous. Love the contrast between the white, shimmer colors and black.

MariLynn said...

What a gorgeous card my friend. I love the silver on top of the rainbow. It makes such a beautiful background for your flowers. Rainbows- reminders of God's promises!!!

Gwen said...

Love how this turned out! Sometimes the "fails" help us stretch and find something even better! There might even be a life lesson there, right?! ;)

JD/ Jill said...

Beautifully done card...great technique!

Brandi R said...

Gorgeous! LOVE it ♥

Loll said...

Your rainbow panel is so pretty and sparkly ... and really pops on the black background. Fantastic design with the ripped panel. Thanks for playing along at Happy Little Stampers.

Taunya Butler said...

Beautiful, wonderful, full of so much lovely color and awesome texture!! The details you added just make this such a stellar card!!!

Darnell said...

Whoa! This is stunning, Maxine! All those wonderful watercolors and shimmer and shine look marvelous against that black!! Hugs, Darnell

MaryH said...

It's stunning! The silver photo'd so well, and the background is quite ethereal. So lovely with the graceful white poppy. Love the torn paper look too. TFS & Hugs

Marilyn said...

Wow... this is spectacular and I am so glad you took so many close ups to show all the glam and glimmer. It really is gorgeous Maxine... I love the torn paper and strips of colour. I have that die and would never have thought to use it this way but it looks like this is exactly what it was intended for. Good job!

D.Ann C said...

LOVE how it turned out!! FAB layout!

froebelsternchen said...

This card is fantastic Maxine!

kel Acopan said...

maxine this is so amazing!! i am always so awe-struck by your beautiful techniques!

lovies, =o) kel

Kylie said...

The silver shimmer is gorgeous! Love the different colours on your panel! Thanks so much for playing along at Happy Little Stampers xx

Shelly Schmidt said...

Stunning rainbow and shimmery CS- love the die cut and the panel on the black. Wowza!

LesleyG said...

Wow I love the background you created, it really works with the shimmer, and pops against the black, love it! xxx