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Wednesday 12 August 2020

Colour Creations: Coastal Cabana

Hi!


It's time once again for this week's Colour Creations Showcase. This week we are up to Coastal Cabana, the second of the Brights in the alphabetical order list of colours. It's a colour that I love, so I was excited to see it pop up in the list.
scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, Colour Creations, Beautiful Moments, Poppy Moments Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Subtle 3DEF, Faux Mother Of Pearl
I recently participated in an ATC swap, where we used the Faux Mother Of Pearl technique. I quite enjoyed doing my ATC, and thought that Coastal Cabana was the perfect colour for the technique. Basically, you use scrunched up plastic wrap to 'pounce' Frost White Shimmer Paint over your cardstock and then, once dry, use a Sponge Brayer to apply your chosen ink over the top. You can see the gorgeous shimmer better in the next photo.
scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, Colour Creations, Beautiful Moments, Poppy Moments Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Subtle 3DEF, Faux Mother Of Pearl
The poppy was cropped from Whisper White card using the Poppy Moments Dies. To colour the solid layer I laid the outline die over the top and watercoloured each of the petals individually. I coloured quickly and didn't try to be too neat as I like the messy look.
scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, Colour Creations, Beautiful Moments, Poppy Moments Dies, Stitched Rectangle Dies, Subtle 3DEF, Faux Mother Of Pearl
On the inside I used a trick learned from my wonderful friend, Judy May. I deliberately made my Faux Mother Of Pearl Panel larger than I needed for the front so that I could use the offcuts on the inside. I made sure that when I cut the piece for the front I cut it from the centre of the panel. I then just inset a second piece of Whisper White, cut with the same sized Stitched Rectangle Die, for the inside of my card. A smaller poppy finishes it off nicely.

That's all from me tonight. The lovely Catherine is once again hosting the Showcase, so you can find the links for the rest of our Coastal Cabana cards over on her blog.

Bye for now,

Tina

12 comments:

  1. Oh Tina another wonderful technique from you that I need to try and what a great trick that is from Judy too. Your mother of pearl card is so lovely - thank you for sharing your gorgeous Coastal Cabana creation with us tonight xx

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  2. Oh, the faux mother-of-pearl effect looks dreamy with Coastal Cabana, Tina. Gorgeous card ... and nifty tip about getting the most out of the pretty card panel!

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  3. Lovely card Tina, the Faux Mother of Pearl technique looks amazing, I’m sure it’s even more Shimmery in person

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  4. What a beautiful effect, I will have to give this technique a try.

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  5. Gorgeous card Tina, I love that background!

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  6. I love a monochromatic colour scheme and your card perfectly showcases Coastal Cabana Tina, both inside and out. The faux Mother of Pearl technique is gorgeous and one I need to try.

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  7. A very effective technique on your pretty Coastal Cabana card, Tina. Thanks for explaining what the MOP technique is, now I don't have to search it. x

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  8. That shimmery paint gives a gorgeous texture to your card and yes, with coastal cabana, it is perfect.

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  9. A gorgeous card Tina. I love Coastal Cabana with the Faux Mother of Pearl technique and the tip of for the inside of the card is brilliant. xxx

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  10. Lovely Tina! I forget we have that nice shimmer paint - I need to put it where I can see it! And thanks for sharing that great tip for the inside, that is a lovely idea!

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  11. Great use of mother of pearl technique with coastal cabana to make a lovely card.

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  12. That faux Mother of Pearl looks great in this colour too! I am still waiting for my swaps. Your card looks brilliant. I love the way you did the inside of your card too! Great tip! Stunning Card!

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