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Wednesday 21 October 2020

Colour Creations: Highland Heather

 Hi!


It's time once again for the new Colour Creations Creative Showcase! This week we are up to Highland Heather, a soft purple from the Subtles colour family. It's a lovely purple, and the addition of it, and Gorgeous Grape, to the colour line up a few years ago made lots of people very happy.

A couple of months ago I participated in an ATC swap that featured the Faux Mother Of Pearl technique, and I thought it would be a good one to use again with Highland Heather.

scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, Colour Creations, Painted Poppies, Painted Labels Dies, Timeless Tulips, Shimmer Paint, Stampin' Blends, Faux Mother Of Pearl Technique

I started by masking off the strip along the bottom of my Thick Whisper White card base with some sticky notes. I then scrunched up some soft plastic wrap and dipped it onto some Frost White Shimmer Paint. I then dabbed the plastic all along the masked off section. You don't want the paint to completely cover the cardstock, so don't be too heavy handed. Once if was dry I sponged some Highland Heather ink over the top, and then peeled away the sticky notes.

scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, Colour Creations, Painted Poppies, Painted Labels Dies, Timeless Tulips, Shimmer Paint, Stampin' Blends, Faux Mother Of Pearl Technique

In this extreme side shot you can see the white of the shimmer paint a little better. The poppy was coloured with my Highland Heather Blends and cropped using a Painted Labels Die. The sentiment, from Timeless Tulips, was heat embossed with white embossing powder onto Highland Heather card and cropped with the Banners Pick A Punch.

scissorspapercard, Stampin' Up!, Colour Creations, Painted Poppies, Painted Labels Dies, Timeless Tulips, Shimmer Paint, Stampin' Blends, Faux Mother Of Pearl Technique

The bottom of the inside also has the Faux Mother Of Pearl treatment. I was unsure of how to proceed after applying the Highland Heather ink. I was going to stamp the same poppy as the front, but I though it might look too sparse. Luckily the Painted Poppies stamp set has the row of poppies. Perfect! I considered colouring the poppies that sit above the Faux Mother Of Pearl with my Blends, but I decide I liked them better plain. What do you think?

The rest of this week's links can be found over on Catherine's blog. I can't wait to see what everyone else has made with Highland Heather.

Bye for now,

Tina

8 comments:

  1. Oh Tina that faux mother-of-pearl effect lo0oks so lovely on both the front and the inside of your card. Thank you for inspiring us all with your Highland Heather card.

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  2. What a beautiful technique! It is highlighted so nicely by using lots of white space on your card, Tina. I like the poppies stamped just in outline, inside your card. I think colouring them would detract a little from the gorgeous decorative strip.

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  3. OMG what a stunning card Tina!!!! All that white space, then that gorgeous pop of colour. How amazingly well does that show of the mother of pearl technique? You are one talented crafter!

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  4. Beautiful card, Tina. Love the look of the faux mother-of-pearl; it is something I need to try out. A very elegant card and the inside is perfect.

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  5. Wow Tina, that panel across the bottom looks amazing, great idea!

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  6. Ooh another technique to try - how cool does that faux mother of pearl strip look?!! And I love the strip on the inside with the simple tamping over the top!

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  7. I have not tried this technique Tina, but your easy to understand description has me wanting to try this out very soon. Your card is beautifully elegant, and I like that you left the stamped flowers inside uncoloured - it's perfect!

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  8. A very elegant card, I love your use of white space and the faux mother of pearl technique.

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