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Wednesday 30 March 2022

Colour Creations: Shaded Spruce

Hi! 


Wow, it feels like forever since I've posted to my blog. Unfortunately I tested positive to COVID two weeks ago, with the rest of my family testing positive a week later. I'm two weeks post-diagnosis and I'm still feeling unwell, but I missed my card making too much, so I found the energy to create for this week's Colour Creations blog hop. We are looking at Shaded Spruce this week. I did not like this green to start with, but I have found myself using it more and more lately.

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I wanted to create an inked green backdrop for my card this week. I initially thought I'd use the smooshing technique, but in the end I decided to use a piece of bubble wrap. I tapped my Shaded Spruce ink pad onto my largest clear block and then spritzed the ink with water. I laid a piece of bubble wrap over the top, pushing down to help pick up the ink. I then laid the inked bubble wrap over a piece of Shimmery White cardstock. It's probably a technique that works better with paint rather than ink, but I liked the end result.

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I used my Plentiful Plants bundle to create the feature. At first I only had the two stamped and die cut leaves, but they didn't stand out enough from the background for my liking. Of all the things I tried to do to give them some lift, the plain black die cut leaves worked the best - even though you can barely see them!

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My pots were created by cropping the outline layer from Basic Black cardstock with a piece of Adhesive Sheet on the back, adhering the outline to another piece of Basic Black card and then carefully cutting around the edge with my snips. I then used Wink Of Stella on the outline piece for a bit of extra shimmer.

It's good to be back hopping with the team for the Colour Creations hops. The two hops that I missed while I was sick were the only two I have ever missed, so I was a little sad to ruin my perfect record. Aren't I lucky that that's my biggest problem? LOL!

You won't want to miss out on the rest of the hop, so please do continue on your way. The next stop is Caroline Manwaring's blog. I can't wait to see what she's made!


As always, Catherine Proctor is doing a wonderful job of keeping us all organised. If you have a problem with any of the links, just jump on over to her blog and pick up the trail again.

Bye for now,

Tina

6 comments:

  1. What a creative technique, for the background on your card, Tina! I like the black elements, that help tone down this very dramatic green (I'm still warming to it). Hope you feel much better soon. x

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  2. Tina this is such a clever and effective technique and your card looks wonderful. I'm so glad you're back!

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  3. Fabulous card and I love the background effect you have created Tina. The black elements are striking too. Hope you are feeling heaps better.

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  4. What a fantastic look using the bubble wrap to create such a unique background. The black pot and leaves is perfect! Glad you could create again this week after a horrid couple of Covid weeks for you and the family xx

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  5. YOU were missed. I am hoping for the best healing, I don’t think I have inked up anything with shaded spruce. Am inspired by your post. Now to the next blog….

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  6. Such a creative background Tina. Hope you’re feeling better and back to normal soon x.

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