Daisy - Sheepski Designs challenge blog inspiration: Liquid Pearls watercolour, embossing, die cutting

Welcome to November and my inspiration for Sheepski Designs challenge blog! The theme this month is Sparkle & Shine! I chose Daisy this month and made a wedding card.

Daisy is painted with Liquid Pearls and paired with a calligraphy die cut from Elizabeth Craft Designs as well at an embossed background layered with a die cut and festooned with rhinestone studded daisies.

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Putting It Together

When I was looking through my collection Sheepski Design images, I got an idea. It was almost like the cartoon light bulb over my head, but I was at my day job so I had to wait until I was home to try it.

I print the image several weeks ago when I intended to make it as a one-layer card.. and printed it too far over right next to the edge of the paper. Oops. So I trimmed it to a panel and put it in my pile of images for a future day.

While looking for a colour of Liquid Pearls, I noticed the description included a mention of using it with water to paint. Hmm.. thinks I, paint with water. I love water mediums so I had to give it a try. I squeezed a small amount on to a plastic sheet and added some water.

I used a waterbrush with the watered down Liquid Pearls, painting it as I would any watercolour or acrylic.

I also added some Distress ink for shading, tires, and the windows, Stickles for the rear lights, and Gelly Roll Glaze black pen for outlining.

Liquid Pearls: White Opal, Daffodil, Dark Chocolate, Onyx Pearl, and Flamingo
Stickles: Barn Door
Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Hickory Smoke, and Black Soot.

I fussy cut Daisy which rescued it from the printed too close to the edge.

I left a narrow margin around the image because it was easier to for the train of cans.

I die cut the sentiment from black glitter paper and dry fit the two together on a card base. This was the idea that struck me in the morning, but.. it needed more.

I looked through my stash and die cut this lovely crinkly linen-like metallic-y paper from Micheals.

Better, but still needs more..

I embossed a panel of Neenah metallic white gold paper and.. getting closer.

I added a bit of Tumbled Glass to the edges of the embossed panel with the blender tool.

I then tried dry fitting some daisies from my stash. I got them at a garage sale last summer in a bag with a whole bunch of different flowers. This, this was it.

To give the sentiment a little dimension, I die cut a second time from black cardstock.

A ran both through the Xyron to make them into stickers.

Leaving the plain one on the release sheet, I stacked the glittered sentiment over it.

I added a few flowers with mini Glue Dots and then the sentiment. I had adhered the linen die cut to the embossed panel with tape runner.

I added foam mounting tape to the back of Daisy to pop it up.

I adhered it all to the card base, fully covering the front.

Inside, I used an Impression Obsession sentiment with an added daisy.

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Challenges

Creative Craft Cottage: Colour Inspiration - Teal and Silver
The Crafter's Cafe: Embossing
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything Goes
Watercooler Wednesdays: Anything Goes
Crafting From the Heart: Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Goes