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Back to Christmas....
I love this graceful tree stamp and it's been sitting in my NBUS box for a year.
Time to try it out and I wasn't disappointed.
I stamped it on a piece of mixed media paper and watercolored it with Distress inks
and my waterbrush. Then I used a wet on wet technique and Distress re-inker to give
the background a light wash.
The hard part is walking away and letting it dry!
Once dry, I used chunky white and chunky gold embossing powder and heated
from the back of the paper to keep it from flying off.
To make it even shinier, I edged the watercolor piece and the edges of the card base
with VersaMark and heat embossed those edges with gold.
Here's a view of all that shine.
Challenges:
Christmas Kickstart - Trees
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - ATG/Add Embellishments
NBUS #44 - Never Before Used Schtuff
Card Recipe
Stamps: Deco Tree (PB), Christmas Sentiments (PB)
Ink: Encore Gold, Evergreen Bough, Rustic Wilderness (DI), VersaMark
Paper: Mixed Media (Strathmore), Gold Foil
Other: Gold EP, Chunky Gold Frantage, Chunky White Frantage, WOS, Tumbled Glass re-inker
Enjoy!
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Bonnie, this is spectacular! Incredible shine, such a gorgeous tree - I've never seen this one! It truly represents the wonder of the Season!
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Love the swirly tree, Bonnie, and the gold is great for a festive touch.
ReplyDeleteMarianne x
So pretty and shiny. Love all the gold embossing and that swirly Christmas tree.
ReplyDeleteI love all that shine and brilliant colouring. a fantastic card xx
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love that Christmas tree! So different and so beautiful. Love all the gold accents too.
ReplyDeleteLynn
This card is gorgeous and so is the tree.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
WOWWWW! This tree is stunning! You are such an enabler...I may just have to check it out to see if it's still available! Just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome art deco tree that is! You made its lilting nature come alive with your gold embossing and framing, Bon! The chunky splatters make cool bling! Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Dolly
ReplyDeleteGREAT tree! Beautiful card, Bonnie!
ReplyDeleteThat turned out fabulously, Bonnie. Gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous tree, Bonnie, and I love all the gold details too!!
ReplyDeleteLove this and I may just have to have that tree! Your frantage makes me think of a cold, windy day. How unusual this image is and you did a fabulous job with it!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful tree - such a unique artsy look! It looks fabulous in the gold embossing with green colouring. Love the gold heat embossed edges!
ReplyDeleteThis card is absolutely AWESOME and totally made me smile Bonnie! The shine is incredible, and I just really like the whimsy of this stamp! It also reminds me of what's going on outside my window right now and that doesn't make me smile!!!!!!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteWow! What a stunner, so sparkly and a very unusual and showstopper of a tree.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun tree Bonnie and the beautiful gold embossed edge and the white and gold frantage scattered and heat embossed over the background really works with the gold funky tree. x
ReplyDeleteOh what an elegant tree stamp Bonnie, and you have used it to perfection on this gorgeous card
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Maxine
What a unique, gorgeous tree this is. Your watercoloring is lovely and the chunky embossing looks beautiful. I love the edges.
ReplyDeleteThat tree is fabulous and full of movement, Bonnie. I love the light wash in the background. This is truly a work of art.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful tree and combining the green and gold is perfect. Love addition of the gold to the edge of your card ♥
ReplyDeleteGosh, I love this tree stamp and I'll bet the artist who designed it had exactly this in mind when creating it. The gold is fantastic. Wowie!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! LOVE this stylished tree done in green and gold. Beautiful watercolouring of the tree and background. The gold eding on your card base adds another punch of deliciousness! xx
ReplyDeleteLove at first sight! Your card is like a dance, full of merriment and whimsey. The hardest part for me would be the background wash that you did. Now that sounds hard!!
ReplyDeleteSandy xx
Oh my, where to start as there are so many things I love about this card?! I love that tree first, love how you embossed it in gold and gave it it's color with the distress ink. Your background is so magical looking and goes so well with the swirl of this tree....they give such a magical look and twinkle! The sold edged frame with the embossing just really frames this beauty out. I'm so loving this stunning card! Hugs, Brenda
ReplyDeleteLovely whispy tree, and such a gorgeous card in all it's golden glory
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that this tree looks amazing. I love such surreal constructs. They think the gold frame you created with EP embossing looks beautiful with this tree.
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Love the green and gold palette, Bonnie, This is lovely. Thanks for playing at Christmas Kickstart, Jo x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! Love that art deco tree and your watercoloring. That gold foiling around the edges is perfect. Thanks for sharing with us at NBUS. Hope you continue to share your creations. Bonnie GDT
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool whimsical tree image! The shine is absolutely gorgeous! Another fantastic Christmas card!
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