Creating a Scene...

Not its not what it sounds like...but have been on a spree on creating scenes...especially after getting my new distress inks and hero arts stamps...I created 5 card fronts in 2 hours..but those are still awaiting cards...that later...today for the card that makes me squeal in happiness everytime I look at it...

This card is for Hero Arts August challenge - to create a scene...

Ever since I found a wood-grain texture paper from a local store, I have been dying to use it...and this was the perfect opportunity!!This card is for my BFF since school days...but always a phone call away...haven't met in a quite a bit of years...but that doesn't stop friendship...

 

I love this CS...but it was a very pale beige color...to make it look like actual boards, I cut apart the strips and distressed them with Vintage photo..the ink brings out the texture of the CS..

The curtains are parchment papers, cut free hand and colored with bic-markers...and the frame around the window (which looks lavender, but is brown) is popped up on dimensionals. 

The flowers stamped at the bottom of the card are from the set- be happy and the grass is from that set too...I stamped the flowers on white CS,colored with Niji Pearlescent paints and paper pieced on the card.

The beautiful beads in the center of the flowers and the butterflies are from Pie Lane Studio.

This is the inside of the card...this is what I was playing around with..distress inks, and the new hero arts silhouette stamp- Garden bouquet..I love the contrast of black on the background...inks used for the background are peeled paint, shabby shutters, broken china and tumbled glass..
And I must say, if I didn't have the stamp-a-ma-jig..it would have been so tough to place this perfectly...

The sentiment is from the Be happy set...and goes perfectly for the challenge on Crafty JC-Friends are forever!! and for the Wee Memories - Dare to color challenge

If there is any other thing you would like to know, as always, feel free to ask!!

 

Just a little pic to show you the metallic sheen in the watercolors that I mentioned in the previous post..and of course the gorgeous little butterfly!!! 

See ya soon!

Product Review - Niji Pearlescent watercolor

Just wanted to share something new that I got and am so loving it right now...
Its probably the best 5$ I ever spent on something...and so totally worth it...

 My Pearlescent Watercolor set...from Niji..its got 21 colors..a bit less than what you get in Twinkling H2O's but totally awesome. It has very shallow pots..it looks like its very less, but when it comes to this...just a little bit goes a long way...

And you don't have to keep it open for 24 hours for the water to dry like you have to do with H2O's. (else the H2O's catch fungus!!)

Just to show you  a little bit of its effect, here's some butterflies that I colored...oh they look glamorous!!

you can paint with it as it is. or layer on top of your watercolored images as a wash. It will blend well.
Some colors are missing, but you can always mix and match.

Feel free to open this pic in a new window and see it in its full size.... and full metallic shimmer

If you love water coloring and if you love shimmer, this is one thing you can put in your shopping cart...I guarantee you, you will love it..
I got it from Joann. Its also available at Dick blick and Scrapbooking alley.