"I was really happy to have won last week's Penny Black Collage Challenge (see my card here). I do realise the winners are now picked at random, and not based on merit, but hey, a win is a win! I'll take what I can get, LOL" J
Anyway, as I have been working at a papercraft show (
Picture to Page) all weekend, I didn't manage to get to make my
Penny Black Dusk Challenge entry until the very last minute... Having had so much fun creating a sunrise/sunset background (see my
previous post) for the Penny Black Inspire Card Challenge a few weeks ago, I really wanted to try my hand at it again, and see if I could improve my technique.
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| Snowdust At Dusk |
For this card, I first diecut a piece of white cardstock using
Spellbinders Nestabilities Curved Rectangles. Keeping the die in place around the cardstock to create a frame, I masked off the portions of the card, and sponged on
Forest Moss & Crushed Olive distress ink for the green "hill" and
Antique Linen & Brushed Corduroy distress ink for the brown "hill". I then masked off the two hills with scrap card, and starting in the middle to create the sunset, I applied
Spiced Marmalade distress ink with a dauber to create the sun, then applied
Mustard Seed, Barn Door, Fired Brick & Faded Jeans distress ink around it with an ink blending tool to form the sunset. When the background was finished, I stamped
Penny Black 4102K snowdust with
Versafine Onyx Black. I added a few more dots to the image with a black Sharpie fine point marker, then decorated with various colours of
Stickles glitter glue.
I am also entering this card in the
Penny Black at Allsorts October Challenge, as it falls within the Challenge Guidelines. (To see my previous two entries, click
here and
here).
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| Inclinations At Dusk |
This second card was simpler than the first. After diecutting the white card stock, I simple sponged on
Distress Inks in bands across the cardstock - no masking required. Then I stamped
Penny Black 3984K inclinations with
Versafine Onyx Black, and decorated with various colours of
Stickles glitter glue.
Die-namics Fancy Flourish diecuts were stuck to the card with
Glossy Accents, and Thinking of You (made by Hero Arts) was stamped and punched out with
McGill Vintage Label Punch.
