Monday 27 June 2011

A dream in blue

The theme for this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge is "a word".  I decided to limit this piece so that it only featured colour as part of the background.

The dream was stamped first, and embossed with clear powder.  I tapped the card very firmly before heating the powder, so that the resist technique would be patchy.  After colouring the background using Claudine Hellmuth paints applied with a baby wipe, I re-stamped the "dream" using black Archival ink, using a cut'n'dry nib to remove most of the black ink from the letters to give a more distressed effect.  The other images were stamped separately and then fixed in place.

Our ever-generous sponsor Simon Says Stamp is offering a $50 gift voucher as the prize again this week! The winner will be chosen at random from those who enter the challenge, so why not give it a try? At the very least why not head over to the Challenge Blog to see how the other members of the design team have interpreted this weeks theme! :)

11 comments :

misteejay said...

Great piece Dan. I love the way you have done the word...it certainly gives it a dreamlike quality.

Toni :o)

fatmonica said...

Love that background-the blue is so rich!

Gabby said...

I like your "blue" project and the technique you used on the word "dream." It looks great! :)

Candy C said...

HI Dan. I could not get your link to link up properly to leave a comment by clicking on your posted piece...so I did it through your design team picture. Just thought you might want to know that. Anyway, I LOVE your piece this week. The blue is amazing! Reminds me of the ocean! And your stamped images are way cool. Love them. <3 Candy

overo said...

A man with wings , it's funny !
Hugs from Austria
Heike

Gillian .... said...

Loving those blue tones Dan, the layering of the word "Dream" really catches your eye ... perfect:)

Alison said...

Fantastic! I love how you did the 'Dream' Dan!

Gerri Herbst said...

Incredible piece today...wonderful colors for the background!

Dolly Daydreams said...

Fabulous piece love the blue background and fantastic stamping.

Marie

Hels Sheridan said...

Having seen this in the real I can safely say your photo is not doing the card justice cos the colours and the whole thing looks far better close up :O))

email: Steph@SimonSaysStamp.com said...

Great work, Dan! I love the blues and the word is a great one ;)

*mwah*
Steph
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