Monday, April 6, 2015

Artsy Amethyst Anna card

Hi everyone,

It's time for a new Simon Says Monday Challenge and this week the letter A is the letter to play with. A is for ... art journal, April, apples, America, etc. We are very curious to see how the letter A inspires you this week!



When I saw the new stamps Anna Dabrowska aka Finnabair designed for Prima Marketing I knew it wanted to make an artsy amethyst Anna card. Well, I knew I wanted to use the Anna stamp, and as the card progressed it got arsty and got the beautiful sort of amethyst color.



Actually, I was experimenting with the Anna stamp and when I was playing with the sprays (Bubblegum Pink, Vibrant Turquiose and Crushed Grape), I didn't masked off the stamp. Oops, that was very dark and not what I wanted .... What now? Throw it away or continue anyway? I think it's always a challenge when you are just starting with a project and it isn't as pretty and nothing like you expected, to go on until it becomes something beautiful. And when that happens, I'm even more happy and pleased with the result.



Since I had nothing masked the stamp, I had to bring some dimension to Anna. Lifting the color using water didn't do alot and I had to think of something else. That gave me the idea to use White Linen Dylusion using a water brush. With it I made some parts brighter to get more depth. Love the effect!



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To join in all you need to do is make a project that fits this weeks challenge and you can be the winner of the $50 gift voucher that our amazing sponsor Simon Says Stamp offers. This prize will go to a random entry. So go over to the Stamp and Show Monday Challenge blog, let the DT members inspire you and join in the fun!

Thank you for stopping by! Love to see you next time!

Hugs,
Sandra

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15 comments:

Suzanne C said...

Gorgeous! I love how you brought the colors out on the image. Beautiful card.

Meihsia Liu said...

Love the beautiful color scheme on this card. Gorgeous image :)

Stephanie said...

Fabulous project, Sandra! Love the deep shades you worked with on this piece!


*mwah*
Steph
Simon Says Stamp!

laurie said...

This is gorgeous! The colors are stunning!

laurie said...

This is gorgeous! The colors are stunning!

Linda Kunsman said...

the colors are so rich looking and gorgeous-and the lovely stamp brings a magical quality to your card-love it!

Annie said...

what a fabulous piece Sandra and I love the wonderful vibrant colours. Lovely textured piece and the stamp looks wonderful too.

Sending my best wishes
Annie x

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

Your alliteration fits beautifully with this amazing artsy amethyst Anna card. The touches of aqua were brilliant. Thanks for your vista!

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

Break taking colors!!! Mesmerized by them.

barbarayaya62 said...

I'm speechless! this piece is incredible! the new stamp is absolutely amazing and you've used it with fantastic color palette! Gorgeous! BArbarayaya

Emma Williams said...

Bold, bright and so beautiful! This is wonderful Sandra and I'm definitely going to NEED that stamp ~ I love it! Hugs... :)

Ruth G said...

So rich and lovely! Just the perfect touches to keep her face visible, too! Awesome project! Thanks so much for sharing!

Michelle said...

Beautiful card, Sannie. Once again, you've combined elements in such an artful way that it's fun to just sit and look at it. Great work!

Anna-Karin said...

Stunning card Sandra!! Love the bright colours and the ribbon. hugs!

Andrea Ockey Parr said...

What a great piece! I really adore the juicy, saturated, deep colors you used and I like how they blend diagonally from pinks to blues. Really lovely and a great use of that stamp!