Saturday, June 19, 2010

Butterfly and Berries Collage

Susana recently got in some gorgeous collage stamps from I Brake For Stamps. They are such gorgeous stamps but I'm not going to lie, they intimidate me. I know they shouldn't but they do.

Figure there's no way to get over that intimidation except by diving in and trying one out. Of course I had to have the Butterfly and Berries Collage. If I conquer it then I'm definitely ordering the Butterfly Collage set of 3 stamps.

I stamped my image with VersaFine Onyx Black and then let my image sit for a few days. Next I colored it with copics...I know I didn't color it exactly perfect but not too shabby for a first attempt.

It just seemed to cry for something more so I tried the cracked glass technique on it. (You can find a tutorial on it-here). I've tried this technique in the past and been unhappy with the results but I liked how this turned out. I wiped some brown ink over it when I was done with the embossing to try and emphasize the cracks more.
I had a hard time photographing this card, so even though you can't see the "cracked glass" it really is there, promise! You can sort of see the cracks in the first photo.



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19 comments:

Deb Neerman said...

I think it's absolutely gorgeous, Danni! GREAT job with this stamp ... love the cracked glass technique here. Perfect!

Sparkplug17 said...

Such a lovely card!

Tina said...

Danni -this is way cool. Love the image and love the technique you shared. Great job.

xo
tina

stampinfrog said...

Beautiful card and love the cracked glass technique!
Hugs,Connie

Me, My Stamps and I said...

GORGEOUS card!!!!!!!!
amazing details!!!!
tfs:)

Shirley N said...

Beautiful card Danni, you rocked that cracked-glass technique! Have a great weekend!

Barb said...

Wow... the colors are so rich! Beautiful, Danni!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, I think you did a great job with this stamp! I know I shy away from these types of stamps too, they scare me! LOL

dolcreations said...

Danni this is so cool...I just love the crackled glass technique that you tried...absolutely beautifully coloured!!!!

Unknown said...

Danni, This card is so dang pretty! Thank you for sharing how you did it. I love it and no need for you to be intimidated! Gorgeous

Maria Matter said...

oh WOW....like really...WOW!!!!
love it Danni!
blessings

marsha said...

Danni, this is so, so stunning! WOW, the cracked glass effect is so gorgeous, great job and beautiful colors!

Hugs, Marsha

Lisa Somerville said...

Beautiful coloring! You did a wonderful job with the collage image!

Allison Rankin said...

Such a unique mix of elements with that vivid image...talk about a coloring project!

Cindy Haffner said...

Danni this is GORGEOUS!!!

Annie said...

gorgeous creation Danni! I love the rich colours and the shine.
hugs, annie x

Anna said...

Ooooo, so pretty!

Anne said...

This is gorgeous, love this, it's different from your usual style, is that why they intimidate you? No need, the card is stunning:)

Tina said...

Holy wow, this is gorgeous!