Friday, July 16, 2010

Bloggers Challenge 160

This week's Bloggers Challenge is a sketch. I really like this layout and I had a lot of fun with it. The stamp I used for the focal image from Stampington is one I have always liked. She is stamped with Versamark and embossed to get the sharp contrast of black on white. The middle panel is a piece of cardstock from Club Scrap. The background panel was made by spraying starfish glimmer mist over a stencil and then spraying the whole piece with pearl. The sentiment is from the Club Scrap Asian font.

18 comments:

Lisa Somerville said...

Love the background you created with the GM and stencil (you'll see why next month), it works wonderfully with your beautiful image!

Nikki Bond said...

Very unique...what a fabulous image..love it paired with the soft DSP. {sMILES}

Ida said...

Wonderful! Love the image and the colors you used, they really pop on this card.

Basement Stamper said...

Love the image and it really stands out against the pink papers. Great job with the sketch!

Stampin in the suburbs said...

Beautiful techniques with this one and very elegant results. I love the idea of shimmer ink over a stencil to get some really nice background effects.

Rachel Hope said...

What a wonderful image and pretty card! TFS!

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Your butterfly geisha is awesome...what a beautiful image. Gorgeous artwork. Hugs, Gayle

Gerrie Johnnic said...

This is just great Barb, lot'sa detail in that stamp and you caught it all! good card for the sketch!

Connie Fossenier said...

this is georgous...and love the black circle embellishmet....I really adore this stamp...Always wanted to get this one.
connie paxman

Connie Babbert said...

What a fun image! Great job...

Clara said...

I've never seen this image of a butterfly geisha before. Nice choice of colors to go along with it. TFS with us. :)

Lisa Bohler said...

Love the classic look you achieved with the black/white contrast and the blend of pattern. Pretty!

Tami Black said...

The background is perfect for the image and I love the colors together. This is really a neat card!

Lori said...

Cool background! It adds a lot of interest to the card.

Claudia Perry said...

Very interesting! Great contrast on the colors. And the butterfly geisha is really pretty

Shelly Schmidt said...

Great card- I love the background you created- I love the stamp you used. TFS

Kimberly Gajewski said...

Terrific card Barbara! Love your background! Great job with the sketch! :D

Jane Bosi said...

Nice job--I love that image!