Chocolate Baroque Challenge Entry


 Well, this challenge was one that I struggled with since I only own 5 sets of Chocolate Baroque stamps and they are beauties. I would love to own more of Lesley's stamps since I just adore the style and the elegance that comes through in each set. Instead of making one card I made three.


 Each card was very different. Two of the cards were quite structured and used a few techniques whereas the other one was very loose in design. What I did discover is that in many ways I prefer a structured card, although I wish that I could be more free with the medium that I choose to use. Well, here below is the first card that I made:

It incorporates simple stamping on white card stock and colouring in with stampin up inks in real red, olive green, and crushed curry. I watered down the inks on a palette and then brushed them on darkening the areas that I wanted to be darker. I used Michaels paper and three bling dots to add more style to the card. Hope you like it.

 For my second card I used embossing powder in white and in detail green moss from the Michael's recollections line to stamp the images. Then I used a dauber to pounce colour in with stampin up real red, garden green and crushed curry. To create atmosphere around the flowers and butterflies I used tumbled glass distress ink. Here is my second version : I rather like how it had a watercolour effect. My third card is my favourite and uses a combination of techniques:

I used stampin up ink - real red, pumpkin pie, olive green, and crushed curry to get the lovely background colour. I wanted this card to be a different type of easel card and so I cut the oval shape into the easel card using My Memory Keepers Oval Set. I then stamped the image and coloured it in with ink wash and then stamped the butterfly on a separate piece of paper and fussy cut it. The tiny oval that serves to keep the butterfly aloft came form my Spellbinders Oval Florals set. For the background I started off with a sheet of white paper where I heavily covered with ink blending real red, pumpkin pie and crushed curry together. Then I took the butterfly and wet it and stamped it onto the background that I created. I love the effect and you can see it on the closeup photo. To finish it off I used stickles star dust to provide some sparkle in the flowers and on the butterfly where I used tangerine stickles.

It was great fun!!!!! Onto the next challenge!!!