Tuesday, September 15, 2015

{Spotlight Project} Cornelia Does Some Graduated Sponging



Hi! Cornelia here today doing some graduated sponging. I love those flowers - this time I used the dogwood from the August stamp club set - Floral Bliss. but since I am not so good at coloring, I have to come up with other options...



Here is how I made it:

Sponged distress inks on white card stock, leaving a light strip in the upper third.



Started stamping the dogwood flower and masked it off.




Added the sentiment and an additional flower on the right for balance.



Decided that a stitched border would be nice.... and mounted that panel on fun foam.





I kind of liked it, but something was missing.... so I added white accents with a white Sharpie and a bit of brown pencil to the stems.



Now isn't that wonderful? Really easy even without coloring skills. See you in two weeks!


Products Cornelia used in today's project:

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24 comments:

  1. Dee EarnshawTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 12:11:00 PM PDT

    Love how the background seems to glow and a flowers with their white edges work so well - you are right 'it's easy even without the coloring skills". Thanks for inspiring me today:)

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  2. LauraJane:)Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 12:11:00 PM PDT

    So Pretty!

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  3. TanjaTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 12:23:00 PM PDT

    love your pretty card - I hope you are feeling a bit better

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  4. JerrieTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 12:27:00 PM PDT

    I love the vivid colors in your card and the way it fades into the center with yellow. Very nice job!

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  5. Berina RGATuesday, September 15, 2015 at 1:17:00 PM PDT

    Love the bold colors!! Beautiful flowers!
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  6. CathyTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 1:19:00 PM PDT

    Beautiful card Cornelia, TFS your process, the white accents make the flowers really pop, Cathy x

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  7. ionabunnyTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 1:37:00 PM PDT

    Yep, wonderful. Love the colours and the white really brings it to life. Hugz

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  8. conilTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 1:48:00 PM PDT

    That's brilliant. Awesome background just draw your eye into those delicate flowers.The white accents really add so much to your beautiful design.

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  9. SandyTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 2:05:00 PM PDT

    Gorgeous. That white highlighting really makes this card special.

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  10. Mandy LaCroixTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 2:08:00 PM PDT

    This is gorgeous! I need to pull out my distress inks more often! Great inspiration!

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  11. Taunya ButlerTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 2:55:00 PM PDT

    Beautiful and just such a gorgeous background with such wonderful color!!! Love the addition of the lines with the white pen!!
    Taunya Butler
    http://daisiesgirl

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  12. RahmatTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 5:24:00 PM PDT

    Gorgeous, the color is bright and cheery, love it.

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  13. aussie aNNieTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 6:13:00 PM PDT

    WOW beautiful oh I am so lucky to have this stamp now I can CASE your card...love it...xx

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  14. New CreationsTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 6:15:00 PM PDT

    That's an excellent idea, love the glow on the center panel using distress inks!!! Those dogwood flowers are awesome with great touch of white pen, love it!

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  15. Harriet SkellyTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 7:44:00 PM PDT

    This is absolutely stunning! Those white highlights really make the flowers pop!

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  16. SuchiTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 10:25:00 PM PDT

    Stunning masking and love the white accent used... :)Hope you are feeling better...
    Suchi xx

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  17. kiwimeskreationsTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 10:59:00 PM PDT

    What a fabulous card - love the sponging and the touches of interest on the flowers.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  18. UnknownTuesday, September 15, 2015 at 11:19:00 PM PDT

    Stunning card Cornelia!!! Love the gradient effect...

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  19. CraftychrisWednesday, September 16, 2015 at 2:04:00 AM PDT

    Wow, this is stunning! I liked it before the white highlights but they really make the image pop! Your card is so clever! xxx

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  20. UnknownThursday, September 17, 2015 at 5:58:00 AM PDT

    INCREDIBLE Cornelia - just absolutely WONDERFUL. Why? I grew up all my life with Dogwood and my favorite color since childhood is orange.... need I say more!!!! Ok - I will - you must have made this one for me - ehehehehhe!!! j.

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  21. SD poojaThursday, September 17, 2015 at 6:41:00 AM PDT

    Amazing Background !

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  22. MaryHThursday, September 17, 2015 at 4:26:00 PM PDT

    Was visiting Annie, and saw that your gorgeous card had inspired her own card. She kindly provided the link, so popped over to see this beauty. Love the color choices, and the spot of non-color in the lighter strip, really creates such a wonderful glow. I will be CASE-ing this one too, and the dogwood image is a perfect stamp on this design. Also liked the highlights you've added to make it sparkle. TFS

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  23. hellerlittleFriday, September 18, 2015 at 6:25:00 AM PDT

    white accents with a white Sharpie and a bit of brown pencil to the stems... and this was perfect.
    es gibt dem ganzen soviel tiefe und "leben"
    LG hellerlittle

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  24. Karen PWednesday, September 23, 2015 at 6:13:00 AM PDT

    Absolutely stunning! Love the blended colours, some of my favourite shades there, I now know which stamp set I want next too. TFS Karen x

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