Thursday, July 19, 2012

MTME Pretty Patterns #67

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Hi again,

Here's my 2nd post for the day - there is a beautiful MTME Pretty Pattern up just waiting to be played with!  I really went out on a limb, too, using these images is so out of my comfort zone.... I think it turned out pretty OK.


I did change the orientation a bit, but I am still very happy with my results.  I'm not a sailboat kinda gal, but like I said, the results weren't bad at all.  The set I used is Seas the Day in digi format.  I was pretty easy to piece together before I printed it.  I did pre-color the sails using Gimp (my first try at using this program) and the used my Copics to shade the boat.  I then cropped a part of a sentiment from Seas the Sentiments for the  side element and then the entire sentiment is printed on the inside (not pictured).  I also tried my hand at faux embossing with inks - not the most successful but it still looks pretty cool.

Please, come by the MTME blog to play along with us!


Supplies:
Image: Seas the Day, Seas the Day Sentiments
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Night of Navy, Brocade Blue (SU!)
Stamps/Ink:  Starstruck (Paper Makeup), Brocade Blue, White Craft (SU!)
Copics: W-0, W-2
Tools:  Cuttlebug, Distressed Stripes emb folder, border punch (EK Success). ticket corner punch
Embellishments: white satin ribbon


4 Encouraging Thoughts:

Jessi Fogan said...

LOVE how the stars turned out! And I think it turned out great :)

Debbie said...

Fantastic card!!! I love the real embossing and your faux embossing!!

Cat said...

WOW! Your card looks great, Melissa! You did such a wonderful job with the sketch!

Theresa said...

Okay - call me stupid!! What's a difficult image for you - this is a fabulous card. I love the strips on the boat. The embossing is fabulous. Awesome card!!

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