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Monday, July 27, 2009

Marbles?



I know I always say that each card I make was so much fun but this techniques was REALLY fun. Ginna K’s challenge at Stamp TV is to use the technique she taught called, “Marble Background.” I didn’t have any re-inkers so I picked some up this weekend. I got a set with 5 or 6 by Posh Rainbow. I used red and green. You put drops of re-inker and marbles in a box and shake to get ink on the marbles. Then you put your card stock in the box and shake. It makes a really cool pattern that kinda looks like paint splatters. It looked like Christmas to me so I made a Christmas card. I mounted it on Pure Luxury red card stock that I got in my Eclectic Summer Kit from Ginna K. Then I stamped the poinsettia flower from the Ginna K set by Melanie Muenchinger called A Year of Flowers on Pure Luxury white card stock and cut it out with my Cricut. I colored it with Copic markers and distressed it with Desert Sand by Memento and added tiny pearls by Kaiser to the center. The “Happy Holidays” is an A Muse stamp. The corner frill is a quickutz die-cut that I cut on my Cuttlebug and glittered with SU Dazzling Diamonds. The little red bead flowers are by Jenni Bowlin. The layout is this weeks Mojo Monday sketch. The challenge at Stamptacular Sunday is ‘Inside Out.’ I used some of the marble paper I made on the inside along with stamping part of the poinsettia.
I thought this would be a very messy technique but it wasn’t and it cleaned up easily with a little stamp cleaner spray. You can learn all about this technique over at Stamp TV.
This card also work for the Cuttlebug Spot challenge #41 which is Christmas in July and to use your Cuttlebug which I did for the corner.
Thanks for visiting and let me know what you think.

Thanks for visiting and let me know what you think.

20 comments:

Amy said...

Great way to combine challenges. I love your card, the way you've colored the poinsettia is beautiful. And I really like how you did the inside!

Banu said...

Very cool. I have been also working on this particular stamp tv challenge, but I really liked the way you did it.

coldwaters2 said...

Fantastic technique you have done here I love it in fact I love the whole creation with that poinsettia brilliant job.

Hugs
Lorraine x

Susan (peebsmama) said...

I haven't done the marbling technique in a while but it is fun. And you got such great results with your choice of Christmas colors.

Btw.. on my blog you mentioned that you didn't know what Versamom was. That is the user name of the person whose gallery was featured that day on SCS.

Stef H said...

wow linda! you aced that technique! great job and beautiful card!

hugs,

Holly Young said...

great way to customize colored background papers for your cards Linda! This is really pretty!

Sarah said...

Your card is SO pretty Linda! The marble thing is so much fun. My kids used to do that at school...they LOVED it and so did I!

Nikki Schmaltz said...

WOW! I think you did a fabulous job with that marble technique. Your card is really beautiful. Thanks for joining us at SSC:)

Michele Kovack said...

Beautiful card! Love the marble technique.....very cool!

brenda said...

Very pretty Linda, thanks for sharing the technique, it gives a great effect and those colourways work so well.

B x

Gwen said...

Beautiful card! Inside & out...I never think to do the inside! thanks for the reminder!! :)

Caryl P said...

I've heard how to do the technique but never gave it a go myself--beautiful! I love that poinsettia as well, just gorgeous.

Unknown said...

Beautiful card Linda! Great job combining challenges! Love this!

Sprytebyrd said...

I love this technique, although I have yet to try it myself! You've done wonderfully with it and I love your card!
Thanks so much for joining us at SSC this week! Hope to see you next week - Good Luck!
--x Dee

Unknown said...

WOW lovely christmas card inside and out Linda. What a fab technique for the marble background, it looks wonderful.

Thanks for joining us this week at SSC.

Joanne x

Liza said...

Gorgeous card, I love how you have made your marbled background. Thanks for joining us at SSC.

Liza x

Line said...

Wow what a fabulous Christmas card!! What a great technique, love how it looks!

Thanks for joining us at SSC this week!

Hugs, Line

Anonymous said...

great card love the papers you have made thank you for taking part at ssc

Anonymous said...

Great chrsitmas card :D
Thanks for joining us at SSC this week.

Janneke X

Skraptacular Designs said...

This card is absolutley GORGEOUS! Love the marble technique! I'm sorry I'm just now getting around to commenting on your card but I just haven't been able to keep up with everything these days. Better late than never, right? Please forgive me!

Anyways, I'm so glad you were able to play along with us at Stamptacular! Hope you'll join us for some more challenge fun soon!

Hugs,
Priscilla