Monday, March 20, 2023

The Blossom Challenge- Sponge Bath




Christine's challenge for this month is a "Sponge Challenge"
She is being witty and calls it "Sponge Bath". 
I think this will be fun. Most of you have sponged your backgrounds, 
so please join us in the fun. 
I would love to see your creations. 
 
I printed out the Hellebore digital stamp set as I was thinking of spring flowers 
that will soon be blooming. If you have been watching Marcella's Facebook posts lately, you can see what I mean. Her front yard or as she calls it, The Slope of Possibilities. 

After printing out my image on smooth white cardstock, I changed the black coloring lines to gray as I wanted a no-line look. Then I used my Copic markers to color up the flowers and leaves. 
These are the colors that I used. B63, B66, and B69 for the hellebores and G43, and G82 for the leaves. 

For the SPONGE part of my card, I created a mask. I simply printed the same image on copy paper and cut it out. This was the mask that I used to cover the colored flowers. That made it possible to color the background and give this card a Sponge Bath of a soft blue background. I am sure that you all have done this in the past, if not you should give it a try. 

I used Distress inks in Tumbled Glass. 
For help in using and printing out digital images, use the tutorial by Nancy Scheeds. 
It is the one that I use and it is very helpful, 

The crystals that I added were colored from the bottom with the B69 and then adhered.  Usually, I leave them clear, but in this case, they look better colored. 
Come and join Christine in this fun Challenge for this month. 
There is a prize and you can win if you enter. 

You can find the Blossom Challenge Here
Thanks for stopping by and I always appreciate your comments! 
                                                                






3 comments:

  1. How fabulous!! Your coloring ALWAYS blows me away. Love your background, it's been forever since I "sponged" anything. I always ink blend now, which I feel is a little different technique. Thanks for the inspiration, your Hellebores are stunning!!!

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  2. You have brought these hellebores to life with your outstanding Copic coloring, Barb. I agree with Judy that sponging and blending are two different things and each with its own merit. I like the soft look of your background with an almost smoky or cloudy look to it. Really beautiful all over!

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  3. Yes, your coloring is always spot on! This is such a blue beauty! Love the inked/sponged background, nice and light and airy! This is just a lovely card! Little known fact, ink blending is Penny's favorite technique right up there with die cutting. She made a card for her dad last week when she was here. Started as a birthday card ended up as a thank you one lol But when he came to pick her up she had to show him how to ink blend lol What a hoot! She is one of us, Barb lol

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