Shimmer or Shine
Hi there! It's day two of this fun week and like yesterday, I have two slimline cards for you showing two looks, the same but different. Both cards feature the crescent moon and star clusters from the SMAK kit called, Look Up and Get Lost, now I know you're thinking, "Wait a minute! SMAK kits were retired!" Yes, that came to mind for me after I had created four cards using that kit (it's my favorite ever!), I had a mini-meltdown thinking I'd have to start over. I reached out to Kelli at Unity and she reminded me that even though the membership for SMAK was closed, the kits are still available. I was so relieved and happy to hear that!
My first card has a watercolored background using purples and blues (Daniel Smith watercolors), very loose and saturated. I also splattered some pearly greens and golds all over. The stamp images were embossed in white and I just wasn't happy with the stars, so I double stamped and embossed and it looked worse. The image was offset a bit and the embossing powder bubbled. It was a mess. I was close to tossing it out. I used the Itty Bitty, Sun, Moon, and Stars for the sentiment. It's embossed on vellum in a midnight blue color.
Happy Everything,
<3 Shannon
Gorgeous cards!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards a beautiful!
ReplyDeleteShimmer OR shine?!! What kind of choice is that? LOL Both!!! And both cards are really yummy fabulous.
ReplyDeleteOooh, I love them both!! Shimmer , shine, both beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteMore awesome cards! I don't do a lot of shimmer or shine except during Christmas with cardstock.
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful! I am so glad you didn't throw the one out. It is gorgeous with the layers of celestial goodness! I love how cards that aren't going the way I want them pose a fun challenge of making them work. As in yours, it turned out amazing!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards--both of them! You never throw them away!!! Just wait--inspiration will come!!
ReplyDeleteThese are both so beautiful Shannon! So shimmery with such a wow factor!!
ReplyDeleteBoth are beautiful - I am just in love with the sentiment on the vellum. All of us need to feel we are magical at times! :)
ReplyDeletelove all the details on these!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that you stuck with your first card, and didn't let it beat you...YOU WON! I actually like that one best of the two, both are very nice!!! 😍
ReplyDeleteLove the shimmer and shine! These are amazing, glad you did not throw out first one, I love it!
ReplyDeleteThey are great! Remember - 'there are no mistakes in art'
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