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Shimmer rewash

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I’m back to work on my Christmas cards this week and there were some challenges to get me on track.  The first is the SUO Challenge 7 for Clean & Simple Christmas Cards.  Over at Splitcoaststampers there are two challenges today, the first is the CAS challenge to use bows and the other is the Technique Lovers Challenge for emboss resist.  Finally, Shelli Gardner over at So Shelli asked for techniques as her challenge this month.  I have to say that after all the classes I have been having that my creative level is a little low.  I’m sure that will be fixed soon enough but I was happy to have a little help from the challenges. 

I saw the technique called “emboss rewash” while I was at the Stampin’ Up Regionals in October.  Shannon West did a demo of the technique and I loved it!  It is a version of emboss resist using watercolor paper and an Aquapainter.  You emboss your image and then, instead of sponging, you “wash” the color around the image with your wet Aquapainter and ink.  I tried it on today’s card with the snowflake from Snow Swirled.  I stamped it in Versamark ink, embossed it with Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder then washed over my Night of Navy ink.  It looks incredibly cool!  To add a touch of holiday feel, I then washed over some Frost White Shimmer Paint too.  Finally I stamped the words from All Holidays (one of my favorite sentiments for Christmas cards!) in Night of Navy ink.  I kept the layout simple and just added my Vanilla Satin bow and a Basic Pearl.  I love how the shimmer paint and ribbon make this feel special but that it is really easy to duplicate for a lot of cards!  The hardest part of this was getting a good picture since the shimmer kept reflecting back.

I know this picture is a bit dark but I had to take it in shadows so you could see the image.  Here are a couple more pictures where you can really see the pearlized look of the Frost White Shimmer Paint.

You can see all the reflection bouncing back in these two pictures.  I must say that this card is so much prettier in person!!

Now that I have this one done, I’m off to complete some more.  My Advent countdown calendar says 19 days and I have lots more work to do.  I will be back tomorrow with the rest of my tags from my class last week.  Hope your day is full of Peace, Love and Joy!

Stamps:  Snow Swirled, All Holidays; Paper:  Watercolor, Very Vanilla, Night of Navy; Ink:  Versamark, Night of Navy; Accessories:  Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Aquapainter, Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls

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