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October 1, 2012

Faux Moonlighting Halloween Card

I love this stunning Moonlighting technique that Kathy Howes CASEd from Dawn Olchefske.

In their cards, the moon is masked off and the ink glow is sponged on. There’s no simple way to sponge in MDS, so I had a challenge. Here’s what I came up with:

FauxMoonlighting

I used drop shadows and opacity to create the moonlighting effect. I tried using the same color palette as Howe and Olchefske (Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, and Cajun Craze). Unfortunately, it looked more like a glowing hot sun than the moon. When I switched to a monochromatic palette, and the colors blended much better.

Here is the supply list for the card:

Background
     Color = Basic Black
Stamps
    Toxic Treats\Toxic Treats – gate (stamped 3 times), Color = 0,0,0
    Sentiment: Party Time II\Party Time II – Halloween, Color = 0,0,0
Punches
    Basics\1.25 Circle Punch, in various sizes, with the paper removed so that only the drop shadow shows

Moon Layers, from top to bottom:

  • 487px circle, Drop Shadow full and 100% in Very Vanilla. Object set to 81% opacity so that other layers shine through
  • Stamp: Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 6, Color = Whisper White
  • 271px circle, Drop Shadow full and 75% in Whisper White. Object set to 90% opacity.
  • 348px circle, Drop Shadow full and 75% in Very Vanilla. Object set to 90% opacity.
  • 415px circle, Drop Shadow full and 100% in Sahara Sand. Object set to 100% opacity.

 

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April 9, 2012

Pansy Card

I struggled a bit with this week’s Stampin’ Queens Sketch Challenge (SQSC33). Nothing I tried worked, so I looked through my Likes on the My Digital Studio site, and suddenly I had it figured out. Here’s this week’s original sketch:

SQSC 33 Design

And here’s my version of the card:

PansyCard

The pansy design was taken from Marian Kay’s Pansy Butterfly. Hard to believe those pretty pansies were made from the butterfly punch! The color effect is made using Drop Shadows, similar to what is demonstrated in the Adding color using drop shadows video by Cindy Schuster. Here is the details:

  • Background Layer: Big Top Birthday—Paper 4
  • Pansies: Overlapping and rotated Butterfly Punches, in this order and color:
    • Large, back butterfly in Wisteria Wonder
    • Medium, middle butterfly made with drop shadow set at 100% Opacity and Full Blur in Concord Crush
    • Small, top butterfly made with drop shadow set at 100% Opacity and Full Blur in Summer Sun
    • Daffodil Delight Brad in the top center
  • Embellishments:
    • Grosgrain Ribbon—bow in Wisteria Wonder
    • Grosgrain Ribbon in Wisteria Wonder

 

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August 25, 2011

Snowman Gift Tag

Snowman Gift TagThis Snowman Gift Tag was printed on a 2″ by 3.5″ business card and designed with resources from My Digital Studio.

The left image is the Snowman from the Holiday Blitz brush set, in Night of Navy, with a default drop shadow. The effect is a frosty look on the snowman part of the image. On the right, I used the Snowflake from the Best Wishes & More brush set, also in Night of Navy, set to 19% opacity.

The “Ready, Set, Snow!” sentiment is Sentiment 3 from Best Wishes & More, in Night of Navy. The “To – From” sentiment is from A Holly, Jolly Christmas, also in Night of Navy.

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August 18, 2011

Island IndiSnow Holiday Gift Tag

Island IndiSnowThis gift tag uses Island Indigo, hence the play on words for the name “indisnow.”

The ribbon on the bottom is actually a red color, but changing the opacity resulted in that deeper shade. For the snowflake, I maximized the drop shadow to give it the glowing effect, using an effect like the one for Coloring Paper Daisies.

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