Background was made with Oxide inks/Tim Holtz and Artistic Flair stencils.I saw inspiration on Viv's Visuals using the Bokeh technique-I applied white geso through the one of the stencils but then the best effect got covered by the image so wiped a baby wipe through the stencil to take off the ink--sooo quite pleased with the result.
Re New Years resolution using neglected stash and new techniques-Bokeh and taking ink off with baby wipe were new to me and the previous card I used neglected water colours and long forgotten card candy so a good start!!!
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ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card!!!
ReplyDeletebeautiful background for the wonderful sea horse, love your card
ReplyDeleteLove the background here! Beautifully done! Thanks for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends!
ReplyDeleteSandy DT
What a stunning creation...your bokeh is awesome
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Great card!
ReplyDeleteFabous sea horse, Carol. I admire the background and the beautiful colours you used. Hugs, my friend.
ReplyDeleteHi Carol, what a wonderful background for the beautiful seahorse. Pretty decorations too.
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WOW! Spectacular card! Awesome coloring and gorgeous background! Thanks for joining our weekly challenge at QKR Stampede!
ReplyDeleteAwesome coloring ... just beautiful! Remember dies must be from companies carried at DRU to qualify for the prize! Thanks so much for playing in our ‘Anything Goes using Dies from Companies carried at the DRU Store’ challenge at Dies R Us. Good Luck and please come back again soon!
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gorgeous Carol
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This is gorgeous Carol, such a beautiful image.
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Gorgeous!!! Thank you so much for sharing this beauty with us at Creative Inspirations. Good luck!
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GORGEOUS colours a fabulous card Carol.
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Now that really is a beautiful seahorse. I have not seen that Bokeh technique before, it is so effective, your card looks brilliant.
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Absolutely STUNNING.xx
ReplyDeleteA beautiful piece of work - well done you. CarolG
ReplyDeleteYour seahorse card is so beautifully done. I love the colors you used on it and I like the technique you used for the background.
ReplyDeleteI love seahorses and this one is gorgeous. LOVE your coloring!!! Great paper and gems to go with the image.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's fabulous! Creative Blessings. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteA fabulous creation and awesome colouring
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Gorgeous card Carol x
ReplyDeleteAmazing how beautiful a seahorse can be! It must have been wonderful to see that background develop under your hand, too. I like hearing about the neglected stash you used. It encourages all of us!
ReplyDeleteWow Carol, your seahorse image looks incredible! Love the colors and I also love your beautiful blue background for it as well!! Such a gorgeous design! Thanks so much for adding it to our challenge this week at Cute Card Thursday friend!! HUGS
ReplyDeleteP.S. And also a thank you for adding to our challenge at 2 Crafty Critter Crazies! :)
ReplyDeleteWOAH that is utterly incredible and stunning colours too. Thank you for participating at Ike's world CHallenges
ReplyDeleteLove this seahorse - so beautiful Carol! Hugs rachel x
ReplyDeleteWow Carol what a gorgeous card design.
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You did a beautiful job with this image love it ………….Lis
ReplyDeleteI agree - your seahorse image looks incredible!
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Love this Carol....such fascinating creatures and I love your colouring ....xxx
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a great start for the new year, Carol! Your colors are amazing, and so is your creation! hugs, de
ReplyDeleteCarol, thanks for your visit and sweet comment. I thought I would return the favor and boy am I glad I did. This is a gorgeous card! I love the colors and especially the bokeh. Kinda funny, I just watched a video yesterday that made me what to give it another go and now you have sealed the deal. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteA really lovely looking card with stunning colours and fabby design. Thanks for joining us over at creatalicious Challenges this time.
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A gorgeous card, beautiful seahorse.
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This is gorgeous
ReplyDeleteThis is so pretty with a wonderful background and great coloring too! Love those little colorful beads for accents!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card! Pity about the best bit of the bokeh getting covered up, but the part that shows is gorgeous and perfect with this beautiful watery image.
ReplyDeleteWow, Carol, what a fabulous seahorse! The colouring is gorgeous! I love the background, and thanks for the tip about using a baby wipe *through the stencil* to get rid of excess ink. Whenever I've tried that in the past with just a baby wipe I've always smeared the backgound, so thanks for the useful advice!
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The colours are just amazing in this card Carol. It really pops!
ReplyDeleteWhat a super seahorse. Thank you for joining in the QKR Stampede challenge.
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Awesomely beautiful seahorse piece. Absolutely stunning. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful card! Your coloring is amazing!! Thanks so much for linking up with the DRU "Anything Goes" challenge. Best of luck to you!
ReplyDeleteYour card is beautiful! I love the background you have done here with the inks and the baby wipe. I have not tried that either yet. Maybe in 2019!
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Beautiful, fantastic colours on your seahorse x
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely magical and mesmerizing. Thank you for participating over at Sparkle N Sprinkle Monthly Challenges. DT Melanie
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colouring! Thanks for joining Catch the Bug's anything goes challenge, hope to see you again! Dawn Bugaboo DT
ReplyDeleteThis has come together beautifully! Love this entry, thank you for sharing with Creatalicious. Good luck and we all hope to see you and your creations again! Jackie DT member.
ReplyDeleteThe water background looks awesome, you’ve created an illusion of movement of the water, it’s so cool!
ReplyDeleteFabulous background for this fun, colorful image. Thanks for joining us over at the Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge.
ReplyDeleteA lovely card!
ReplyDeleteThank you soo much for taking part in our "anything goes with optional something new” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
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