Mar 27 2007
Embossed Lumiere
I needed to make a sympathy card today, so I used the color challenge on SCS as my inspiration.
Do you find it difficult to make sympathy cards? I do. As I was making this card, I was thinking about why I feel that way. Card making brings me so much joy…why are sympathy cards difficult? Hmmm…maybe that’s it. The occasion for a sympathy card is certainly not joyful, so the typical joy I have in creating a card is overshadowded by the somber feelings of sympathy. Do you think that might be it? Something to think about…
I used my new Penny Black “Rainbow Flower” stamp. I had an idea to take my aquapinter, and load it with ink from a reinker, then apply the color to the stamp. After I finished all 3 colors, I added some Lumiere to a stipple brush, and stippled it on the stamp—on top of the ink. Then, I stamped on the white cardstock. What a gorgeous sheen it has! (I had to clean my stamp with a toothbrush to get the Lumiere out of all the crevices–but it all came off just fine) I was going to just dry it with the heat gun and thought hmmm why don’t I clear emboss it? So I dumped (that’s a technical term) some clear embossing powder over it and embossed. Oooooh I liked that! The beautiful sheen of the Lumiere shines right through. I wasn’t liking the stark white, so I loaded my sponge brayer with caribbean ink, and brayered over the entire image. I buffed the excess ink off of the flower with a paper towel. Wallah–a dreamy sky.
The rest is pretty simple. Mounted the flower on cranberry crisp, then on black. I like using black for a little bit of “pop”. I stamped the flourish and “So Sorry” on olive cardstock, then punched it out with the rounded tab punch. The olive against the caribbean looked a little “blah”, so I punched a small egde for the tab in black. I saw that trick on Cambria’s blog—thanks baby!! Next, I stamped the mustard cardfront with Well Worn Words in mustard ink. Finally, I tied this amazing May Arts ribbon (that I got from Jacksonbelle) across the front, and attached the focal image to the cardfront on dimensionals.
Thanks for stopping by today! Don’t forget to leave a comment on my doodled card below, and let me know what you’d like to see here! Bye for now! 
| Stamps: well worn words, penny black rainbow flower, fancy flex. phrases |
| Paper: mustard, cranberry, black, white |
| Ink: cranberry, mustard, olive, caribbean, black |
| Accessories: aquapainter, stipple brush, lumiere, clear ep, rounded tab punch, may arts ribbon, dimensionals, foam brayer |
| Techniques: embossed lumiere |
Beautiful Trudee. Sorry that you need a sympathy card though. Thanks for the link to my blog…. your tabbie rocks! I LOVE that I don’t miss your work in the gallery anymore… did I tell ya that? TRUDEE has a blog baby!!!!!
OHHHHH!!!! I have a bottle of lumiere that has not been opened….now I have a WONDERFUL inspiration idea to use!!!
Wow! This is stunning!
Oooh, Trudee! I really like the effect you got with this technique (have you named it yet?). Thanks for sharing the details how you did it. See - a great example of bling with style! :o) Linda
Ooop! I see you did name it! Embossed Lumiere. Thanks. Linda
Absolutely gorgeous! In reading your commentary, I almost feel like I was sitting right next to you learning from the master. Next on my purchase list (a sponge attachment for my brayer). I have Lumiere and will definately give this a whirl.
Now if I could only come up with beauties like this on my own (instead of feeling like I have to case everything).
Beautiful card!!! I am so glad you started a blog! I love your gallery on splitcoast!!
This is absolutely gorgeous! What a great technique to try! I agree…sympathy cards are so difficult to make. So sorry that you needed one.
Beautiful Miss Trudee!!!
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful (your card). Sympathy cards are difficult for me, too. Actually 3 -4 other bloggers have said the same thing as well.
Wow - very pretty!!!
It’s gorgeous, Trudee! I always feel sad and melancholy when I’m working on a sympathy card. I do feel close to the person as I work, though. Sort of like spending a little time paying tribute, offering a little something in their memory. You did a beautiful job on this!
supah card trudee!
Gorgeous card and awesome technique! And I think I need that flower stamp! lol
Beautiful card! sorry you needed to make it.
Glad to see you blogging!
This is absolutely beautiful!!! TFS