étoile mandala star

Long overdue, but here it is. My card for my Color Challenge #6. Not happy with it at all. It was a long process that could have been so simple but I didn't want to let go for some reason. I started out with this beautiful stamp by Outines Rubber Stamp Co. on a transparency sheet. I got it inked with VersaMark, then heat embossed with Detail White Embossing Powder (SU). I chose to color the star with the Glaze pens by Sakura. It was hard to find the right color.

J'en ai mis du temps à vous soumettre ma carte pour le défi-couleurs #6. En réalité, une carte qui devait être toute simple s'est avérée très compliquée. Et j'ai bien faillie abandonné plusieurs fois. Mais il fallait à tout prix la terminer. L'estampe est de Outlines Rubber Stamp Co. Avec de la VersaMark, j'ai étampé l'image puis gaufré à la chaleur avec de la poudre pour gaufrage blanche (SU). Par la suite, je me suis battue avec mes crayons-gel Glaze de Sakura. Il fallait jouer avec les couleurs qui sont si peu nombreuses pour trouver la bonne. De là la lenteur.


I tried a whole bunch of combinations since the colors were not really matching my challenge. The lighter green was obtained by mixing a yellow with a green Glaze pen. The little dots of glitter within the star were made using the white transparent Glaze pen with some Brownstone Glitter (Martha Stewart). Love them! Then I made a big booboo by cutting out the star only to realize that I had to way to anchor it. So I fiddled with the frame and used Doodlebug's gems to hide the Crystal Effects (SU) I used as adhesive. The cardstocks are Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Whisper White (all by SU). The chocolate chip part is a piece of scrap that I had previously embossed with the Spots & Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug). Oh, and the little green frame was embossed with the Scor-Pal and then inked in Chocolate chip ink. Although I quite like the reflection of the star on the inside of the card, it is not my favorite. Nevertheless, I wanted closure (hehe). Have a great evening!