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I got inspired by the Winnie & Walter playdate no. 3, the sketch was really cool and since I got some new stamps I actually made a card for the challange too instead of just saving the sketch and forget about it as I usually do when I find a fun challange. So, here is my card and the stamps are Winnie and Walter of course, the background is inspired by some great galaxy-type backgrounds I’ve seen around the web lately. I think the first I saw was in the Watercolor for cardmakers class. I think it turned out really nice. And I had fun making it. 

That’s it for today. Tomorrow I think I’ll blog a LO for a change. Check back then :) Thanks for stopping by!

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Comments

[leslie (crookedstamper)]

I love this! And thanks for another challenge to add to the list of challenge I won't do. :)

[Maya Isaksson]

Thanks! :) Glad I'm not the only one who does that. The worst thing is when you actually do a challenge and forget to post it... Doh!

[Dolly]

Your galaxy turned out very cool!! TFS

[Kim Sharabba]

This is beautiful. Did you do the embossing first or the galaxy first?

[Maya Isaksson]

Thank you :) It's such a fun technique!

[Maya Isaksson]

Thank you Kim, I did the embossing first and then the galaxy. You will have to be a bit careful if you are impatient like me and use the heat tool to dry the galaxy between layers but I never had any problems with overheating the embossingpowder (yet). But as long as you use opaque embossing powder you can emboss after making the background if you like, I wanted to use pearlescent embossing powder and it is a bit different and takes some of the color from what's under it and would probably have disapered a bit on the busy background. Anothet thing to concider is that the paper warps a bit when applying as much water as I did and you will probably need to tape it down if you want to do the embossing after...

[Kim Sharabba]

GAH! Thanks SO much for the answer. I've also watched those "galaxy" videos, particularly by Jennifer and Kristina and I've practiced them and practiced them. Yours looks SOOOOO good, and I can imagine that drying inbetween can get a little iffy ..... I'll keep at it and verify that I HAVE an opaque powder before I try anything after the fact.

[Maya Isaksson]

When I think about it, didn't at least Kristina use watercolor for her galaxy? I used distress inkpads spritzed with water on a craft sheet and just smoshed the paper in it. I have no patience for watercolor I discovered taking the watercolor for cardmakers class ;) Let's see, I think I used chipped saphire, seedless preserves and peacock feathers to make spots of color and then black soot around them... I used water, gold mist, silver mist and white mist to splatter stars and dried it all between layers. I think that was sort of the same as Jennifer did om hers. I could be wrong, I don't have the best memory unforunetly ;) Get right back on it and if it looks like a mess, just keep drying and adding layers. You can do it! :)