Friday, December 31, 2021

CD 477 - Distress Oxide Starburst

Welcome to Colour Dare Challenge 477 and the Year 2022!

This is the first challenge of the new year and is posted a day early since Colour Dare challenges begin on Friday. This week, we have an inspiration photo for you. Choose at least three colours from the photo and black and white are free to use. 

My focus went to the bold colours - pink, purple, blue and green. I used four Distress Oxide inks to blend a background. I splattered water mixed with Perfect Pearls on that piece to create a bit of shine. The starburst was die cut several times and stacked before placing it on a card base. The inside pieces were fit inside the openings. I stamped a flower and leaves and coloured them in the same colours as the inks. Some green metallic thread was added behind the flower and the sentiment was placed on an angle. The last step was to add coloured gems in the same colours as the inked sections around the card and the flower was brushed with a clear shimmer brush. 



I created two backgrounds when I was preparing this project and decided to turn the second one into a shaker card. The sentiment was embossed in black and coordinating sequins were added inside and around the shaker. 

Come and join us at Colour Dare and show us how you interpret this week's challenge. 

You have two weeks to link up your project. 

We can’t wait to see what you create! 

Products used are as follows: 

Paper: White Daisy Cardstock, Black Cardstock, Black Ore Cardstock (CTMH), Neenah Solar White Cardstock 

Stamps: Dahlia Flower, Floral Delivery, Hey Hi Hello (CTMH)

Inks: Black Pigment Ink (CTMH), Intense Black (Hero Arts), DO Inks - Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Mowed Lawn

Accessories: Starburst Die, Stitched Rectangle Dies (CTMH), Acetate, Sentiment Strips (SSS), Tri-Blend Markers, Touch Markers, Clear Shimmer Brush, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Heat Tool (CTMH), Green Metallic Thread (misc.), Perfect Pearls (misc.), Misc. Sequins, Gems - Bubblegum, Sapphire, Emerald City, Lavender (PFS), Foam Tape

Enjoy,

Alyson

6 comments:

MortiCraft said...

Beautiful Alyson. I love how you have matched not just the colours but the starburst is like the peacocks tail too. X

Melanie R said...

Lovely card, Alyson! I love how you blended the colors and turned the artwork into the starburst. (Your shaker card is equally beautiful.)

Cat Nowak said...

Love both of your cards! Your backgrounds are amazing!

Jody Gustafson said...

Oh My Goodness. Your cards are beautiful and very inspirational

Debi said...

Perfect blend of colors! Love the sentiment on the top card.

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Wow, what a fantastic background, the colors are a beautiful match of the inspirational photo... beautiful card.