Thursday, August 10, 2017

Make It Monday #294 - Monochrome Color Pop

Hello friends.  Stephanie is up this week with a fun and lighthearted video on making a Monochromatic Color Pop card for the Make It Monday challenge.

I've kind of been in a Christmas mood this week and also wanted to use my new Mountain Majesty Cover Plate die, so I created my monochromatic card with the pop of color coming from the sentiment like Stephanie did.


I love the look of blacks & grays with a pop of red, and thought that would be fitting for this night time mountain scene.  I blended some light gray (Smoky Slate) ink on my card base front and then splattered with water to give the look of a snowy sky.  For the cover plate die, I masked off the sentiment area and then blended a combination of Smokey Shadow and black inks over the mountain range and frame and then splattered that with some white acrylic paint mixed with a little bit of water.  Here's a closer up view:


 I used Pure Poppy and Scarlet Jewel inks to give an ombre effect for my sentiment from the O Holy Night set, and then added a few iridescent sequins to finish off my card.

Make sure you check out Stephanie's beautiful card and great video and then play along.  You can find all the info right HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today...I love it when you do!

 

13 comments:

Birgit said...

Gorgeous Marcia! You got the Mountain Majesty set. That set went on my wish list and your card has me wishing it went in my cart. What a lovely Christmas card you've made!!

Nancy Penir said...

Your bg and cool mountain snow makes me want to climb right into that gorgeous scene! Well maybe with a cabin to snuggle into! Beautiful, love the awesome ombre too!

Susan Watanabe said...

Beautiful job on Stephanie's challenge, Marcia! Love the mountain scene; I knew I should have added that to my order.

Betty Wright said...

Marcia, this does need framing for real! Wonderful Christmas card! Beautifully done!

lainey said...

Marcia, I love this! What a beautiful sentiment against your mountain background.

Lisa Elton said...

Oh my goodness Marcia, this is beautiful! It's so peaceful and ...well...perfect!!

Carmela said...

Gorgeous Marcia! I bought this die also and haven't tried it yet. I love your project and the pretty sentiment.

Birgit said...

Oh well ....I didn`t buy this die, it kind of intimidated mee. But YOU used it in a great way! Well done!

Sadie said...

Love what you did with this die and how you added the sentiment! Great combo! I like the way you added the splatters of snow too.

Marlena M. said...

This is beautiful Marcia! Love the snow splatters~

Helen F. said...

What a gorgeous scene you created, Marcia! Love the snowy mountain range for a Christmas card with the perfect sentiment in red!

Kathy Mc said...

Oh my, Marcia, is this your Christmas card for this year? It is just fabulous and love all your added details (splatters, ombré) to make that starry sky and snow on the mountains. Now I want to CASE this!

Vikki H said...

It's a great design and color choices! You have a winner for your Christmas card this year!