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Monday, April 4, 2016

score lines

Squeaking in before the deadline for a challenge that intrigued me - Make it Monday over at PTI where it's about incorporating score lines into your design.

Needing a couple sympathy cards, I decided to make score lines my design and this happened.


Scored three horizontal and vertical lines to create the cross. Put down some blue watercolor. Added water with my brush and then when the blue was pretty dry I added some purple. The trick was to tilt the paper a bit to help the pigment settle into the scored lines. Conclusion: I need more practice! The sentiment is from an all-time favorite set Botanical Silhouettes.

Joining:
Papertrey Make it Monday #244
Time Out - where I concentrated on "water" from this inspirational quote
'A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water' by Eleanor Roosevelt


14 comments:

  1. SuchiApril 4, 2016 at 9:19 AM

    Very cool colors and loved the way you have made this sympathy card Maria! :)
    Suchi xx

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  2. RuthApril 4, 2016 at 9:30 AM

    What a lovely sympathy card - I love the ethereal feel to the cross and the score lines to give it some structure. Beautifully done. Xx

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  3. RahmatApril 4, 2016 at 9:57 AM

    Like how you interpreted the TIME OUT, didn't occur to me at all ;) A perfect sympathy card maria, the mix of blue and purple is lovely!

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  4. Mac MableApril 4, 2016 at 1:10 PM

    Clever technique and the colours are gorgeous. The overall look is so perfect for a sympathy card.

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  5. paperkicksApril 4, 2016 at 1:44 PM

    Beautiful card and message!

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  6. MarybethApril 4, 2016 at 3:00 PM

    I love the way your cross was created and such a prett purple! Beautiful sympathy card.
    Thanks for your sweet comment:)

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  7. Karen B.April 4, 2016 at 3:09 PM

    Stunning!

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  8. Cornelia (fun stamping)April 4, 2016 at 3:16 PM

    Cool idea! Worked out great!

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  9. Barb GhigApril 4, 2016 at 5:37 PM

    Gorgeous sympathy card, Maria! I love how you used the score lines in your design!

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  10. sandieApril 4, 2016 at 6:38 PM

    Such a great idea for creating a cross and I think your water colour adds an arty look to this. Great to see you at Time Out x

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  11. Sharli SchaitbergerApril 5, 2016 at 12:40 AM

    Maria, this is beautiful! I think the amount of ink settled into the score lines is perfect.

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  12. MarthaApril 6, 2016 at 7:51 PM

    OH, Maria, this is one beautiful card. I love it! Fabulous take on the MIM.

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  13. Anita in FranceApril 6, 2016 at 9:28 PM

    What a cool technique, Maria ... love the gentle softness of the watercolour around the scored cross ... so perfect for a sympathy card! Delighted to have you playing along with us at Time Out! Hugs, Anita :)

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  14. LynnApril 9, 2016 at 1:58 AM

    So soft and beautiful Maria. A perfect sympathy card. Thanks so much for playing with us at Time Out!

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