Sunday 18 May 2008

Flourish


Created for the Gothic Arch Challenge. The background uses alcohol inks in Raisin, Butterscotch & Eggplant. A gold flourish was embossed over the top, and collage image applied. The whole thing was matted onto black cardstock and a German Scrap border added to embellish.

32 comments:

carylsrealm said...

Love it! Beautiful background!

Femmy said...

Beautiful!!! great background!!!

Debbie said...

The colours in the background have come up wonderfully. The image is adorable - great work

Frieda Oxenham said...

Lovely background and beautiful image.

Sandy said...

Wow stunning arch. Love the background.

Kris Dickinson said...

This arch is SO lovely!

K said...

beautiful background! great arch!

Angelina said...

Beautiful Arch!! Stunning background!

Anonymous said...

Très belle Arche.
Le fond est superbe !
Bises

http://truutske.blogspot.com said...

Great background...adorable arch.

Louise (KardKrazy) said...

This is a stunning background...what a mix of colors. The gold flourishes are the perfect addition.

vintage wil said...

gorgeous! beautiful backgrond.

Faye said...

Beautiful colors in your background. I just love the swirly stamp you used for your flourishes.

Astrid Maclean said...

Stunning, love it!!!

Anonymous said...

great background and lovl image ! very beautiful arch

AngelaC said...

This is FAB Rachel - love the background and the gold embossing!

Janny said...

Beautiful, great background!

Unknown said...

Elle est superbe !!!!!!!!!!

Chris said...

This background is gorgeous - so warm and rich. Love the image too.

Anonymous said...

It looks so rich and regal! Lovely colors and techniques on your arch.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful, love the colours.

Mary-Beth said...

Beautiful! I love the background.

Karen Owen said...

Awe-inspiring arch!

~*~Patty S said...

WOW, your arch is stunning, SO beautiful!!!

SueHart said...

Stunning background. xx

NETTI said...

This is so beautiful - what a fabulously rich background!

joanne wardle said...

love it! the embossing over the alcohol inks gives real depth.

deb said...

This is so gorgeous, the background is stunning.

Sandie R said...

This is beautiful, love the background colours. You have so much wonderful art here on your blog, to numerous to comment on each. So I will just say here that they are all terrific.

Audrey said...

WOW WOW WOW - this is such a striking piece - lovely!

Rosie said...

Absolutely beautiful work - love the embossing over the subtle background.

Laura Kirste Campbell said...

Ohh, beautiful and brilliant!