Sunday, August 9, 2009

Limelight Week 1 with Makiko -- Paper Tole Waterlilies


Hello everyone! It's Makiko. I'm here to show you my first project for Limelight :)
When I received Waterlilies set, my mind was already sat up for paper tole. This technique is one of my all time favorites and those waterlilies are just perfect ones to play with!

The photos below are the steps I did with the waterlily on the center of the card above.

I stamped the images on Flourishes Classic White paper several times. Then I colored the each image with Flourishes Copic Tea Rose Collection, Fields Collection and Y13, 15 as shown on the photo.


I trimmed the images that were colored.

I adhered the biggest image on the designer paper and layered the rest of the images with dimensional adhesives. I usually trim the adhesives to fit the images ;)

This is the finished image from up side down angle.





The small waterlilies were also made with the same process but only 2 layers. The Koi fish (cope) were colored with Copic markers (R000, RV11, 14 17 for pink fish, B93, G82, W1, 3 for gray fish). I stamped the flourish images from Ornamental Elements with the pink rose ink on the designer papers. Stamping on the designer papers is a fun & easy way to make your own designer papers in my opinion and I do this for many of my cards, too!

Thank you for joining with me today. I hope you will come back to see me next Sunday!
Have a wonderful week~xoxo

24 comments:

  1. Makiko, this is just stunning and your tutorial was perfect. Now we can all try this wonderful technique. Thank you for being the Limelight Designer this month.

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  2. Just GORGEOUS Maki! My jaw dropped! This card is just stunning! Thanks for the fabulous tutorial!

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  3. WOW this card is absolutely out of this world beautiful.
    The tutorial is great just great.

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  4. Beautiful, Makiko! Paper tole makes such a wonderful card, and you performed magic with it. Awesome!!!

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  5. Makiko, you are a great artist!!!!
    Yesterday I colored MANY waterlilies but I didn't think of the paper tole technique. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  6. What an incredibly lovely card.... I don't know that I've seen one this involved -- EVER! It's just exquisite in every way. :) WOW! ~m

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  7. Wow! This is just gorgeous Maki!! Thanks for showing us how to do this great technique!!

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  8. WOW! This is picture PERFECT! You need to send this beauty to someone who truly appreciates handmade artwork! My address is 3205.....!

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  9. FANTASTIC CARD - Makki!!! I love how the paper tole looks!!! Your coloring is fabo too!!! Hugs ~S~

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  10. Fabulous! I love the layers and your coloring is beautiful! Fantastic card Maki!

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  11. Fabulous card, gorgeous work Makiko!! Thanks for sharing this with us!!
    smiles,Deena

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  12. Makiko, great work! Such detail is your work and...beautiful to say the least!

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  13. Makiko I love the desighn you put together. I can't wait to try it. Just beautiful!

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  14. Wow, Maki this is stunning, great tutorial you did.

    smallcity

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  15. STUNNING!!...just STUNNING, I tell ya!!

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  16. Maki - this is a beautiful card - and a great tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing it with us!

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  17. Wow gorgeous card! Love all the layers! Beautiful!

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  18. Wow! Wow! Wow! This is gorgeous!! I really like the clear instructions you gave in the tutorial! Just Fabulous girl:)

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  19. Wonderful Job Makiko! This card is GORGEOUS! We can see all the work that goes into it. xox ~Jeni

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  20. Makiko, this card is absolutely Beautiful!
    It needs to be framed and hung as art work!
    Thank you for sharing this technique and your amazing talent!

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  21. How absolutely beautiful, Makiko!! I love the depth you achieved with this technique. Thanks for showing us how!!

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