I had a lot of fun with this project. Finally got my head around our tickle for the tea partiers. The theme is wind and I wasn't sure I had anything in particular that would work. So, as usual, I did a little searching on Google for ideas, like quotations about wind or song lyrics. I thought about the song Windy by the Association or They Call the Wind Mariah from Paint Your Wagon. But in the end I settled on a Shania Twain lyric, because I knew I could do something with feathers.
Next step was to figure out if I could use this week's sketch. I did! Another idea I had was to use alcohol inks and my blower tool to simply 'blow' them around, like the wind. If I wasn't so modest, I'd say I'm one smart cookie. I used AI pearls in warm colors, very randomly applied, which is what I like. I used a lot of feather stamps and dies with the VC monarch ink, which is an absolute favorite of mine. I printed out the lyric on some gold printer paper, has a bit of shine to it.
For today's WT, we were to do something with an envelope. I found some handmade paper envelopes, not made by me, and just added some strips from my gel print background and ai piece and a few feathers. I think I'll add one more diecut feather to it. I don't think the USPS is super fond of fancy envelopes so I didn't want to do too much. Gotta leave room for addresses.
Thanks for these challenges, Kim, Gracie and Sabrina, thanks for making me stretch a bit. I'm going to be back with more envelope fun. I'm also going to decorate the inside of the card.
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Great card! I really like the results you got from blowing your alcohol inks around -- I'll definitely have to try that. And I love all the feather stamps and die cuts.
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Thu, Mar 28, 2024 @ 9:21 AM
Oh, I love that song from Paint Your Wagon. But it would be hard to build a card from it. I was thinking you could go with blowing techniques - I see you did. Wonderful colours, and I like the added strips on the front of the envelope.
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105272
Thu, Mar 28, 2024 @ 10:49 AM
Oh Jean, this feathers card is wonderful, and I really like your choice of lyrics. The envelope for the card looks fab too!
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Thu, Mar 28, 2024 @ 1:42 PM
This is an amazing and colorful card. You put so much into this project and it shows.
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Fri, Mar 29, 2024 @ 7:50 AM
Your project sounds incredibly creative and full of thoughtful details! Incorporating Shania Twain lyrics with feathers is such a unique idea, and using alcohol inks to simulate the movement of wind is brilliant. The addition of handmade paper envelopes with gel print backgrounds and feathers adds a lovely touch of elegance, making your card truly stand out.