I love wood grain....if you've ever been in my gallery you'll find lots! I went with a faux wood bg piece made using a similar technique to the one in the tutorial here Faux Wood Frame Tutorials at Splitcoaststampers with a More Mustard base with the 4 browns layered and some added marks with an Espresso marker. I had seen this fabulous card by Vicki B. http://itsastampthing-vicki.blogspot...challenge.html. I loved the warmth and age on her beautiful image panel. I used Upsy Daisy and after inking with More Mustard I used Cajun Craze, Early Espresso and Always Artichoke markers to add details to the flowers. I stamped onto Vanilla cs then added the French script and spatter in Early Espresso. I sponged More Mustard, Cajun Craze, and Crumb Cake onto the image. For the sentiment I stamped the Weathered bg in Chocolate Chip onto Vanilla cs I embossed the Scripture verse by inking with Versamark then Early Espresso and embossing with clear EP. I added some sponging on the edges. Instead of the cool seam binding bow on Vicki's card I added some distressed twine. *The wood I placed the card on for the picture is a sample of the laminate flooring we're ordering for our new kitchen in the parsonage we live in!!!
Date: Friday, July 6, 2012 GMT Views: 5347
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Registered: March 15, 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 11018
Fri, Jul 06, 2012 @ 5:15 PM
WOW!!! That is some amazing woodwork!!!! Your coloring is fantasitic!!! Your flowers are so sweet and look so wonderful against the stamped background! Your whole card is absolutely gorgeous!!!
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Fri, Jul 06, 2012 @ 8:12 PM
This is so pretty! You wood bg is awesome. Fabulous card. TFS :0)
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Fri, Sep 23, 2016 @ 2:56 AM
Gail, I'm browsing the gallery for ideas on how to do wood grain for today's Free for All challenge and WOW this card is amazing! If I can get my wood grain to look half as good as yours, I'll consider it a success!