Although this looks like the card I uploaded this morning, it is different. They are both valentines for my 2 teenage sons. They are 20 months apart, but people think they look exactly alike and always ask if they are twins. They are the best of friends, but the twins thing drives them nuts. For holidays, when I make them both a card, I try to make them similar but different. The similar part is my hang up... I wouldn't want one card to be better than the other. The first card had a grid design for the bkg, while this one has music. My younger son likes music and listens to my husband's old college albums on a vintage record player. I always ranked the MP3 player second only to microwave meals as the greatest discoveries of the past century. For the bkg I applied distress inks direct to paper and blended with a sponge. As I mentioned before, it did not turn out like the Tim Holtz tutorial. To lighten it up, I folded a paper towel, got it wet, placed it on a styrafoam plate, added a little bleech, and used a cotton swab to make bleech blotches. Both cards were very quick and easy since there was no detailed copic coloring involved. TFL, Francie
Date: Monday, February 9, 2015 GMT Views: 1333
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Mon, Feb 09, 2015 @ 7:23 PM
Your direct to paper fascinates me! The colors are so vibrant and no streaks and nasty marks from the ink pad! You must work miracles with your blending, Francie. LOVE that music stamp! That is the most unusual one I have seen! What a fantastic card and thanks for the chuckle about microwave meals and MP3!
Registered: February 21, 2007 Location: Bay City, MICHIGAN Posts: 17556
Mon, Feb 09, 2015 @ 7:30 PM
Francie - I love the brilliant colors in this - it must be quite a situation to make "similar" but "different" cards for your sons, but you sure have achieved it well with the two designs - I really love this music one!
------------------------------ SUE aka GREENIE - Twisted Sistah Handmade cards because..No one displays an email on their mantle, or saves a FB post in a box of treasures! Nothing is impossible with God!
Registered: May 29, 2006 Location: Eminence, Indiana Posts: 29675
Wed, Feb 11, 2015 @ 6:11 AM
Ooooh, I love this one too!!! Thanks for the chuckle about the non-twins!! It is a challenge to make cards for siblings so that one doesn't feel neglected!