Happy Greetings all, I am finally uploading my TeaPotter card...it's our end of the month where we get to swap cards. Our hostess, Sabrina, asked for Easel Cards and gave us lots of links to tutorial actual easel cards. I chose the literal path. The Donna Downey 'Signature' Stencil offers two easels.
And bringing us our first Inspiration Challenge of 2020, Julie took us to the Mural Design site. It was these two prompts that helped to bring my vision to life. wooden easel and hand mirror. This is great site Julie! So much to choose from and if only I had storage to rotate my 'works of art'!
This card begin by selecting an already made bg. It was definitely an experiment with the new to me Alcohol Pearl Inks. I had just splotched on drops and let dry. Not very interesting. But I decided to use a stencil (Stencil Girl 'Traci Bautista') and spray. That helped adding the pattern of the big bold blossoms. I stamped the Visible Image sentiment on top of wild bg. Trimmed to size for the easel. Decided I need another element and seized upon the idea of a hand mirror. Isn't this Museum of Modern Rubber mirror fabulous? I just had to make it green...add mirror paper and a jaunty bit of seam binding. The panel is mounted on PTI 'Hawaiian Shores' cs.
That's it. I just love the energy that bold poster on the easel has! I hope whoever receives this will know I smiled real big before I sent this on it's way.
Thanks for stopping by for a look...have a wonderful day...
Date: Saturday, January 4, 2020 GMT Views: 1036
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Registered: May 26, 2015 Location: Oregon Posts: 5533
Sat, Jan 04, 2020 @ 7:50 PM
What a way to start the year, eh neighbor? I was late to the party too, but we Oregon girls are still able to dance the Rubber Stamp Mambo! I love your card so much. I really like the scale of it, balancing the colors and the white so beautifully. Here's looking at you, Deario. Happy New Year!
Registered: July 4, 2014 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 5909
Sat, Jan 04, 2020 @ 9:00 PM
Beautiful, fun and unique.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131983
Sat, Jan 04, 2020 @ 11:47 PM
That easel stencil is fab, and I'm amazed at how well it combines with your large inspirational canvas. The mirror brings back memories of childhood sets, but I especially love the ribbon tied around it, adding beauty to function.
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40391
Sun, Jan 05, 2020 @ 2:52 AM
A fabulous artistic card for these challenges, Susan! Love the artwork on the stencilled easel and that green hand mirror is just so perfectly placed! There is going to a very happy Teapotter receiving this~
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Registered: November 3, 2005 Location: Fairport Harbor, OH-IO, Lake Erie shoreline Posts: 60268
Sun, Jan 05, 2020 @ 5:42 AM
WOW! This is so your style and I love it. The easel is fabulous and I absolutely LOVE the mirror. Some lucky teapotter is going to love this from you!!
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Registered: February 23, 2016 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 22987
Mon, Jan 06, 2020 @ 7:41 AM
Love the abstract painting you created with the alcohol pearl ink - I'll bet that has a nice shimmer IRL. It's such a super setting for the elongated sentiment. The mirror add fun and whimsy with it's tiny seam binding tie.
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