Hi! This card was made for today's Color Combo Challenge: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, and Sage Shadow.... I added Blush Blossom as a neutral for the face and hands.
As soon as I saw this color combo, all I could think of was the SU! Boho Collection. I even had the papers and stamps on my desk...Then, I put them away. I really didn't want to make ANOTHER Boho card...
So, I reached for this little Lady Liberty by H&M Stamps! I love her! I had her colored Sage Shadow, right down to the face and hands....Then, Speedy the Cat took one look and snickered...I heard him tell YumYum, "Boy, the Fat Cat Lady has really lost it this time! She colored that Statue of Liberty stamp ALL WRONG! She's NOT supposed to be the REAL statue. She's supposed to be a little girl DRESSED as the statue!"
Yes, now I'm getting artistic advice from the CATS! I need a vacation!
So.... Lydia, the girl dressed as Lady Liberty, was stamped in Basic Black and colored with SU! markers. I cut her out and layered her on the ovals with dimensionals.
The Sage Shadow panel was crumpled and then smoothed out. I rubbed a Sage Shadow and then a Chocolate Chip Classic pad over the panel to create the "weathered look." (I thought it looked liked the oxidized copper of the Statue of Liberty...)
The small oval was cut with the Coluzzle. The larger ovals were punched with Marvy punches.
Registered: July 1, 2007 Location: small town near montreal, quebec Posts: 26677
Tue, May 27, 2008 @ 4:14 AM
I think I missed you and your funny stories. This is beautiful Faith. I do appreciate the work you put in the details. I've picke up on some coloring from you. Yes, for sure. As for the statue of Liberty, just ask Speedy the cat if he can match it. See what kind of face he makes or she.
Love the big ribbon had to tell you, ribbons make me go completely nuts. Come to think of it, maybe I need a vacation.
Thanks for sharing, always a pleasure to admire and read the story about it all came about.
Registered: August 9, 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 33063
Tue, May 27, 2008 @ 5:09 AM
omg.. lol. Ok, this is too cute, Faith. But, i'm looking at your card and thinking we must have been channelling each other on this one. i used the same colors order and we have similar layouts and we even used the same ribbon! yet our cards are so different, too! How funny is that??
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Registered: February 15, 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 6201
Tue, May 27, 2008 @ 5:41 AM
So Cute. I especially love the background panel how you weathered it with the brown ink...I never would have thought of using a totally different color like that. Usually when I weather I choose a similar color. Looks great!