Oh, you had the ole brain working this morning, Julia on a wire theme! I have several I want to bring to paper, but in the end you know...TIME fLiEs!!!
I've had this idea in mind for quite awhile...think I saw a stamp somewhere with a bird winging away with a clock and I thought..."I can do that with stamps I have at home"! And that's exactly what I've done. My bird is from Gumbo Graphics (a defunct company, though Stamp Francisco has bought the plates and is pressing rubber again). I stamped the bird twice with Archival sepia and used Copics to color and popped on foam dots. My clock is an unmounted from Invoke Arts. I inked it with Brilliance galaxy gold and used a marker to color in the black numerals and then UTEE'ed the face to minic glass. The bird carries time off with a twist of wire. My background paper is from PaperHouse Monet Water Lilies, which he painted in 1906. I placed time flies in the corner, stamped in black VersaColor and embossed with clear. I distressed my edges and stapled the piece to a navy base. I'm sending this one to my Mom and Dad for their anniversary is Saturday.
I'm flying away for a bit...gotta create another card that must be in the mail today...though it should FLY...I'm guessing the USPS will hoist it on a slow (wagon)train...Thanks so much for your comments...
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Registered: August 1, 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 26819
Thu, Jun 05, 2008 @ 11:56 AM
Susan great card. I love the image and the sentiment. I like how your bird had dimension. The idea to use the wire to connect the watch to the bird is fabulous!
Registered: April 19, 2006 Location: Waterford, WI Posts: 20540
Thu, Jun 05, 2008 @ 12:10 PM
No fair thinking ahead of time. I'm still trying to figure out where to get some wire and I broke a nail trying to peel a bread wrapper. Duh! I LOVE your card, the idea and especially that great distressing.
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Thu, Jun 05, 2008 @ 12:48 PM
Very cool!! tfs!
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105275
Thu, Jun 05, 2008 @ 2:02 PM
great theme, great card! susan, I really love this. So artistically done!
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Registered: March 18, 2008 Location: West Sussex, England Posts: 2532
Thu, Jun 05, 2008 @ 2:38 PM
Oh Susan, this is another of your cards I want to send to someone immediately.... but of course you've already sent it to your Mum and Dad! I know they'll just adore it. I love your ideas , so creative, perfect grungy style, great message, perfect for so many occasions. I love it and I also love the edge distressing... how on earth do you manage to get such curl to the paper? It's all fab!
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