I made this card for the "Tickle a Teapotter" challenge, where we send cards to each other once a month. This month we were to make a card inspired by a book we've read. The book I chose was Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club."
The gold highlights and papers are much more striking in person!
This card will also work for the ABC13 challenge letter "A" for Asian.
I hoard my handmade Oriental paper, but I knew this card would go to a good home...a fellow teapotter. I die cut my scene out of glossy black paper. I put a gold sunrise behind it, layering onto my Oriental paper. I heat embossed Good Luck onto gold paper, adding green gems and a frog charm with black string. I also fussy cut leaves from Oriental paper and placed behind my sentiment, which I popped up with 3D adhesive dots. I, also, added black colored pencil around the crane, sun and flowers to make them stand out from the background. I then layered this onto gold and black layers.
To whomever, receives this card: I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it! Hugs
I almost forgot to thank Paulette, Parknslide, for the wonderful Asian-themed paper! Hugs, dear friend!
Date: Saturday, April 4, 2020 GMT Views: 1078
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Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Sun, Apr 05, 2020 @ 5:45 PM
Gracie, your card is amazing. I'm sure it will be displayed proudly by the recipient. I've scrolled back up multiple times to take in all the details. Beautiful layers and I love that frog charm!
------------------------------ Carla ~ Proud Fan Club Member and Dirty Dozen Alumni.
Registered: November 7, 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 39153
Mon, Apr 06, 2020 @ 2:44 PM
Wowzers, Gracie! This is amazing! I love all the details you have added here, it is a feast for the eyes! Of course, it doesn't hurt at all that there is so much beautiful green too. Whoever receives this is a blessed teapotter indeed!
Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Mon, Apr 06, 2020 @ 4:29 PM
OOOOOOO...LOVELY....q wonderful oriental scene...lots of work but so worth it....I love the raised leaves and crane....nice with the special paper....TFS..:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
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Mon, Apr 06, 2020 @ 7:22 PM
Oh wow Gracie. Fav’d. It’s absolutely beautiful. I have to keep going back and find things I’d missed. I love the little frog charm. Awesome card. TFS. Hugs. Have fun jx
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Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28929
Tue, Apr 07, 2020 @ 6:50 AM
This is amazing!!! You hit this theme right on the nose!!!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
Registered: March 10, 2017 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 6485
Thu, Apr 09, 2020 @ 9:08 PM
As the lucky recipient of this card, I can attest to the fact that, as wonderful as this picture is, the card in my hands is, in fact, far more impressive! I can only hope to aspire to create something approaching it someday!
Thank you, Gracie!
------------------------------ Faith
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105271
Wed, Apr 15, 2020 @ 6:10 AM
I hoard my Asian paper too! This card is gorgeous!!!
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