Stef sent us to Grandin Road this morning for our inspiration. As we have been having, totally contrary to the forecast for rain, rain and more rain, lovely sunny summery weather, I went straight to the garden section, and ended up using these Petal Ribbed Outdoor Planters as my inspiration.
I used a Fiskars texture plate (Lines) and some terracotta card for the base, and then sponged it a bit. The main image is Penny Black, stamped with black StazOn onto some light tan card, and then coloured with watercolour pencils, and a few hints of Stickles added. I added a quick sentiment from Lots of Thoughts in the bottom corner. Some hemp tied round and a couple of Primas with a pearl brad finished it off. I tried all sorts of everything in the top left corner - stamped butterflies, punched butterflies, assorted hardware, brads...but anything I tried made the card look top-heavy on that side because of the Primas - so I left it. It's still I card I'd be happy to send anybody, so at the end of the day that's what matters.
Thanks, Stef. Maybe after I get some real gardening done I'll have time for a longer wander round the inspiration site...
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Sat, Apr 11, 2009 @ 5:14 PM
Beautifully done!
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Sat, Apr 11, 2009 @ 5:27 PM
Very attractive. Love the image and your coloring.
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Sat, Apr 11, 2009 @ 7:03 PM
Sabrina, this is so gorgeous. It's a card that definitely stands apart! Love the fiskars plate and your image. Fabulously colored. Outstanding card. BTW, we've really struggled to find someone to take care of Murphy during our trip to Europe. The person we finally have found, cant take him as long as we had expected, so we've shortened our trip to 3 weeks. We'll be in Ireland on the end side, and really wont have as much time there as we expected. Pls pm me your phone number. I'm hopeful we'll be able to hook up, but please understand there's a possibility we may be there for just 1.5 days.
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Registered: May 31, 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 14509
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 @ 10:55 PM
Sabrina, this is gorgeous! Have you considered posting a link to your card in the challenge thread? If you do, we know when you've posted a card for a challenge. Maybe not worth the trouble for you, but just thought I'd ask. Love your cards and tfs.
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Sat, Apr 18, 2009 @ 11:16 AM
Sabrina, this is gorgeous! tfs
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