This is my sample card for this week's sketch challenge with a great sketch from Janette. My dear cousin (who is mentally handicapped) remains hospitalized and unable to eat or drink one week after surgery. I wanted to send him another card and decided to go rather cowboy this time. I can never remember the name of this technique where you start stamping on the right with your image then without re-inking stamp a bit to the left then again to the left to give the impression of movement. I added a partial accent in artichoke then distressed my edges and used 3 colors of brown ink to make a faux burnt edge. I also backed this piece with a chocolate chip circle lightly distressed. I used twill tape for my banner piece and stamped my Scripture verse right onto that. In order to stay masculine, I tied a small knot in my ribbon that accents the join of the two dp pieces. I popped this whole panel over my artichoke base.
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 GMT Views: 4880
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Wed, Jan 22, 2014 @ 6:46 PM
Gail, your card is awesome. I love everything about it. The two prints are two of my favorite and I only have scraps left. The horses are beautiful left uncolored and the ribbon with the stamping is right up my alley. Beautiful card.
Registered: May 9, 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 8703
Wed, Jan 22, 2014 @ 8:18 PM
Gorgeous Gail. I love that dp. Must get it out and make a card with it. My resolution this year is to "actually" use my dp instead of saving it because it is so pretty!!!!! Sorry about your cousin. Hope he will be better soon.
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