Maryann's challenge to the CCEE Stampers this week is to use photos or photography-related stamps on our cards. I used to use my photos much more! My favourite stamp is a Penny Black one with mice - but making this View-Master card (tutorial HERE was easy to combine with Cathy's fun WTUI challenge for us this week, which is to Make It With Metal.
I started with a 5 3/4" square base for this, but in the end it didn't work with the tree-trunk idea so I trimmed some off the side. Anyway - the base layer was sponged with Peeled Paint distress stain and then stamped with French Foliage in a couple of colours. I used 4 different owls on my wheel - you can see them all on the CCEE Stampers blog linked above; I took the photos on an outing for my birthday a couple of years ago. For the "tree" I painted a piece of card with brown acrylic, then used a TCW stencil with modelling paste which I sponged with Walnut Stain ink when it was dry. I added a button and a couple of leaves to cover up the brad from the wheel mechanism.(Normally I use a paper pivot which does away with needing a brad and any disguise, but since I knew I wanted to add my leaves, the brad is easier and quicker). The leaves are cut from a foil pie plate, crumpled a bit, coloured with alcohol inks and then finished off with some distress stickles.
And my glue-gun died when I went to stick them on, tripping the main trip-switch and blowing two fuses. So they are temporarily attached with glue dots.
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Thu, Nov 20, 2014 @ 9:18 PM
Awesome card, and those copper leaves are amazing.
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