This card is my entry for today's Inspiration Challenge (IC187), to be inspired by one of the myriad posters at Posters.com. I was inspired by this poster:
I also incorporated last week's "Chinese Take Out" Limited Supplies Challenge (LSC226) to make a masculine card, and used (1) neutral images, (2) greens/browns, and (3) ribbon & brads as embellishments (I'm counting my embroider floss as a "ribbon.").
The pocket watch image is a free digital image from http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htm . I printed it from my computer on two different shades of cardstock. I sponged the darker cardstock with metallic gold ink and then pieced the clock face cut from the cream cardstock.
I made the background paper by scoring cream cardstock on the bias and swiping my burnt umber ink pad lightly across the paper. I stamped the flourish in certainly celery in each diamond. The sentiment is stamped on vellum and affixed with brads (although the vellum is hard to see in my photo). Embroidery floss mimics the pocket watch chain. The watch is popped up on dimensionals.
I desperately needed more masculine birthday cards, so I'm pleased to add this to my stash.
Thanks for looking!!
Emily
Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009 GMT Views: 1446
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Registered: February 22, 2006 Location: Casselberry, Florida Posts: 46530
Sat, Jul 04, 2009 @ 11:51 AM
This is great! I like the pocket watch image. And your background emulates the background in the poster very well. I like the design inside the diamond shapes.
Registered: May 31, 2009 Location: East Tennessee enjoying the mountain views Posts: 32997
Sat, Jul 04, 2009 @ 5:28 PM
WOW, wonderful card, love the pocket watch and dp, but wait, you made the dp, even better, the two colors for the watch and all the work that went into your dp, WOW, Fabulous job with today's challenge.... BTW, floss great touch