Today's project was a real departure for me. This is for two challenges:
1) Today's Ways to Use It challenge, WT271, Pen and {Black} Ink, to use {black} ink to embellish your card. Beverly introduced us to the Zentangle technique, which I'd never heard of before. It looked pretty challenging, so I wasn't brave enough to try a full-blown Zentangle design. But since the actual challenge was just to *embellish* your card using black ink, I decided to pick up some of the Zentangle-like doodles and use them as accents around the edge of my card and around the edge of my sentiment panel.
2) This card is also for the {ippity} IHHC24 photo inspiration challenge, to use {ippity} stamps and be inspired by the floral photo found here: Forums at Splitcoaststampers
This is my first {ippity} challenge. I won a great set of {ippity} stamps, Moon Beams & Heart Strings, from Emily Niehaus (aka stampingout here on SCS) as part of a great collection of blog candy last week. I am so excited to be playing with them and to be able to play along with the {ippity} challenge!
The flowered background is actually a piece of floral print cotton duck fabric from my fabric stash. I frayed the edges a bit. My crumpled flowers were punched from vintage book pages and colored using chalk pastels and foam-tipped applicators. I sprayed them with hairspray to fix the chalk.
Thanks for looking. I hope you have a great day!!
Emily
Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010 GMT Views: 1040
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Accessories: SU scallop circle punch, SU 5 petal flower punch, SU wide oval punch, EK 1" scallop circle punch, brads, lime green epoxy brad, dimensionals, Stampin Pastels, sewing machine, black pen
Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44908
Thu, May 20, 2010 @ 7:36 AM
well look at you, Emzi.....going Outside of your Comfort Zone! AND doing is so well!!!! Love this! Love the fabric, the flowers, the doodling! You have it down to a tea, darh-ling!!! Perfectly created, zizter!!!!
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Registered: January 6, 2004 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20543
Thu, May 20, 2010 @ 7:38 AM
Very fun!
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Great job on both challenges. I was considering the Ways to use it Challenge, but got scared. You make it look easy girl. Thanks for sharing. Aren't Ippity stamps awesome?
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131401
Thu, May 20, 2010 @ 7:48 AM
I love to see fabric on cards, and I like how you've frayed out the edges. Your doodled border certainly meets the challenge as Bev set it, and it looks just great.
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Registered: January 7, 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 42740
Thu, May 20, 2010 @ 8:42 AM
Wow, a great combination of bold colors with the zentangle elements mixed in. Your flowers with the black and white print are the perfect embellishment to blend the two.
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