I made this card with the perfect blend of challenges, in mind
When I saw the inspiration photo posted on the Flourishes blog, I immediately thought of a farmers wife having just picked some flowers, from her field behind the family's barn. So in keeping with the farm theme, I thought there might be some "Laundry" hanging on the line, as well, drying. ( - My Favorite Things, has a Banner challenge, and I thought this could look like a banner and a clothes line And after gathering the flowers, she would sit down to enjoy her morning coffee Clear Dollar Stamps has a "Thank You" card blog challenge, and here's where I think the lady is sitting on her porch, thanking God for the wonderful beauty of Creation, around her
~ That is my story of this card, and I have to say the card and story, came together so quickly! I enjoy those kinds of card days... They are so few and far between, for me - LOL ;)
I actually had this layout made last night and it wasn't working for me, the way I wanted it to. So I decided to play with it and came up with this card. I think this has to be my favorite card that I have made, so far
I purposely kept it monocromatic, as much as I could, because there is so much going on, on the front, that I didn't want to "overwhelm" the eye. You can't tell, but the small hanging cups are a nice light Pink, as is the cup the lady is holding. The clothes pins are darker too, not bright at all. I don't know why they are looking so bright and "out of place" in the picture. I tried to add a little more light in with Photoshop, because it's so dark, but it ruined the picture. So I left it dark, but the pink shows up nicely in real life - Sorry!
I also used extra thick foam to pop the card off the cream background to stand out a bit. And I used smaller popdots on the "hanging" cups and the image of the lady holding her coffee. I like depth, and dimention. Also giving dimention are the clothes pins, which are actually holding the scalloped circles.
Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 GMT Views: 2103
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Wed, Jul 21, 2010 @ 6:30 PM
I love your story and the card is very cute~I love the monochromtic colors! Love the cups! You did a sweet very well made card! You should be proud of it! TFS
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Wed, Jul 21, 2010 @ 8:39 PM
What a AWESOME Story line and the story is WELL TOLD by your card!!!! It's soft, and warm, and I LOVE it!!!!! Gotta get grumpy over that picture editing thing huh? LOL I do!!!!!
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Wed, Jul 21, 2010 @ 9:47 PM
OMG...Start Out With a TWO THUMBS-UP...Yep, I'm in
LOVE with Your Coffee Card
Spectacular Color Scheme....and your Lay-Out...Big Smile, What
a FANTASTIC IDEA!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, This Magnificent work of Art sure would Look Awesome Hanging
in Somebody's Kitchen
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