Hello! This card was made for todayÂ’s Technique Lovers Challenge: Newsworthy. (Participants were to use newspaper on their cards.)
Well, I just happened to have a tabloid that was designed for use in “distressed” projects! It’s a really cool newspaper with photos, distressed coloring, and aged! How cool is that? A vendor gave me a few to try out. (Other than it being REALLY thin, like a newspaper, it is quite a refreshing change from the designer papers out there. (Not that I’m saying anything BAD about designer papers…I mean, come on! I LOVE dp!)
One of my favorite movies of all time is “Emma,” based on the Jane Austin book. I LOVE the lines that were “adapted” for the movie and how the actors would arch their eyebrows when someone had “some NEWS.” News was gossip! LOL Talk about a small town and it’s gossip! WOW! LOL So, when the set “Chicken Scratch” was made, I added the sentiment “Big News” to satisfy my need for a reference to “Emma!” I added that sentiment to this card to help tie in with the background newsprint.
The focal image was stamped onto the Wowza Watercolor circle with AdirondackÂ’s Espresso. I made a boo boo, and only half the top of the tree stamped, so I grabbed my aqua painter and filled in the rest! I painted in a bit of the giraffes, too.
Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”
Total time to complete: 41 minutes
Paper: Mark's Finest Papers: Wowza Watercolor Paper, Groovin' Grape 100lb, Deep Olive 100lb, Deepest Mahogany, newsprint old tabloid
Ink: Adirondack's Espresso
Accessories: MFP: ribbon, punch, premium paper flowers, brads, Prima Say it with Crystals Tools: Inkssentials Pen, Spellbinders, Copics, Copic Airbrush,
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Sun, Mar 20, 2011 @ 9:24 PM
Absolutely gorgeous, Faith. Every element is just awesome.
------------------------------ LizThe joy of the LORD is my strength.Right Brain Madness --My blogProud member of the redDivasKSS certified multi-step stamperFan Club member since 2004
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Sun, Mar 20, 2011 @ 10:22 PM
SCREAMIN! This is gorgeous, FAITH!!!
------------------------------ christine m.aka summer and weekend stalker DOT INK (My yadda yadda) Don't magnify your problem . . .Magnify your God
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Mon, Mar 21, 2011 @ 4:59 AM
What gorgeous colors, GF!! WOWZA!
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Mon, Mar 21, 2011 @ 6:20 AM
So pretty!! Love your great image on the circles!! Great color combo too, and as always, your accents are amazing!!
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