Hello, I wanted to share this sympathy card with you. My Uncle Bob passed away Sunday September 4th, and this is the card I made to send to his family.
He was a very active outdoors kinda guy. When I was younger, a spent 2 or 3 Thanksgivings with my Uncle and his Family. They had a tradition of hunting pheasant out in the woods, meeting up for lunch and having a hot beverage made over a fire, it was a totally new experience for me. Then later we all met back at his house and he cooked up a feast, another new experience for me!
This image seemed perfect, it reminds me of those weekends in the woods it looks so peaceful! It's from a Marks Finest Papers set called In the Forest. I coloured the image with copics, then sponged in the sky and trees.
I used the cracked glass technique, and after it cracked I rubbed in Tim Holtz walnut ink (I wished I had used something lighter).
The card base is black, with a layer of old olive stamped with the woodgrain bg stamp, edges sponged. I cut the hole in the olive piece with a square nestie and added a black piece behind with a smaller opening. This panel is popped up, so the glass image looks recessed.
I finished it off with a little tag and a sentiment from SU silhouette sentiments.
Registered: September 19, 2010 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 8979
Fri, Sep 09, 2011 @ 6:51 PM
Wow!! So gorgeous, I love your coloring and great crackle technique!!
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Registered: October 19, 2004 Location: Warsaw, MO Posts: 16999
Fri, Sep 09, 2011 @ 6:51 PM
This is a beautiful card, Laurie! It reminds me of a clear spring day in the forest with the light filtering through the trees. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Registered: February 2, 2007 Location: Vermont/Florida Posts: 21372
Wed, Sep 14, 2011 @ 6:51 AM
WOW.. I haven't done cracked glass in forever.. it is one of my favorite techniques.
Your card is GORGEOUS.... what a pretty, pretty scene you have here.
TFS!
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Registered: May 30, 2007 Location: Bethesda, MD ... but dreamin' of Birchland!! Posts: 534
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 @ 9:52 AM
I too am sorry for your loss, but you have made a beautiful card that really captures the memory you described! TFS!!
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