This is for today's French Garden House challenge. FABULOUS website, I can only dream about shopping there. This card started out as something entirely different but morphed into its present state. My inspiration was this chair: http://www.frenchgardenhouse.com/catalog.php?item=3310
The frame started out as a medium-dark brown CS. Embossed on it twice with a SU Tiny Tag and used ultra thick ep to create some texture. Stamped on top of that with SU Heat & Stick, then brushed on three colors of Perfect Pearls: gold, bronze and copper. The top CS layer was diecut and the image placed underneath with a bit of chalking around the edges (of the image). Then the layer was popped up and the frame popped up from that with the idea being to make the chair look like a painting in a frame. Not the original idea, but it was one of those days. TFL!!
Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012 GMT Views: 3497
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92404
Sat, Sep 08, 2012 @ 1:36 PM
WOW...what a fabulous frame...TFS how you achieved this beautiful antique look. Had you not said, I would have thought you had found a fabulous small metal frame! A beautiful card with the rich blue and lovely sentiment.
Registered: October 19, 2007 Location: Packer Country, WI Posts: 71970
Sat, Sep 08, 2012 @ 2:43 PM
Oh my!!!! You really rocked this challenge. This is one amazing beautiful card. The gold is stunning on your frame and the rest of the card . Beautiful. tfs
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50466
Sat, Sep 08, 2012 @ 2:56 PM
Sometimes you never know where these challenges may lead you..and even though this may not have been your original thought it turned out so lovely..that frame is stunning and the gold sponged around the edges of the embossed part. Love the sentiment,too!
Registered: September 19, 2010 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 8979
Sat, Sep 08, 2012 @ 3:26 PM
Gorgeous!! Love your textured frame!!
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