I'm combining challenges here ~ Linda's March Madness WT challenge to make a TALL card , and Joanne's challenge to the CCEE Stampers.
Joanne's challenge for the last Thursday in March was a recipe: Flowers + Pearls + Heat Embossing + Dry Embossing + Person Image.
Flowers - I started out with just the daisy border, but because my dry-embossed pieces needed something, I ended up adding some Primas.
My primary heat embossing is the Harlequin, but there's also some gold and Aged Teal on the Faux Patina panels.
I made my two embossed panels to start with, 2" high, and the width of the card base. I used embossing and sponging - weathered wood, faded jeans, wild honey, peeled paint. The Faux Patina one was then finished off with some embossing powders. The diamond panel, I stamped it with a music backgrounder so all the little diamonds have music on them. I cut each strip diagonally, added gold to the edges with a leafing pen and stuck them to my base card.
I stamped and embossed my Harlequin, then masked off the centre and stamped the Daisy Pattern down each side, scoring along the inside edge. The side panels are sponged with Peeled Paint, and the daisies filled in with a white gel pen, pearls and Liquid Pearls for the leaves. I scored along the inside edge. I sponged through a stencil to add some more diamonds behind my harlequin.
The top embossing looked very flat when compared with the daisy panels at the side, so I added detailing with a fine black pen. Added a sentiment at the bottom, and a few little Primas to finish it off.
Since cards with a general music theme fit the Central Theme for this month's Fan Club, I'm tagging this card for that as well. And just think how Maria used music to express things!!
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 GMT Views: 2063
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Accessories: Spellbinders Mega Ovals and Fanciful Holidays, Provocraft Diamonds in the Rough and D'vine Swirl ef,black, gold and Aged Teal EP , Prima flowers, pearls, black pen, TCW diamond stencil
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 104982
Thu, Mar 27, 2014 @ 2:57 AM
Harlequin never looked so good!! I love this tall card.......wonderful stenciling and embellishing. This was a tough challenge, and to combine it with another took some real thinking-cap work!!
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79436
Thu, Mar 27, 2014 @ 4:30 AM
Love this card and the sentiment is perfect.
------------------------------ 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
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40255
Thu, Mar 27, 2014 @ 4:31 AM
So much work has gone into this tall card, Sabrina, and it is just stunning!! Love your musical harlequin, imagine this would be incredible to see IRL!!
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 74629
Thu, Mar 27, 2014 @ 6:41 AM
Sabrina, this is super and very creative. Love you joined the Fan Club challenge with this wonderful, musical card.
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Thu, Mar 27, 2014 @ 7:39 AM
Yes, she did express most things through music!! Great tall card, love all the textures and patterns in it!! I always love musical cards, they seem soothing to me. Love it my friend!
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