This is my card for Kerry's HYCCT1514 challenge "Mosaic Memories". She asked to google mosaic tile images and find inspiration for our cards. HERE is the tile that inspired this card.
A piece of opal Shimmer Sheets as folder embossed, sanded, and die cut at slight angle to the brick pattern. The bird and branch were cut from heavy black cardstock.
I faced the white base with a die cut piece of pink shimmer paper and layered the black over it. After determining where I wanted to place the focal, I stamped and embossed the sentiment and attached the oval with Sookwang tape and tacky glue.
After the fact (of course), I decided the branch and bird needed dimension, so I layered a piece of Stick It adhesive onto black craft foam and and die cut the branch. Big mistake! The foam was flattened, which left sticky edges showing after I finally wrestled all those tiny tree branches onto the foam. I was too stubborn to just recut it from cs adhered directly to the craft foam, so I had to find a way to get rid of the sticky edges. The only thing I could think of was glitter. What a mess - but it worked. I also found a piece of the bird die cut (on the floor ) that I think is supposed to be a wing; I glittered that, too. I noticed it fit perfectly as the bird's breast, so that's where I placed it.
I attached the branch and the bird with fast grab tacky glue and was finally finished with this card. As much heck as it gave me, I think it's my favorite of the HYCCT cards I've done so far.
As always, thanks for looking!
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2015 GMT Views: 701
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Accessories: ECD Shimmer Sheets -opal, Darice ef Brick Wall, Sizzix die -Oval Frame, Bird and Pendant, Tattered Lace die - Doves and Branches, LF and SSS stitched rectangle dies, white ep, craft foam, MS black glitter, Stick It adhesive, Aleene's Fast Grab tacky glue
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Tue, Oct 27, 2015 @ 9:09 AM
This is gorgeous! Very dramatic with your lovely subtle mosaic oval as a backdrop.
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