Hurrah for a day off, starting to feel better and DH telling me to rest. Making cards is restful, right? So I not only got to make one for the MIX challenge, I also couldn't resist joining in Dawn's Reading Recommendations F4A challenge. I love books and reading, and was glad enough to actually get quite a bit of reading done last month.
One of the books I read was called "The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees" - so I thought this IO die combined both the reading and the tree element.
The background has been in my box a long time - it was an attempt to see if I could use ink, spray and smash with photo paper. The answer was no, not really; but it was still worth holding onto for a while, and made a good background for this. I used a Memento pad direct to paper to create the foreground. The dies were cut from white paper and coloured with pencils, and then I just added a sentiment and some stitching lines on the base and main panel. The base is coloured with Vintage Photo distress stain.
Date: Friday, March 4, 2016 GMT Views: 977
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Registered: March 5, 2007 Location: Coatesville, Pennsylvania Posts: 44959
Fri, Mar 04, 2016 @ 6:21 AM
Your book has been nicely captured with your card! Love this background!! Glad you kept it! Hope you are feeling better!
------------------------------ Lesley Proud Fan Club and RAK Member He is the GOD of the Impossible!!!! Kookzi the Rookzie Punchkateer It is by the grace of God that we take our next breath.
Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50557
Fri, Mar 04, 2016 @ 8:42 AM
I've never heard of that book but to those of use who like to create it sounds very intriguing. What a charming scene with that little girl engrossed in her reading. A lovely way to spend an afternoon.
Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40378
Fri, Mar 04, 2016 @ 4:37 PM
What a delightful card, Sabrina, I could just sit right under that tree and open up my book! I just read a synopsis of your chosen book, it sounds very interesting!
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