Today's challenge took me way out of my comfort zone. Our Featured Stamper is sharonwisely and her mixed media/collage style is very different from mine. I needed inspiration for a 90th birthday card that my friend asked me to make for her uncle. I decided to make a vintage collage style card inspired by this one. I used a bird digi that I just purchased from Polka Dot Orchard and I even had to fussy cut, because my ScanNCut didn't want to recognize it even after I traced a line all the way around it. I had some freebie digital paper from this week at the Hungry JPEG. It was vintage French rose paper. And it was a good starting point. Heather (justampin) had just sent me the SU Well Dressed set that I thought would be fun to add to the collage for a 90 year old gentleman. Then I decided to play with the Perfect Pearls that I just bought on clearance at Joann. I never knew what Perfect Pearls were but now they're my favorite thing! I stamped some random backgrounds and added red Perfect Pearls. Then I used a vintage number set that I got for Christmas to stamp a 90 and one of my favorite SU sentiments. My collage still needed something, so I added in some script stamping, edged with Ground Espresso and added a bit of sponged Ground Espresso, and splattered some black paint. Then I decided I needed an extra die cut branch, so I die cut this Tim Holtz flower out of kraft, sponged with Forest Moss and coated with green Perfect Pearls. Oh the shimmer! It was hard work but I'm happy with the result.
Stamps: Polka Dot Orchard Digi, Prima Marketing Finnabair stamps, Vintage numbers stamps, SU Well Dressed and Curvy Verses, Digital Paper from The Hungry JPEG, Inkadinkado Script Background
Paper: PTI Paper Basics white, Neenah Exact Index, Astrobrights black
Ink: DOX Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Ground Espresso, Forest Moss, Versafine Clair, SN and Copic Markers
Accessories: Spellbinders Card Creator B die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, black gel pen and acrylic paint, Perfect Pearls, Sizzix flower die, TPS Sticker
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 83544
Sun, Apr 05, 2020 @ 10:26 AM
Jen, this is totally fabulous! Wonderful bg and the bird is gorgeous. What a fab 90th birthday card. Super cool case!!! I love perfect pearls - glad you got some. Hugz
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Registered: September 8, 2007 Location: nova scotia - Canada's ocean playground Posts: 8412
Sun, Apr 05, 2020 @ 11:31 AM
your background and image are amazing! you did a wonderful collage - very inspiring! i have a cameo and it will not recognise png images. that might be what your problem was? either way, it's just darn frustrating lol.
------------------------------ If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. that's logic----Lewis Carroll
Registered: August 30, 2006 Location: Saugus, Massachusetts Posts: 65251
Sun, Apr 05, 2020 @ 2:22 PM
Love how you snuck the masculine touch in there - with the tie and diamond stamping and his milestone age - right there but not screaming at you - a lovely card design!
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32115
Sun, Apr 05, 2020 @ 3:52 PM
This is just so sweet and cute. I love that bird image. I was completely out of my comfort zone as well. Yours turned out beautifully and I am sure the 90 yr. old gentleman will love this! What a fun collage card!