CT = Rise UP, Eyes Up . . .for me, the Ultimate is the Resurrection and Rising from the dead!
First let me say, I've owned this old wood block stamp "forever" but rarely use is as it is quite difficult to get a good image. It is made up of hundreds (maybe thousands) of tiny pixelated dots. So today I took it off the wood and put onto cling foam so I could try it in my stamp platform. - Hurray! I got a good image without wasting a ream of cardstock! I enhanced this with prismacolor pencils to accentuate the elements. and added some White nuvo drops to the flower centers.
Next I started cranking out letters on my big shot to make the sentiment -(had to do a few extra "i' s cause I kept losing the dots). Stamped the Hallelujah with a birthstone rainbow pad to co-ordinate with the pinks, purple and blue in the other elements then fussy cut and lifted up with mounting foam.
It was a hard decision, but I finally settled on this card as my favorite for the month based both on the ultimate theme of Resurrection and because I finally conquered a difficult (for me) to use stamp.
Date: Sunday, April 5, 2020 GMT Views: 178
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Registered: February 27, 2007 Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 39782
Wed, Apr 15, 2020 @ 9:03 AM
Well done, Linda, with that difficult stamp. It's a beautiful image and it's smart to do what you did. I love my wood stamps so I'm reluctant to do that but sometimes, you just gotta do it. This is certainly a 'rise up' card, we have a lot to rise up about lately. Either that or we are down in the dumps.
------------------------------ Jean Bean the Dancing Queen "You can play a shoestring if you're sincere." -John Coltrane
Registered: May 26, 2015 Location: Oregon Posts: 5533
Wed, Apr 15, 2020 @ 11:28 AM
WOW, what an image and your coloring is magnificent! It looks like one is looking through glass. Most of my stamps are wood and have hundreds displayed on practically every wall in my studio. If an earthqake ever happens, I'll be buried under all my "friends". Knock on wood!
Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Wed, Apr 15, 2020 @ 4:41 PM
This is really beautiful Linda and such a wonderful card for this month's challenge theme. I have this stamp too, and like you, I have not used it enough for the same reasons. I applaud you for finding a great solution so you can use this stamp again, and now I am going to do this too. I love how you die cut letters to create the words. I really love the extra coloring you did to enhance this image too. ~Karen.
Registered: March 12, 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3007
Wed, Apr 15, 2020 @ 6:58 PM
Love the story of your card and the way you figured out how to tackle the trickiness of the stamp, Linda!! The pixelated look on top of your coloring is so pretty. Worth the effort and time you gave to create this gem.
Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 79829
Wed, Apr 15, 2020 @ 8:21 PM
This turned out so beautiful and glad you figured out a way to get a good image from it. One of the songs our minister of music sang at the conclusion of the Easter live streamed service from our church was
"I will rise again" such a beautiful song that I've heard Dallas Holmes sing in person. Your card made me hum that hymn as I saw it.
------------------------------ 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