Well, the challenge was to use background stamps for something other than backgrounds. What a fun challenge and it took me out of my comfort zone for sure! I paper pieced the pants by stamping with SU Bamboo II background. The shirts are paper pieced with the By Definition background stamp, and I highlighted words that I associate with well being, *tranquil, peace and harmony* to make their cute little tanl tops. The twill rug is also highlighted with By Definition, and then aged with distress inks called old paper and tea dye. I cut out my bamboo plants from the background stamp Bamboo II, and put them in the little pots which are gold embossed and watercolored with rust marker. Both the bamboo and the pots are crystal effected. I cuttled the background and used creamy caramel direct to the cuttled paper. I curved the sentiemnt to have a visual pun on friends being flexible. I sponged the sentiment panel in apricot!!
I really had fun making this card, thanks for giving me the chance to try to be the guest designer and thanks for looking
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2008 GMT Views: 1014
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Thu, Apr 03, 2008 @ 6:13 PM
OMGosh Nancy! This is incredible! How your imagination must run on overtime all the time amazes me! I love all your work but how you pulled all this together is just .... I have no words! Great!
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Registered: April 1, 2006 Location: Central NY Posts: 8351
Thu, Apr 03, 2008 @ 6:17 PM
I love all the details you put into this card. The background stamps for the pants and shirt are perfect. The rug is wonderful looking too. Thanks for participating in the mft guest designer challenge!
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Thu, Apr 03, 2008 @ 7:19 PM
Wow Nancy! What a great job- I love the bamboo! TFS
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Registered: November 3, 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 10333
Thu, Apr 03, 2008 @ 8:19 PM
WOW WOW! LOVE their shirts, and the CB walls...this is like the best yoga classroom EVER!! I feel calmer already! PS...your comment on Mothermark's dolphin birthday card cracked me right up!!!!
Registered: July 18, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 9838
Thu, Apr 03, 2008 @ 11:04 PM
oh, this is truly marvelous! I love the whole scene, the 3 ladies all zenned-out and those bamboo trees...genius! What a fabulous job you did, tfs and best of luck! hugs~