This is my card for Sabrina's challenge to use beads today. I started this card yesterday and was just sort of fooling around, and when I saw the challenge, I decided to add a bead or beads to it somewhere. I looked EVERYWHERE in this house for beads, including the basement. No beads. Well....actually there ARE beads. I KNOW they're here somewhere, but I couldn't find them.
So....what I did find was this barret thingy with a pearl on it....it's sort of like a bead?
EDIT: I was in a hurry when I uploaded this card. I'm back now with some deets.
Bottom panel is embossed with a CB ef and the edges are distressed using a distressing tool. The next panel, also distressed, is shaded and stamped with Adirondack Latte. The flourish is Hero Arts, to which I added some little blue dots. The little flower panel is an SU stamp. The flower is MS stamp and punch.
TFL!
Date: Thursday, August 22, 2013 GMT Views: 1836
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Registered: January 8, 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 40380
Thu, Aug 22, 2013 @ 2:54 PM
Such an elegant vintage collage style card, Jo - really LOVE this!!! Lovely soft colouring and I love your arrangement with the bead, lace and flower!!! Your stamping is just perfect, too!!
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Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20558
Thu, Aug 22, 2013 @ 3:10 PM
Beautiful! I struggle so much with collage cards, but you have pulled it off in such a beautiful way, with this card! Wonderful colors, textures, images and embellishing!
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Thu, Aug 22, 2013 @ 3:43 PM
I hear you about your bead hunt. I think we all "have" things, just not sure where we "put" them. hehe Love your card, has just a vintage feel to it with the sponging and distressed edges. Fabulous job! TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Registered: April 6, 2005 Location: Stuarts Draft, Virginia Posts: 14401
Thu, Aug 22, 2013 @ 5:24 PM
Beautiful collage creation! Love your colors and the vintage feel to it!
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Wanda Cullen ~ Dirty Dozen Alumni, On design team for Papertrey Ink, Designer for Color Throwdown and Fusion Card Challenges Cullen-ary Creations[/URL]...my blogHERE'S MY GALLERY[/URL]
Registered: February 9, 2010 Location: Mentone, California Posts: 7361
Fri, Aug 23, 2013 @ 1:04 AM
That gremlin certainly gets around...(the one who steals our stuff) but you know what they say about the mother of invention don't you?Me neither... I just forgot the quote....
Oh well...back to your wonderful card. You do the BEST collage cards in colors that just make me sigh....this vintage feeling card ROCKS and I am with everyone else... the barett thingy works for me as a representaion of "beads"!