This is a birthday card for my DIL. She absolutely loves sailingÂ…and would really like to live on a boat.
I first cut an oval mask and I tried coloring the background with Distress inks but I kept getting unwanted lines in it so I got out my chalks. I know this looks like a very simple card but it turned out to be a real labor of love. I ended up re-chalking (recreating the background scene) 6 times. First re-do 1) I stamped the boat crooked, 2) I coughed and should have covered my mouthÂ….3) the mask wasnÂ’t down tight and so the oval was crooked, 4) the cuts on the paper was crooked, 5) I got one all together and glued down and realized it needed more blue showing on the 2nd layer, and the last time when I glued it down their was a lump of glue(from the glue runner) under the white layer that clearly showed and I couldnÂ’t remove it with out messing up the whole card. Normally I wouldnÂ’t have re-done this so many times but being for my daughter-in-law I wanted it to be just rightÂ… soooooooÂ….. The blue is actually more of an azure blue than my picture shows.
Both the boat and the sentiment are from Serendipity
Spellbinder Petite Oval Large
Blue paper is from a pad by Colorbok
Onyx Black Versafine ink
Thank you for looking!!!
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 GMT Views: 2488
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Registered: February 13, 2005 Location: Southern Ontario Posts: 26256
Fri, Sep 28, 2012 @ 7:06 AM
This is absolutely gorgeous! Nothing is more perfect than perfection so they say (whoever they are)!! You went through a lot to make it and your DDIL will absolutely adore it!
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Sat, Sep 29, 2012 @ 3:19 AM
Oh, it's beautiful and your DIL is sure to love it. The inks and your sponging are spectacular. It was a fun post to read and I have certainly been there with the re-makes ...quite sure we all have. In the end, it was well worth it. Oops--I meant chalking.
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Sun, Sep 30, 2012 @ 8:59 PM
Bravo! Beautiful CAS, Peggy!! Try, try, and try again. You are the little engine that could! And the result: A favorite this week by many. You're a sweetie and I appreciate you (love your work too) : )
Peggy...this is really nice! I hope she loves it as much as all of us. I do love that saying? Is that a stamp? So...sweet the whole card and your labor of love.
Hugs...Leanne
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