This card was made for the Sisterhood of the Traveling Cards July card swap. Our hostess, PSU_Mom, chose the theme "Come Fly with Me". Our card had to include one of our "fine feathered" friends. I chose to use the Roadrunner, the state bird of Arizona, as my featured "feathered friend". I "tried" to duplicate the spectacular sunsets I see from backyard most evenings by using pastels on my background card stock and then stamped a sun image to hide behind the faux mountains. The "desert flour" was created by cuttlebugging SU's kraft cardstock, tearing a mountain like edge and sponging with a variety of distress inks. The cactus was stamped and cut out with decorative edge sissors. The Road Runner was stamped and sponged with distress inks and cut out. Both the Saguaro cactus and the Road Runner were mounted with dimensionals. And I had to add that little lizard the Road Runner is chasing! A final embellishment were 3 copper brads in a flower shape.
Do you think I captured the spirit of the Arizona desert?
Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009 GMT Views: 637
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Registered: September 12, 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 61357
Tue, Jul 07, 2009 @ 10:53 PM
Yikes, is this ever fabulous! I love what you did with your sky and using the cb folder sideways is absolute genius as far as I'm concerned. What a fantastic card you've gone and created.
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Thu, Oct 01, 2009 @ 4:51 PM
Well I see a lot of creativity going on on this card! Love your eb scene. Your cactus is darling, as is the desert. Roadrunner such a cute addition along with the lizard. Love how the sun is peaking out. Great sky. Awesome card. TFS :0)
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