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FS156, Masculine Country Thoughts
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Photo Details
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 | | Congrats to Nichole ~ButterflyEars~ for being selected featured stamper this week. I really enjoyed going through your gallery Nichole.
I hate to show what I've done to your beautiful floral and feminine card seen here:
www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1362389
I needed a card for my neighbor who is having really rough medical issues right now. He's kind of the neighborhood watch man who is ALWAYS looking out for everyone else - mowing their lawns, pulling in their garbage cans, checking on them, etc. He's was born and raised in the county and I know he has a LOVE for it. So, I had one stamp set that might work for him; but, alas, I didn't realize how hard it was to color one rooster. I spent hours today redoing this image trying to get the rooster and the background to come out right, not to mention changing from markers to copics to pencils, etc., etc. This was the best I could get it.
I decided emboss the image with my distressed stripes ef to give it more texture and I do think that had a good effect on the image. I also added crystal effect to the eggs to make them a little shiny.
I love these nesties because, to me, they always appear like you're looking out a window and I thought him looking out a window at a country scene would be comforting since he can't really leave his house much right now.
I added some more distressed stripes embossing on the main background panel, some buttons and twine. The main embossed panel, the image panel and the greeting panel are all popped up on dimensionals. This is also a 5.25 x. 5.25 square card.
Thanks for listening to my rambling, but I'm a little "card happy" right now after spending so much time on this card that I thought would be simple.
Nichole, if I have time, I'll try to case another one and make it a pretty "girlie" card okay?
Thanks so much for taking the time to look and have a wonderful Sunday! |
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Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010 GMT
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Additional Info
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Keywords: FS156 Thinking of You Country Morning Spellbinders Cuttlebug
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Stamps: SU Country Morning, SU Teeny Tiny Wishes
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Paper: SU Dusty Durango DSP, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and Watercolor Cardstock
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Ink: Stazon Black, Dusty Durango; Markers: Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red, Dusty Durango, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun; Copics for sky
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Accessories: Spellbinders Nesties, Buttons, Twine, SU Small & Large Oval Punches, Crystal Effects, Sponge Daubers, Distressed Stripes EF, Dimensionals, Glue Dots
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Techniques: Masking, Coloring with Markers and Copics, Layering, Dry Embossing with CB, Crystal Effects, Layering with Dimensionals
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Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 2 (only because I'm coloring challenges - LOL)
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