Congrats to Laurie! I enjoyed your wonderful gallery. I chose Recessed Window Box to case. I kept similar colors and a floral image, but I changed it to a side step card and added a few more details.
I also made this as as my second entry for the LSC259. In honor of President's Day, we were making our cards with a connection to a President. As a native Texan, I saw first hand a lot of Lady Bird Johnson's efforts to beautify and preserve our natural wild areas, parks and highways. There's nothing quite as awe inspiring as seeing a field of bluebonnets (the Texas state flower) and Indian paintbrush in the spring.
This is also my second attempt at the TLC257 side step card. I followed the directions but flipped the layout. I used markers direct on the rubber of all images. The blue c/s behind the bluebonnets was embossed w/ a stars folder. I embossed a piece of white c/s and cut out a few white stars. The front L shaped blue c/s is my version of faux embossing with punches and die cuts. I did a tutorial for this at Splitcoast, but since it was for the Dirty Dozen, you'll need to be a Fan Club member to view it. After making my faux embossed panel, I spritzed it w/ water and embossed the whole thing w/ a piece of vinyl canvas for a little texture.
The larger, white Texas is a die cut. I used a stars and moon border punch across the top left as well as a pair of scallop scissors.
Thanks so much for looking!My blog:The Write Stuff. Sorry! I had to delete a bunch of really old posts from my blog & this is one of them.
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Registered: June 29, 2004 Location: Sugar Land. Texas Posts: 83679
Sun, Feb 14, 2010 @ 10:34 AM
They can never take the Texan out of the girl!! Fabulous card. Every Texan needs some Deadbeat Design stamps as part of their stamp collections, don't you think???
I once read this somewhere: "Never ask a man where he is from. If he's from Texas, he'll tell you, if he isn't, you'll embarrass him!!!"
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Registered: July 9, 2008 Location: Stars Fell on Alabama Posts: 83789
Sun, Feb 14, 2010 @ 11:07 AM
Oh my, this is awesome. All Texans would be proud of this creation. Great second card for the presidential challenge, awesome side step, and I am sure Laurie is very pleased. Fabulous work!
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Registered: April 14, 2009 Location: in my own little PINK sparkly world Posts: 12150
Sun, Feb 14, 2010 @ 11:30 AM
oh how wonderful...love the colors and the lyrics...I agree, spring time is beautiful down I-35...I always take a little road trip once the wildflowers start blooming..nothing like it...
Registered: May 31, 2009 Location: East Tennessee enjoying the mountain views Posts: 32996
Sun, Feb 14, 2010 @ 12:44 PM
Terrific with a big T for Texas, love all the embossing, love those little state of Texas diecuts,love how you finished embossing with a piece of vinyl canvas for extra texture, very cool, TFS
