Hi! This card was made for today's Free 4 All Challenge: It's Garden Pickin' Time. Participants were to use a Flower or FRUIT as the main image on their cards.
I have a piece of artwork in my hallway that I acquired at an auction in Lancaster, PA three years ago. It has a bird, and an apple and the pattern looks ALOT like this card! I hate to say this, but I didn't even REALIZE it until Markie sneaked into my stampin' room, (it was 11:45PM), and said, "Hey, Mom! You cased that ugly painting in the hallway!" Okay, so not EVERYONE likes that painting as much as I do! LOL
The main images are a bird with FLOWERS and an Apple! I stamped them in VersaMark onto glossy card stock and embossed them in Black Detail Embossing Powder. I colored in the bird's flowers with Copics. I sponged in the apple with Distress Inks.
The background is a piece of Ink Spray and Smash that I've had on my stampin' table for a few months!
Finished card size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"
Total Time to Complete: 34 minutes
Registered: March 9, 2005 Location: OH Posts: 28546
Thu, Aug 05, 2010 @ 9:12 PM
Just beautiful Faith and love your story as well, too cute. Kids are kids aren't they? They just say what's on their mind.
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Thu, Aug 05, 2010 @ 9:19 PM
Love your black bird with the bright flowers.
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Thu, Aug 05, 2010 @ 11:41 PM
Beautiful! Such great rich colors!
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Registered: May 27, 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 12844
Fri, Aug 06, 2010 @ 3:54 AM
LOL! I love Markie's remark. Kids are wonderful. The painting may not be his fave, but your card is a real beauty. Love it--especially your colors. The ink-spray-smash background is really pretty.
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