I am so excited to be the guest designer for the CAS challenge which this week is a challenge to use twine. I went with a natural twine and that pushed me in the neutral direction. I saw a card the other week by Vicki B that inspired the look of my image panel http://itsastampthing-vicki.blogspot...challenge.html. I took a piece of Very vanilla cardstock and created my background by stamping the script from French Foliage in stamped off Early Espresso. I stamped some spatter in Early Espresso then stamped the flower in Versafine Onyx. I colored with markers: Poppy Parade, Real Red, and Always Artichoke. I added some black gel pen highlights to the flower centers. I then sponged on More Mustard, Cajun Craze, and Riding Hood Red. I tore the edges and made a faux burnt edge with Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Early Espresso. I adhered this to a Crumb Cake panel and added my hardware store twine with a knot. This went onto a Crumb Cake base with the edges sponged and my greeting stamped in Early Espresso.
Date: Sunday, July 15, 2012 GMT Views: 15084
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Registered: January 20, 2011 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 7619
Sun, Jul 15, 2012 @ 8:02 PM
Gail, your card is gorgeous!! Love the vintage look with the neutral colors. Congrats on being the guest designer this week --- you did a fabulous job!!
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Sun, Jul 15, 2012 @ 9:39 PM
Gorgeous!
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Registered: March 15, 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 11018
Sun, Jul 15, 2012 @ 10:31 PM
You have made such a beautiful card!!! Love the whole idea of using kraft or neutrals for CAS cards!!! Your natural twine looks awesome and your flower is so pretty with that pop of color!!! Love it all!!!
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Sun, Jul 15, 2012 @ 11:56 PM
So beautiful....love your neutrals (even tho browns)...:0)....Pat Smethers has gotten me to like or love browns now...so must smile..:0). so pretty too with that touch or red...TFs..:0)
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.