Welcome back Stef, hope you had a blast on your road trip. Thanks to Janice for the inspiration. Funny how I had to come back to sunshine and black after yesterdays limited supplies! My youngest son has loved this color combination since he was a wee one...and I positively destested yellow before his arrival. Now that I live in the Pacific Northwest with so many grey days, I have changed my tune! This was another case of knowing exactly the image I wanted to use ( Impress' distressed floral).
I inked the background onto another of Basic Greys' yellow papers...the time "Lucky" cornsilk. I used Archival black ink. My sentiment is from Impression Obsession. I stamped it with Brilliance black and embossed in clear on vellum. It was cuttled/nessied and then matted onto another piece of cornsilk that had been cut with the rectangle nestability. I popped this on foam. Thought bees should be part of the design so they are also stamped on the cornsilk, cut and stickled the wings with Lace stickle. I used the Fiskar eyelet punch on the edge of the card and wove a hand-dyed silk ribbon through the holes, inked the edge in ChalkBox charcoal and added a narrow strip of the dp on the bottom of the cs.
I adore this quote from Proust...how about you?
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Registered: June 10, 2007 Location: BC Posts: 44872
Sat, May 17, 2008 @ 12:37 AM
Well, I can only see your thumbnail for some reason but it looks fabulous!! Looks like a lovely damask sort of a stamp .. and well.. I can't actually see the quote so I'll have to come back later.. as to the grey of the Pacific Northwest.. well - as a Canadian - we think this is lotus land.. and I've lived right here for 43 of my 47 years.. surely you have a bright yellow gortex jacket..???? ( mine is royal blue!
Registered: March 21, 2006 Location: sunny southern california Posts: 20098
Sat, May 17, 2008 @ 4:35 AM
You continue to inspire us with your creations! Yes, the quote from Proust is appropriate truthful and a wonderful admonition. Beautiful, One4Joy!
BTW, guess what I got in the mail yesterday!!!!! TU for the "C" card. It sits on my nightstand! I love it!!!!
------------------------------ christine m.aka summer and weekend stalker DOT INK (My yadda yadda) Don't magnify your problem . . .Magnify your God
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Registered: August 6, 2007 Location: Warm, sunny and beautiful GA!!! Posts: 21370
Sat, May 17, 2008 @ 5:10 AM
Susan - my friend - you have created another gorgeous card -you have nailed the background for the IC and the sentiment and the ribbon plus the honeybee's are beautiful!!!