I made this card for the weekly Double Dog Dare Challenge I do with a group of SCS friends. Itsapassion (Anne) was the chellenge giver this week - and we had to make a card with a window or door on it.
I have this great curtained window stamp from Alotarubberstamps - and it's just been sitting in my drawer so out it came! I decided to cut out the panes and have the window look into the inside of the card where I stamped clouds and the wild flowers from Essence of Love. I inked the flowers with SU markers (Ruby Red and Old Olive).
I paperpieced the curtain and added brads where the balls of the curtain rod were stamped. I colored the frame with an Oatmeal Prismacolor marker.
I stamped the window on the Very Vanilla base card - but then realized it needed colors around it - so I cut out the center of a black panel and attached that. Then I stamped the window again on the rust DP panel, cut along the outside of the window, and attached that piece around the original window. Phew!
This card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
I'm going to have to cut out another piece for the inside behind the window as the brad ends show there - but you don't know I didn't do that yet right!!! LOL!!!
Fun challenge Anne - I love my little window scene!
check out my blog for a close up pic of the curtain and one of the inside of the card where I stamped Thinking of You. www.createwithjulia.blogspot.com
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 GMT Views: 832
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Stamps: Window: Alotarubberstamps, inside: Essence of Love - SU
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, floral DP unknown, Rust DP: Sandy Lion - fall
Ink: Onyx Black Versafine, inside: Soft Sky - SU
Accessories: exacto knife, glass cutting sheet, large black brads, dimensionals, Prismacolor marker: Oatmeal, SU markers - Ruby Red, Old Olive, hand made cloud template, sponge
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Wed, May 21, 2008 @ 9:08 PM
I love window cards, and this one is no exception! Love your clouds on the inside with the sentiment. You did a great job here. TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105214
Thu, May 22, 2008 @ 8:03 AM
I love this window scene too, Julia! Keep this stamp out in the air, not in the drawer!! I love that you cut out the panes to look inside the card. I'll bet IRL it is a real work of art!!! TFS!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.