This is a happy day indeed when a card I'd pictured in my mind turned out even better when I executed it!!! Today's challenge was to use brown bags in our cards. Since we home school I don't keep lunch bags about, but I had a bag from the bagel store. I thought about a woodgrain bg using the bag. First I really distressed my piece of bag by running it through my crimper several times in different directions and using my bone folder to smooth it out afterwards. I then inked up my Distressed Texturz plate with Crumb Cake and ran the piece through the Big Shot...I crumpled it, tore it and sponged the edges.....man, I really put a hurtin' on this poor brown bag!!! After mounting on a frame of Early Espresso that I also distressed I added some hemp that I also distressed and sponged. For the tree image I inked up the tree in More Mustard then used my markers to add more color. I added a leaf pile by inking just the top of the tree again using the same process and repeated a couple of times.
I LOVE this tree...why did I wait so long to buy this set??? So blessed to have a husband who supports my stamping. He just OK'ed a HUGE order that I put in before resigning as a demonstrator and I'm glad I put this set on my big list!
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2011 GMT Views: 2788
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Registered: February 5, 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 92640
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 @ 7:45 AM
Gail, I just love your card. Your tree reminds me of early American stencils used in colonial homes. Gorgeous rich, earthy colors...and the "processing" you gave the paper bag really turned out spectacularly!
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31213
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 @ 8:56 AM
I like the way you created your leaf pile! Very nice vintage looking card with all the distressing going on every which way! Lol = ) Oh, btw, I home schooled my 3 sons for 16 years! They were some of the best years of my life! Oh the conversations we would get into......
------------------------------ ~Roberta
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