New York has become one of my favorite places to visit, so my card is a tribute to my experiences.
The first step was to create a worn brick wall similar to the photo. I inked my brick embossing folder with white ink and empressed it into red Core'dinations textured cardstock. Next I added a bit of sanding and followed with some Mahogany Distress ink until I got the variation in color I was looking for.
I stamped Penny Black's New York Cling stamp in India ink on watercolor paper. I used a variety of water color pencils to scribble over the image, blending each color with water as I went along for an abstract art graffiti sort of feel.
I finished with a few stickers in the top right corner of the image to evoke a bit more of the subway sign, an artistic fortune cookie sticker, and a spray of Old Lace Glimmer Mist for a bit of shimmer.
Registered: August 7, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 28113
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 @ 6:17 AM
Steph what a great take on your inspiration piece! Love the brick wall bg!
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Registered: August 15, 2007 Location: Twin Cities MN Posts: 50613
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 @ 6:38 AM
Stef this is so New York! What a fab stamped image! This could be used as a tourism poster! And that Escher quote is GREAT....love Escher! Awesome inspired card!!!
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Sat, Sep 29, 2012 @ 8:36 AM
Very creative and it is nice to get to make a card that gives us memories of our trips.
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131826
Sat, Sep 29, 2012 @ 9:55 AM
The inking and sanding on the Core-dinations looks wonderful, Stef, I'll have to give that a go. I lament the fact that one of the few local stores here doesn't stock Bazzill which is my favourite - but they DO stock Core-dinations . I love the simple blocks of colour on the image, too. Thank you for a fun site today - even on a morning which was tight for time I really enjoyed it.