I made this for today's colour challenge. Monochromatic... I chose the earthy tones, pumpkin pie, more mustard, apricot appeal and really rust. Elephants were stamped on more mustard with stazon ink, then I bleached out the elephants. Matted with apricot appeal and pumpkin pie which I had run through the cuttled bug. Main card is pumpkin pie 5 1/2 x 5 1/2. Next is white, inked up with more mustard and distressed.I cut a piece of fabric (African theme) and stitched on. Vertical strip is apricot appeal - I ran it through the bug - I inked up the folder with pumpkin pie first - for a reverse look. then I ran the really rust ink pad over top of that. stitched around edges. Stamped happy birthday in more mustard on more mustard. added the rectangle clip and raffia.
Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008 GMT Views: 3197
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Registered: July 18, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 9838
Tue, Sep 02, 2008 @ 5:47 PM
Oooohhh!!! Aaahhhhh!!! I LOVE it!!! What a beauty! So full of wonderful color, texture and charm! Perfection is the word I'm looking for--this is it!!! AWEsome card, as always and TFS!
Registered: November 7, 2006 Location: Willamette Valley Oregon Posts: 34503
Tue, Sep 02, 2008 @ 9:07 PM
this is so organic...a stunning study in monochromatic colors...tell me do you keep your sewing machine out? the texture the stitching adds is so very nice!
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Wed, Sep 03, 2008 @ 8:35 PM
Wow, this is just grand. Love the colors and your extra touches. Great job on the stitching and love the raffia/clip treatment.
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