This is for Cathy's fun "Make it Masculine" challenge. It is so good to be back and getting inky - I have missed my Splitcoastie family!!!
The background for these cards started out life as a dodgy mixed media panel, it was a muddy greyish-purpely colour which never looked quite right. As some of you know, I never throw anything out in hope that it can be repaired or used for practising new techniques on LOL. I recently purchased a few bottle of Tattered Angels "Glam" and some Tattered Angels "Glaze" so I thought I would practice on the failed panels.
I am really happy with the end result. I have put one panel away for this weekends VSN (thank you for the reminder Miss Carla) and turned the other panel into these two 5" square cards. The feathers (and cog) are die-cut from a tube of tomato paste sent all the way from Ireland, courtesy of Sabrina. We just have plastic tubs and glass jars here, nothing as exotic as metal tubes. I added a few drops of alcohol ink to make the feathers look a bit rustic.
Thank you for looking, I had heaps of fun making these cards.
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Paper: Smooth white cardstock for couloured panels, kraft colour card base
Paper Size: 5" square
Ink: Distress Inks, Tattered Angels Glaze and Glam
Accessories: Tattered Angels Glaze and TA Glam, Distress Inks, Izinks, white paint, die cut feathers from the insides of Sabrina's RAK tomato paste tubes
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Sun, Jun 19, 2016 @ 2:34 PM
Yay, so glad you're back, Susie--we missed you too! These cards are unbelievably amazing and my favorite part is how you find ways to use what you have and turn ordinary objects into something so beautiful. You're a true artist.
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Sun, Jun 19, 2016 @ 2:41 PM
Oh, sis, it's so good to have you back and see your beautiful smile (both in photo and words)! I love that you never throw away anything, and how amazing the backgrounds turned out! I love it, and how sweet that dear Sabrina sent you some of these tomato paste tubes that you've put to good use. You must have some Scottish in you somewhere, sis! Like me, I am frugal and thrifty, with my dad's being born there! Wonderfully done, and big squishy hugs, sis! Love you lots! xoxo
------------------------------ Cheryl
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