Such a lovely site for today's Inspiration Challenge! I used to do quite a bit of cross stitch, but I can't recall ever doing needlepoint. Anyway, THIS was my inspiration.
For my card, I put the Adirondack Chair image in my Misti, stamped it w/ Memento, colored w/ Copic markers, overstamped w/ Versfine then sprinkled w/ detail black embossing powder & heat embossed it. I pretty much had to do it in this order to use the Copics w/ the heat embossing...Copics tend to "melt" the ep (& ruin your markers) if you try to use them after heat embossing..especially if you do a lot of blending. I die cut the gray frame using 2 sizes of the matting basics dies. For the dry embossed cherry tree, I arranged the image inside the embossing folder, then put one of the embossing frames on top to keep it from embossing the area over the chair. I sort of matched up the branch embossing on the gray frame & embossed it, as well. The stamped, colored & fussy cut geraniums were added on the side.
Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 82475
Sat, Jan 27, 2018 @ 9:06 AM
Julie this is gorgeous! Some awesome embossing, great image, super sponging and coloring. A card full of love. Wow!
------------------------------ Nancy Williams - Hope your day is Spirit-filled and ink-filled (in that order)!DRS Designs-DT, Punchkateerforever, Dirty Dozen Alumni
Registered: August 30, 2006 Location: Saugus, Massachusetts Posts: 65084
Sat, Jan 27, 2018 @ 10:57 AM
What a lovely inspired scene Julie! LOVE the embossed branch going from frame onto panel - and the sweet pink dots on the blooms! I want to sit in that chair too!!
------------------------------ Julia Aston Proud member of SCS Fan Club and Dirty Dozen Alumni, former DT member on Color Challenge My Blog
Registered: August 21, 2007 Location: Wayland MA Posts: 105055
Sat, Jan 27, 2018 @ 11:05 AM
I love the way you continued the bough with flowers into the image panel! What a lovely card, Julie!
------------------------------ Anne HarmonFS154, QFTD58, PROUD FAN CLUB MEMBER (photo of our Great Granddaughter Elise, just 6 months old) and me, even older.