It's that time again...TeaPotter swap. Gracie (JRHolbrook) has challenged us to use Red. I just love how red makes my favorite color ever more wonderful! And so I played with hues of purple and red.
The eggplants were first paper pieced with various Basic Grey classic purple hued patterned DP and embossed with Ranger 'Detail' Clear. I stamped the stems and leaves with several TH DO 'greens'. Then all were fussy cut. I had stamped the original A Stamp in the Hand image in VersaClair 'Morning Mist' as a guide for placing the veggies. I used a tiny heart embossed with 'Crusade' as well as the two tiny blossoms.
My card is oversized to balance the purples. I loved the upcycled netting. It reminded me of some of the hair do~dads my mom would wear on 'cleaning' day.
The Art Impressions sentiment is not only funny, but has special meaning as well as perfect for our little swap. I was blessed to attend the Art Impressions Warehouse sale in the fall of 2019 with a few girls from SCS. For some, it was the first time meeting up in person...we had such fun. Heavenly bodies indeed!!!!
Thanks for stopping by and hanging with me. I am seriously missing in person fellowship...
And thank you Gracie for bringing up the color Red. Passion, Lifeblood, Vibrancy.
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 GMT Views: 1420
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Registered: February 23, 2016 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 22815
Wed, Feb 24, 2021 @ 7:52 AM
That sentiment just made me giggle as I decided I'm the eggplant on the far right (all hips and no boobs!). This immediately brought to mind the (in)famous Red Hat ladies, too, who rock the red and purple just like you did on this card.
------------------------------ Linda aka Bubbles
I'm not a Hoarder . . . I'm the Curator of an extensive collection of embellishments!!
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Registered: February 27, 2007 Location: LaCrosse, Wisconsin Posts: 39272
Wed, Feb 24, 2021 @ 10:40 AM
Those are not bike helmets.....I love purple and red together, wish I would have thought of that. I could still add some purple to mine. I'm second from the right, gotta have more pattern. I remember when you went to that gathering....I found an old Art Impressions wood mounted at Goodwill last week. I"m assuming it's the same company as now. Your card is delightful and yes, Lucy would wear something in her hair on cleaning day. Do you? Oh that's right, you don't dust.
------------------------------ Jean Bean the Dancing Queen "You can play a shoestring if you're sincere." -John Coltrane
Registered: January 11, 2017 Location: Wisconsin summer and Arizona winter Posts: 19734
Wed, Feb 24, 2021 @ 7:11 PM
Fantastic card and story to go with the creation of this beauty! I love the texture and all the colors and hues of red and purple! I'm sure SCS's is full of heavenly bodies!!!
------------------------------ Judy aka Gracie "Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud." Maya Angelou
Registered: April 1, 2012 Location: Rogers, AR Posts: 28836
Thu, Feb 25, 2021 @ 10:37 AM
So cute!!! I love this bow you used, and your eggplants are cute!
------------------------------ Jan 'Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ'. Philippians 1:6
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Registered: January 19, 2014 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 90075
Fri, Feb 26, 2021 @ 7:43 AM
I love red and purple together. They are just a great combination and your card is super cute. The added mesh really adds to the interest of your images too.