Hi Again Stampers!
I have one more
card that I can now share (my friend should have received it in the mail by now for her
birthday).
She loves horses
and as soon as I saw the new sets, Horse Frontier and Fine Feathers, I knew
that I had this card in mind for her birthday.
To create this
card:
Use the Big Shot™
with the Argyle Textured Impressions™ Embossing Folder to emboss a piece of DSP
(I used the retired DSP- Well Worn for the blue and the Early Espresso was from
a few years ago- not sure of the name).
Lightly sand with the Sanding Block to bring out the white core and
distress the edges a bit with your fingernail (be careful, once you sand the
DSP it can become fragile).
Layer the panels
onto Early Espresso cardstock and add the embossed piece of Early Espresso (I
used the Square Lattice EF) and the punched layer with the Pinking Hearts
Border Punch (I antiqued this piece of Whisper White with Crumb Cake and Soft
Suede ink).
Add the knotted
Hemp Twine (retired- why did they retire this wonderful twine?) and mount again
onto Whisper White (“antique” with the Sponge Daubers and Crumb Cake Classic
Ink).
Using Basic Black
Classic Ink, stamp the horse image onto Crumb Cake cardstock and color with SU!
Watercolor pencils and the Aqua Painter.
Once you are pleased with the watercoloring, use the white pencil to
bring out highlights and spritz with the Color Spritzer Tool and Early Espresso
marker.
Tear the edges by
hand and lightly sponge Soft Suede and Early Espresso ink to distress the edges
and give the “Faux Burned” look.
Now for the
feathers :-) Stamp the feathers using Basic
Black onto Whisper White cardstock and color with the SU! Watercolor pencils
and the Aqua Painter until the desired effect is achieved.
Fussy cut the feathers out using your paper snips and also snip
along the edges of each feather to achieve a “feathered” look… takes some time but well worth it (they really look real :-))
Use the Piercing Tool to punch a hole near
the front area of the horse, glue the feathers together and onto the horse
panel and to finish off the card, add the sentiment and Antique Brad.
Stamp Sets:
Horse Frontier, Fine Feathers, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede,
Early Espresso, SU! Watercolor Pencils, SU! Marker- Early Espresso
Paper: Whisper
White, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, retired DSP
Accessories:
Big Shot™, Argyle and Square Lattice Textured Impressions™ Embossing
Folders, Sponge Daubers, Sanding Block, Pinking
Hearts Border and Word Window Punches, Piercing Tool, Color Spritzer Tool,
Antique Brad, Hemp Twine (retired)
Thanks again for
stopping by and don’t forget that August 5th is Friendship Day! I hope all of you have a wonderful week
celebrating friendship and if you have time, come join us in the August SU! Creative Crew Challenge at Splitcoaststampers!
This is unbelievably amazing! You have out done yourself again :)
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ReplyDeleteAbsolute fabulous!
ReplyDeleteYour card looks amazing. thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI know you did this a while back so I hope you get this comment. Your card is wonderful!! I love things with a western or horse theme. I love all the details you included on your card. What a great job!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a terrific card. You also had your hand on the pulse of craft trends as feathers are showing up a lot this year (2013 now). I'd like to link back to your blog, in upcoming Papercrafters Library Trend Watch article, using your card as great rustic feather example.
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