It's time for another challenge at
The Paper Shelter
and we have a topical theme this week
Holiday Time!
hands up - who's seen the sun this week!!
(well it's sort of behind the clouds!!)
(well it's sort of behind the clouds!!)
My card perhaps reflects the sort of summer we've been having off and on
a bit grungy at times with the hope of something better to come
this cute image is called
Where're we goin' available here
This is probably my favourite style of card to make - though I don't do it very often, it doesn't suit every image and I need to have some inspiration to do it. This week my inspiration came very firmly from Sheena Douglass when she was demonstrating her new Christmas stamps on TV. I made the background paper and then the topper with the image on from stamps and TH distress ink and I really loved doing it! this card isn't so much mixed media as mixed medium. I used distress inks, Spectrum noir pens and blendable pencils, watercolour pencils and sparkle pens (for the flowers) - I had pens and pencils and inks all over the place by the time I was finished lol
Here's what i did
Image - where're we goin from TPS
Coloured with Spectrum noir pens and belendable pencils
Flowers - Sheena Douglass -A little bit sketchy -a new leaf stamps
- coloured with Spectum aqua pencils and sparkle pen
Background created with TH DI - faded jeans, spun sugar, abandoned coral and tea dye
Stamps - Be Bunny icons and LOTV corner stamps
Dies used - Creative expressions noble pierced square dies, Sara's signature swirl die from the country garden collection at Crafters companion, and Memory box Eiffel tower die
LOTV - tag stamps
Kraft card from Crafter's Companion
Film strip from TH idea- ology
other embellies from my stash
Hope you'll play along with us this week
As always we have a fab prize on offer
See you there!
hugs Judith x
