Boston

Hello!

Today I don’t have a card to share… I have a tag! I wasn’t happy with the project I submitted to V.V.C. #4 because it doesn’t follow all the rules, so I made this tag using my new Altenew stamps :D and many scraps that I save all the time. You can see the fun theme for the current challenge here - virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/06/virginias-view....

I cut out my tag from white cardstock and blended the background with Distress and Memento inks. Then I spritzed some water in HA star background (love that background!!!) and stamped over the tag, ending up with a subtle pattern. Then I adhered my scraps (all stamped or colored left overs from different projects, no pattern papers) onto a small piece of cardstock and stamped the Boston skyline. We can’t see well the effect… something I wasn’t expecting, my thin stripes almost disappeared under the stamped image :(. Then I decided to stamp again in regular printer paper blending some light gray ink to make the buildings look like they are distant, and deconstructed the city in a way that it wouldn’t be an exact repetition. I adhered these to the background and mounted the striped skyline in foam adhesive. Added two stripes of cardstock, stamped the sentiment on vellum, and heat embossed. To finish off, since I’m joining CFC132, I added two pieces of ribbon and cross stitched to make something a little bit different. If you want to play along, here is the link - cas-ualfridays.blogspot.pt/2014/05/cfc132.html.

I’m also joining the challenge at ABNH for the first time with the theme “It’s not in the cards” - ablognamedhero.blogspot.pt/2014/06/challenge-45-its-not-i....

See you very soon. Stay well.

Supplies:

Stamps: HA/BG - Star Background; Altenew - Sketchy Cities America.

Dies: SSS - Life Bubble Round.

Coloring: Distress Inks - peacock feathers, broken china; Memento - danube blue; HA Shadow Inks - soft granite; VersaFine - onyx black; clear EP.

Others: White and black cardstock; vellum; ribbon.

 

 

Thank you for visiting.

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