Thursday, April 21, 2016

It's later than you think...

I made the bulk of this two months ago:






Supplies and notes:
  • Note: if you look at this card in a linear fashion, it shows life: smiling mother... party, party, dance, dance... death.  Sorry: I sometimes examine mortality... 2016 has been a heck of a year.
  • The library cards were initially taped together with 7 Gypsies masking tape
  • Next, the cards were dabbed with Forest Moss DI, and I accidentally dripped water on them, and so that was the catalyst for more drippin'
  • Pumice Stone Distress Spray was added to the backs of the library cards and wiped down with a napkin
  • I cut a stencil like a fortress roof (uh, hard to see, but it was a scrap of cereal-box cardboard with squares cut out at the edge).  I kept the negative spaces (squares) and scattered them over the card and used them as a mask also as I used the stencil and sprayed with Dylusions in Crushed Grape.  For the crazy spray drips I blew through a McDonald's straw.
  • All of the gold accents are Liquid Leaf in Classic Gold
  • Stamps: the Catrina stamp (my all-time fave stamp) is from Invoke Arts and the other skeleton stamps are 100 Proof Press, all stamped in MementoLuxe in Tuxedo Black.  I added some mixed-pink Stickles to the flowers on Catrina's hat
  • Flowers: the purple flower is Prima (I believe) from years ago, and the orange flowers were purchased in bulk, white.  I first dabbed them with Spiced Marmalade Distress Stain, then sprayed them with Dylusions in Pure Sunshine... and it still wasn't enough, so I sprayed the backs with Dylusions in Lemon Zest
  • The cards were not cooperating to stand up, so I disassembled and reassembled using that cool yarn from Tuesday Morning and some teal washi by Scotch.
  • It's later than you think.  I've translated the quote to Spanish as it fit my project better.   I first saw this quote as a Chinese Proverb, but if you look it up, it is cited as being from Socrates, Horace, and even modern celebrities have been quoted as saying this.  Regardless, I love this quote.  Kind of morbid, and kind of a motivator.  I wrote it with a Pebeo Dimension Outline in Lead
I have a feeling I will add more to this some day, but for now I just want to share and clear up my "in progress" pile...

I'd like to share this officially at the following challenge blogs:

8 comments:

  1. Great tag card, thank you for joining in this weeks CCT challenge

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  2. I'm gobsmacked, Mimi! You put so much thought into this extraordinary creation and you executed it so well! I'm mega impressed!! Enjoy the weekend! Hugs, Darnell

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  3. This is so special and looking really artsy (that's a compliment!) very unique and I love it.
    I've got plenty of different colored flowers in my stash. Don't use that many but kind of feel like I need to have access to several colors. From now on: buy white ones and color them. Thanks for the tip!

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  4. Beautiful work! Thank you for joining in with us on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog this week. Lynn - CCT Design Team x

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  5. woooww cool I love the purple there and party party hehehe and also see dance and window
    cool shape too Mimi
    it is an interactive card you made
    I love the idea behind it
    I always search a challenge it can be color combo or a sketch challenge or theme and I started to make my card
    also never made without challenge theme haha
    (stupid my brain) then I am happy if it is choosen by the design team it means I full fill her criteria ..sorry just chit chat here
    lovely work my friend

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  6. Fantastic project! So unique, so wonderful! Love it!
    Thank you for sharing this with us over at Stamps and Stencils! Branka DT x

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  7. This is such a cool, cool idea! Thanks a bunch for sharing with us at Stamps & Stencils! Hugs, Autumn

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  8. Mimi, this is awesome creation, beautiful colors and unique creation! Love it

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