The large gold background piece is really just a scrap sheet of newspaper that was used when my daughter was spray-painting something. It had a naturally distressed/grungy look to it that spoke to me. However, it wouldn't glue down nicely - it wanted to warp, and the edges kept curling up. I sewed it in place out of necessity, but I love how it looks and how it adds texture to an otherwise flat card.
The pattern paper was a scrap left over from a different project, and the kraft card base was from a stack of kraft bases my buddy Diane gave me. Finally, I stamped the sentiment where I did to disguise the smeared ink. It is really very grungy in every way, but I like it!
Challenges:
Crafting for all Seasons - texture
Anything Goes Challenge - stitches
Tip Top Tuesday - Christmas
Cards for Men - masculine Christmas
Craft Your Passion - brown
11 comments:
This may be my new favorite of the 5 - but they are all great!
Beautiful card Juliet!! Love your zig zag stitching!!
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Natali
Gorgeous card love your image and your colour choice. Thanks for joining us at CFM, good luck with the challenge. hugs Shirleyxx
Juliet
This is great!! Love the colors and the fact that so much was recycled.
Myrna
Gorgeous colour scheme and design.
Thank you for joining us at Anything Goes Challenge blog this time. If you are interested I have some blog candy up for grabs Posh Cat Crafts
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Tamara
Anything goes DT
Lovely card awesome stitching! Thanks for coming to play with us at Top Tip Tuesday for our Christmas challenge I hope you can come play again soon you can enter up to 3 times per challenge, and thanks for playing the anything goes challenge with stitching challenge too! hugs Samantha :0)
Ps I have candy on my blog too!
Fabulous card.Great recycling.Thanks for joining us at Craft Your Passion. Hope to see you again next week :D
Lisa x
oh this is just gorgeous just love that image,and gorgeous colors too bless you for playing at anything goes,this week hugs cherylxxxx
Wonderful card. Perfect for Christmas. Thanks for joining us at Cards for Men. Enjoy seeing your creation. Good luck on the challenge.
Hugs, Pat
Oh Juliet- I love the gold BG and the fab stitching on your card. Love your card!
I like this one best of the series. so elegant and quilt like :)
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