Friday, 8 November 2013

A leaving card

I had to make a quick card for a colleague recently and I am still enjoying using my Kaisercraft sentiment stamps, so they were lurking on my desk. This is a variation on the theme of the last card I blogged.


I apologise for a rather washed out picture, I really struggle in the limited light this time of year. Once again I inked a background through the Clarity flourish mask and then stamped the dancer image, that I think is a Lost Coast stamp if I remember rightly. I then added the Viva flourish stamp to frame the panel. The sentiment was stamped and matted on a separate panel, I used Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feather and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks for the colouring with sponges.

I have just got back from a brilliant weekend with my lovely friend Judith in Norfolk who made me very welcome and looked after me very well. We took in a brilliant workshop with Lin Brown on Sunday and I just need to put some finishing touches to my canvas before I share the finished result. As always Lin was very inspiring.

Have a great weekend

Elaine

7 comments:

  1. I love the way you placed the dancer opening her arms with graceful abandon yet her body is pointing towards the quote as if to embrace it. The multilayered background is lovely & flows superbly adding to the dancer's dynamic movement. A lovely unusual leaving card.
    Looking forward to seeing your canvas.
    Paula (PEP)

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  2. That's a great card Elaine
    Jackie x

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  3. Lovely card Elaine and great sentiment, love the way you linked it all together. Looking forward to seeing your canvas.
    Suexxx

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  4. Beautiful design Elaine, the stenciling in the background goes so well with the beautiful stamped flourishes and dancer. The fabulous sentiment goes very well with her. Looking forward to see your canvas :) Have a wonderful day, Shirleyxx

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  5. Lovely blue toned card Elaine. Like the subtle stenciling in the background and again a great sentiment! Like Shirley said, I am also curious about your canvas! xx Miranda

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  6. What a beautiful card Elaine. Love the colours you chose and that dancer stamp is gorgeous. I've never seen it before and it's quite stunning imo. Beautiful background too!

    Can't wait to see your canvas! I knew you'd both have a fab time together ;D.

    Hugs
    Lesley Xx

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  7. A gorgeous card Elaine. I have this stamp, but as yet she has not been inked up, I really need to rectify that situation. The blue tones are lovely, and the swirl makes a fabulous frame. The sentiment is just perfect, hugs, Judith xx

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