I used 2 challenges for this card. The Friday Mashup challenge was a theme and/or color challenge. I hit both! The color combo was Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, Going Gray, and Smokey Slate. The theme was cake :)
And a sketch from Retro Sketches. They always have great sketches there :)
I was inspired also by Heidi Baks card with the cascading dots. I used a variety of circle stamps from my stash to create that background. It took more time than I thought it would!
Incidentally, this ended up being Charlene's birthday card, cause it was special enough to send to my girl :)
I stamped a little cake in the inside of the card also. You can never have enough cake. This color combo surprised me in how much I enjoyed creating with it. I will have another card to share with you later with the same colors.. I have the main image colored and matted, sitting on my desk waiting for layout inspiration :)
Now, this picture is 2 years old (Geoffrey has put on more muscle and his curly hair has grown back), but it was too late in the evening for me to grab a picture of Geoffrey (now 17) on Friday night when he wore this chainmaille shirt again. He went to a Halloween dance at school, and won a prize for best costume! Geoffrey and Dakota made this shirt. They bought a roll of 14 gauge steel wire, coiled, cut, and linked the circles together to make this shirt all by hand. Dakota has since made and sold 2 of these custom made shirts. They have both made and sold countless bracelets, key chains, and chainmaille cross necklaces. It is pretty cool to see your kids develop a specialized craft :) Proud mama here!
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11 comments:
I love your cascading dots!! You did such a great job! I am going to have to try this technique out for myself!
Such a neat card, Tanya. I love the dots in the different colors. And...what a neat costume Geoffrey has on- amazing work from two talented crafters! TFS at the Friday MashUp this week;)
How amazingly beautiful is this card!!
The dots look great, and you did a great job using the colors!
That is pretty cool that your son has the patience to make something like that, I could never do it!
Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Friday Mashup!
Hello from a fellow Minnesotan! My son would go crazy for a chain mail shirt like that!! Amazingly talented family!!
That is an awesome costume idea! I'll have to remember that one. We are always looking for bike-friendly costumes.
Well, you know I LOVE your card! The little confetti circles are so fun! Thanks for joining the Friday Mashup this week.
Your background really stands out to me. I also like the Carb Schmarbs stamp which you used to create another background. I really like your card!!!
Thank you for joining us at The Friday Mashup!
I love that you are participating in more challenges! This is an amazing card! The colors totally scared me away, but you really rocked them!
That is a fantastic card and yay for taking part in challenges! I never seem to have time. Sorry about missing your group. Once I feel better I want us to get together sometime!!
I love the cascading dots background - beautiful!! Great use of the colour combo, too! :D
Cindy
Love the cascading dots. You did a wonderful job. The card is beautiful. The colors are so pretty together. It looks like a special card. You go proud Mom!
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