Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Adirondack Chair Card

Oh dear!  It's been an entire month since I posted anything here.  What the heck have I been doing?  Well for one thing I've been acquiring dies, LOL.  And this Sizzix Pop Up Die by Karen Burniston is a favorite of mine.  This is my first serious attempt to create a card scene.  Not much of a plan here, just my usual stream of consciousness type card.

I began with a base card stock from Club Scraps' Autumn Splendor collection.  Long gone but I have just a few sheets of assorted prints and solids.  But this print was the perfect base for a wood floor with its streaks of browns against a lighter brown background.  The remaining printed papers, (with the exception of the table...Authentique) are from Basic Grey's Hey Girl 12x12 pad.

I gave the cat (Memory Box) stripes using a Copic Marker and the lamp base was embellished with a Pentel Sunburst  gel pen....yes, one that actually works!  The table, lamp, picture frame and rug are all cut out from Sizzix embossing folders created for this Pop Up die.  I cut the two pillows and kitty cushion from scraps used in this card.  I embellished the two pillows with flower patterns, using a black PITT pen so they looked a little more 3-D.  And finally, a cute little bird on the lamp shade, exasperating the cat.

Thanks for looking!




6 comments:

  1. Well, shut my mouth! This card is fantabulous! All the details and colors and depth. And, yes, even the kitty. Although I like the birdie more. You have outdone yourself on this one. It's a work of art.

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  2. I'm in awe! This turned out so great, all the details, it's like a doll house or something. The perfection of the lamp and little pillows. The cats stripes and even a tiny painting in the frame! Great combination of papers too! A home runFarley!

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  3. Wow! This is spectacular! Love all your fun colors, textures and especially the exasperated kitty.

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  4. I don't even know where to begin. This isn't a card, it's an art piece. I just want to kick off my shoes, grab a blankie and cozy up in that chair while sipping some hot tea :). Your work is always amazing, but this beauty goes several steps above you're already high bar!!!

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  5. I agree with Chrissie, wow, such an amazing piece of art!

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  6. Soooooooooo cute......Love it......

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