Remember yesterday when I told you about my migraine? Remember that I said that I designed a card while I rested in my dark bedroom?
I LOVE how it turned out. Finally, something good to come out of a migraine!!!
I first saw this image from Artistic Outpost last summer and immediately went to their website and bought it. But it sat there laughing at me and saying “You can’t handle me,” ever since. Now, I’m just not sure why it intimidated me so much. I love it!!! It really reminds me of being part of the Old Time Fiddlers. I even play the mandolin which is the instrument this cowboy is holding. The quotation is the chorus of “I See the Light” by Hank Williams.
I watercolored the image and then used lots of distress inks and Walnut Ink spray to get it to just the right distressed look. Hence, the inky fingers!!! There’s not a surface on this card that doesn’t have Distress Ink and/or Walnut Ink on it, including the buttons. I also used the embossing powder cracked glass technique on the image.
I’ve been on quite the creative whim this week. I already have another image stamped and ready to color so I gotta’ go!!! I’m doing dinner and a movie with my sis tomorrow night so I might not be back with my next card ‘til later. Night all!
Blessings,
Christine
Deets:
Medium-watercolor; Image-Artistic Outpost; Sentiment-Artistic Outpost; Ink-Stazon, Ranger Distress Ink; Paper-Making Memories; Additional from stash-ribbon, fringe trim, buttons.
Challenges:
2 Sketches 4 You-sketch
ABC Challenge-quotation
Simon Says challenge-green
Crazy 4 Challenges-Masculine cards
21 comments:
Very pretty! I'm in awe of your craftasticness during a throes of a migraine!
Wow, fabulous shabby chic design! Love the details! :)
You know this is something really different yet there is something about it that I really like. I love the image but I think it is all the embellishments you have added that make it so interesting.
Kim xXx
Simply stunning
Thanks for joining us on ABC :)
Hugs Jane x
wow... this card is beautiful.. and to think you were having a migraine.. will doing it.. is even more of a WOW!!
I absolutely adore this, Christine! Would love details on how you made it. I have a fancy for some of these stamps, too.
I am so sorry you are a fellow migraine sufferer,
Lucy x
Great Card:)
It is Stunning! love the look and the colours, everything about it is just beautiful:-)
Absolute perfection!! LOve everything about this stunning card!
Wow GF, I love what you did in the dark! This is amazing, I'm linking it over to AO, so they can post it on their blog for you! Hope you feel better!
ohhhhh Christine its so artsy! I Love it! So many great elements, I'd say you handled it perfectly!
Wonderful Shabby Chic card! Thanks so much for using Artistic Outpost images. I'd love to share this on the AO Blog (giving you credit) please email me and let me know. Hope you're feeling better.
Lisa Somervile - AO DT Coordinator
I really love how this came out - a real treasure! Don't give it to anyone who would throw it away.
THis is just stunning! REally great card CHristine. Hope your Migraine is gone for good!
so beautiful Christine! I wish creativity would strike me when my allergies are flaring up...Haha! This is so wonderful with all the time you took to distress and crackle! I love it!
wow this is a stunning work of art - amazing how creative we can be in the throws of pain - AWESOME stuff :)
Fabulous card Christine :-) I suffer from migraines too but mine are never as productive as yours :-) This is a beautiful work of art !
thanks for joining the ABC Challenge :-)
Luv
Lols x x x
Stunnnig work of art. Thank you for joining in the ABC challenge this time.
Cathy xx
Oh my this is amazing! Amazing choice of layers and colors. My goodness I love this!
so sorry about your migrane, i get em myself and they are sooo not fun, i agree though this is a gorgeous card and for you to make this while you had a migrane, wow, wish i could do half as good as this, even when i dont have a migrane :), thanks so much for joining in with this weeks challenge over at simon says challenge this week hun
xx
Martine
Stunning card! I love all the details!
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