Monday 25 February 2019

Breathe in the Future,Breathe Out the Past

Morning and we have a new Anything Mixed Media Goes challenge at A Inky Mess and I certainly had fun with this one.First of all it was the beginning of this card!I stamped the branch wreath then as I lifted the stamp block up I dropped it and it stamped a second wreath just to the right---almost went in the bin then thought it could be covered with card/paper for another card--I then put some oxides through a stencil for another card and pressed the negative onto this one- a Crafters Companion texture stamp (one of my faves)round the edges then got put on my desk for a couple of days.

Looking through my stamps to make another card I found this one Florana from Pip Art which I bought last year and up until now never used--inspiration struck and I thought the head would fit nicely in the circle and found a craft mag freebie stamp(unused) which I though fitted the design perfectly--what do you think ??? I coloured the eyes and hair with promarkers and added glossy accents.Some stone wall mesh around card.
I was really please how this evolved and ended up.

Would like to welcome my new followers KELLY and JOY


challenges-
TTCRD-ATG
digi choosday-ATG
passion for promarkers--colour it
I love promarkers-ATG/no P.papers
word art Wednesday-ATG
mod squad-Stamps/no digis----------------TOP 3
krafty chicks-ATG
creative moments-ATG/add a circle
polka doodles-ATG
inkspirational-use your stash
lil patch of crafty friends-ATG
a perfect time to craft-ATG
Penny Black and more-ATG
classic design team-ATG
mix it up-ATG
Morgans artworld-ATG
creative fingers-ATG
crafty catz-ATG
Pennys challenges-ATG-------------TOP 3
Thank you for dropping by and any comments are much appreciated
Hope you find the time to join us this month
Carol x x

47 comments:

Janette said...

It really is amazing how a card evolves at times, this is a stunner carol, I really love what you did here...enjoy your day.xx

dutchess said...

This is stunning...fabulous inky background and a great image...looks like you had a lot of fun creating ...hugs xxxx

meg said...

love the background,image and sentiment, beautiful card

Shirley-Anne said...

Wonderful how bits and pieces can fall together sometimes with extraordinary results.Fabulous card .
Thanks for sharing with us here at http://ttcrd.blogspot.com/
Good luck with your entry
Shirley-Anne DT

Ribbon Girl said...

Lovely card. Thanks for joining in with the Polkadoodles Digi choosday Crafting Challenge, best of luck, hope to see you here again, Mary x

aussie aNNie said...

Fabulously different and love your title.x

cotnob said...

A super card Carol, a fabulous design.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Donna Ellis said...

Hi, Carol! Such an intriguing collage masterpiece! I love the way you have incorporated color into the overall collage, and the "wound" circle (wreath) of thoughts and events with the sentiment. Fantastic! hugs, de

Donna Ellis said...

PS - I love using virginal items from my stash! So glad you used one, too! xx

KarinsArtScrap said...

beautiful Carol
Gr Karin

Jo said...

Gorgeous.....a beautiful image & a lovely sentiment too. Hope you're well & enjoying the sunshine x

Mia said...

Gorgeous card, Carol. Lovely stamp and I love how you coloured the hair. The background is gorgeous. Hugs, my friend.

brenda said...

Looks like it all turned out very well in the end Carol, in fact it quite a statement piece, the focal image is so elegant and you have built up the stamping beautifully around her. So pleased you shared with us at Penny Black and More challenge.

B x

Lisa Lynn said...

Carol, very creative. Love your card and all the ink!

Gina's Cards said...

Such a fabulous card. Love the background. Thank you for playing along at Polkadoodles Crafting https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/, good luck.
Hugs
Gina xx

Chrissy said...

FABulous Carol..love how it turned out, the background is gorgeous and I love the stamp and your design..

Luv CHRISSYxx

Diane said...

Wonderful background Carol and what an amazing design.

Hugs Diane

Cards By MI said...

Fabby looking card with lovely design. Thanks for joining us over at Passion for Promarkers this week.
Love n hugs
Marie

Cath Wilson said...

Brilliant use of your rejects - love it and that edging stamp is fabulous - no wonder you love it! Great words, too :-)
Cath x

Michelle said...

Very nicely done Carol - really love the background - Michelle x

Furrbster said...

Wow this is fabulous!!

Thanks so much for sharing at both Creative Moments and I Love Promarkers,

Hugz Tinz

rachel said...

Great image Carol and I like the circle stamp - looks good to me - all fab! Big hugs rachel xx

craftytrog said...

Beautiful card Carol! Xx

Julie said...

Love the mixed media style here - gorgeous card! Thanks for joining in our challenge at Passion for Promarkers this week, good luck!

creationsnz said...

Perfect positioning, even down to the lovely blue splot around her eye. Well done you. CarolG

Beebeebabs said...

Such a beautiful card - love the background thanks for sharing!

CaroleAnn said...

Wowza!!!! I want this card - this is just beautiful! I love how her eye is in that splash of color - just proves nothing is every a mistake!!!! Great job - I love, love, love it! You know how I am with those images with big hair, big eyes - my coloring delight!!!! Hugs

Shelly said...

Gorgeous card, I love her hair. Thank you for joining us at Passion for Promarkers this week and good luck, Shelly x

Leslie Miller said...

I think it worked out beautifully! Brilliant move stamping her onto this piece. Love her red hair and how the background shows through. Very, very nice!

Arlene said...

I love how your card evolved. I do like the way the wreath turned out. Fab card. So glad you joined us at Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge.
Arlene DT for
http://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/

Megan J said...

Hi Carol, a lovely card, the background you created is great. Love the sentiment... Thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends for our 100th challenge, good luck in the prize draw... Megan DT LPoCF

Carol L said...

I'm glad you found this overlooked image and shared your card with it here for us to enjoy! Not only is the image unique, the sentiment is awesome too! Well done!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

What a wonderful image, love your colouring and borders, fab result Carol.
Faith
x

Julie Reed said...

Fabulous card, thanks for sharing with us at Digi Choosday this week.
Julie DT X

Tracy Welham said...

This turned out like a mini piece of art, I love it. Creative Blessings, Tracy x

Tangii said...

Beautiful page and I love that sentiment!!!! A fabulous reminder :-) Thanks for playing along with the Krafty Chicks, hope to see you again!

Loose Stitches said...

Beautiful creation Carol, love the image and design! Thank you for sharing with us over at Morgan's Artworld Open Challenge. Love to see you join in each month.
Sherry DT/Admin/Coordinator

creationsnz said...

Congrats on your top pick at ModSquad, well done and well deserved. CarolG

Beebeebabs said...

Wow such a beautiful card and image!!!

Anonymous said...

So many lovely elements to enjoy on these beautifully designed card! Thank you so much for playing along with the penny black and more challenge.
Linda

Dee's Craft Room said...

I thought you had gone all romantic on us when I read the title of this post, but the stamp does suit the card perfectly. The twig wreath reminds me of a halo about her head and the beautiful girl gives has such a haunting look, it all comes together so well my friend.

Dionne x

PS Well done on keep to your resolution to use some of your unused stash.

Chriss America Real said...

This card is just stunningly beautiful!

Hugs,

Chriss

pinky said...

You really do have a natural talent Carol. What a great save too! I have dropped stamps so many times you would not believe lol but always good when we can save the work.

OlgaB said...

Such a creative project!
Thank you for joining Creative Moments.
Hugs from Africa!
Olga

Lisa Andersson said...

Love the title and your card. Again a wonderful background and it sounds like you've had a lot of fun creating it. Beautiful image too.
Hugs, Lisa

https://shinebrightandcreate@blogspot.com/ said...

Love this mixed media card and those texture stamps work so well. Beautiful stamped image, love this one and great sentiment too Michelle x

~ginny said...

Hey Carol! Congrats on your win at Penny's Challenge!
~ginny
RubberMAD